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Village
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Location of Kingston in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
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Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Green Lake
Area
• Total	1.52 sq mi (3.95 km²)
• Land	1.30 sq mi (3.38 km²)
• Water	0.22 sq mi (0.57 km²)
Population (2010)
• Total	326
• Estimate (2019)	320
• Density	245.21/sq mi (94.67/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	920
FIPS code	55-39750

The Kingston House

Kingston is a village in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 326 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Kingston. The unincorporated community of Dalton, Wisconsin is near Kingston.

The village is named for Kingston, Ontario.

Geography
Demographics
- 2010 census
Notable people
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Geography

Kingston is located at 43°41′36″N 89°7′42″W / 43.69333°N 89.12833°W / 43.69333; -89.12833 (43.693508, -89.128563).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.54 square miles (3.99 km²), of which, 1.32 square miles (3.42 km²) of it is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km²) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	270	—
1940	295	9.3%
1950	334	13.2%
1960	343	2.7%
1970	343	0.0%
1980	328	−4.4%
1990	346	5.5%
2000	288	−16.8%
2010	326	13.2%
2019 (est.)	320	−1.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 326 people, 139 households, and 88 families living in the village. The population density was 247.0 inhabitants per square mile (95.4/km²). There were 148 housing units at an average density of 112.1 per square mile (43.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.5% White, 0.3% African American, and 1.2% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population.

There were 139 households, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.7% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the village was 39.8 years. 23.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 53.7% male and 46.3% female.

Notable people

Ira W. Parker, Wisconsin State Representative and banker, was born in Kingston.
John Muir, famed conservationist, spoke about passing through Kingston when his family moved from Scotland to the USA, as recounted in the book “The Wilderness World of John Muir” (Edited by Edwin Way Teale).