Kingston, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Kingston Village. It lies in ZIP code area 53939. The Survey maps it on the Marquette quadrangle. 281 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 797 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresKingston fell from 326 to 281 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 326 | |
| 2020 | 281 | -45 (-14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Randolph quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
98 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Kingston between 1992 and 2020, burning about 221 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 September 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CO M |
| 21 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Other causes | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Kingston: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecan Rhyolite Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Bernhagen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Manchester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kingston in 13 storm reports between 2000 and 2020: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $295,000 | A swath of widespread tree and crop damage across the southern portion of the county. Some structural damage from fallen trees or due to the strong downburst winds. Various roads closed due to fallen trees. Several reports of estimated winds of 70 to 75 mph but NWS storm survey reveals maximum winds around 100 mph in some areas. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $10,000 | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to around 52 knots (60 mph) toppled many trees and a couple power-poles/power-lines in and around Kingston. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | Estimated wind gust of 60 mph. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Kingston | - | This Green Lake County tornado segment was the 2nd of a 3-segment tornado that initially started in Marquette County. This Green Lake County segment started about 1 mile north of where the Fox River enters Green Lake County, and moved northeast. A survey of this segment was not possible due to swamp conditions along the path. However, ths tornado was seen by people near Princeton in Green . It is assumed that there was minor vegetative damage along this 2nd segment. The average path width in this 2nd segment was estimated at 30 yards. The damage indicator used to rate this segment was: DI 27 (TH), DOD 3, 75-80 mph. This tornado exited Green Lake County over the far northwest corner of Pukaway Lake and re-entered Marquette County and eventually dissipated near Fern Dr. and 22nd Ln at 1824 CST. Refer to the two Marquette County segments for other details. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flood | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Manchester | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Dalton | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Green Lake Terrace | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Markesan | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Greenwyck | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Lakewood Estates | 8.8 miles | 14 | |
| Sylvan Shores | 9.0 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Kingston | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3241022 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1567512. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





