A snapshot profile of Kingston. Information from 1990 census records unless otherwise indicated.
The numbers
Founded: 1890
Population: 1,270
Median income: $27,067
Median house value: $143,717 (1997 home sales)
Median apartment rent: $402
Number of households: 559
The people
Median age: 36.8
Enrolled in public school (K-12): 184
Completed four-year college or higher: 29.2 percent
Below poverty level: 8.4 percent
Home ownership: 55.3 percent
Renters: 44.7 percent
Saturday, Sept. 27, 1997
A commuter town across the Sound
Water has always been community's lifeblood
