Kingston, New York

Kingston, New York
City
City of Kingston
Stockade District with the Old Dutch Church visible in the background City Hall The Rondout Firemen's Hall The Senate House was New York's first Capitol Building where its Constitution was signed
Flag Seal
Location in Ulster County and the state of New York.
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Coordinates: 41°55′43″N 74°00′07″W / 41.92861°N 74.00194°W / 41.92861; -74.00194
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Ulster
Settled	1652; 372 years ago (1652)
Village	April 6, 1805; 219 years ago (1805-04-06)
City	May 29, 1872; 151 years ago (1872-05-29)
Government
• Mayor	Steve Noble (D)
• Common Council	Members' List At-Large Member: • James L. Noble, Jr. (D) • W1: Lynn Eckert (D, Majority Leader) • W2: Douglas Koop (D) • W3: Reynolds Scott-Childress (D) • W4: Christina Dawson (D) • W5: William Carey (D) • W6: Anthony Davis (D) • W7: Mary Ann Mills (D) • W8: Steven Schabot (D) • W9: Deborah Brown (R, Minority Leader)
Area [1]
• City	8.77 sq mi (22.71 km2)
• Land	7.48 sq mi (19.38 km2)
• Water	1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2)
Elevation	191 ft (58 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	24,069
• Density	3,216.92/sq mi (1,242.00/km2)
• Metro	177,749
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	12401–12402
Area code	845
FIPS code	36-39727
GNIS feature ID	0979119
Website	kingston-ny.gov

Kingston is the only city in, and the county seat of, Ulster County, New York, United States. It is 91 miles (146 km) north of New York City and 59 miles (95 km) south of Albany. The city's metropolitan area is grouped with the New York metropolitan area around Manhattan by the United States Census Bureau.^[2] The population was 24,069 at the 2020 United States Census.^[3]

Kingston became New York's first capital in 1777. During the American Revolutionary War, the city was burned by the British on October 13, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga. In the 19th century, it became an important transport hub after the discovery of natural cement in the region. It had connections to other markets through both the railroad and canal connections.

Many of the older buildings are considered contributing as part of three historic districts, including the Stockade District uptown, the Midtown Neighborhood Broadway Corridor, and the Rondout-West Strand Historic District downtown. Each district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.