Kingston, Ontario
Kingston | |
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Kingston City Hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: "Limestone City" | |
| Motto(s): Antiquitate Civilitate Humanitate (Latin) ("A Civil And Creative Community with a Proud Past") | |
Kingston Location within southern Ontario Kingston Location within Canada | |
| Coordinates: 44°14′05″N 76°30′39″W / 44.23472°N 76.51083°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Established | 1673 (as Fort Cataraqui; later renamed Fort Frontenac) |
| Incorporated | 1838 (as town); 1846 (as city) |
| Amalgamated | 1998 (with Kingston and Pittsburgh Townships) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bryan Paterson[2] |
| • Governing Body | Kingston City Council |
| • MP (Federal) | Mark Gerretsen (LPC) Scott Reid (CPC) |
| • MPP (Provincial) | Ted Hsu (OLP) John Jordan(PCPO) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 451.58 km2 (174.36 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,919.17 km2 (741.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • City (single-tier) | 132,485 |
| • Density | 293.4/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 172,546 |
| • Metro density | 89.9/km2 (233/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC– 05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC– 04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code span | K7K through K7P |
| Area code(s) | Area codes 613, 343, and 753 |
| GDP (Kingston CMA) | CA$ 9.4 billion (2018)[5] |
| GDP per capita (Kingston CMA) | CA$54,022 (2016) |
| Website | www.cityofkingston.ca |
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city at the eastern end of Lake Ontario. Here the lake runs into the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands begin.[6]
Kingston is the county seat of Frontenac County. According to the 2021 Canadian Census, there were 132,485 people living in Kingston.[3]
Kingston is nicknamed the "Limestone City" because of the many old and important buildings built from the local limestone.
The city sits besides Fort Henry and the Rideau Canal which was registered in 2007 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[7]
Kingston is a very old and historic city. It has been the site of battles between Canada and the United States. It was also the Capital of Canada at one time.
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References
- ↑ "Kingston". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Ottawa Valley election results: Mayoral Races". CTV Ottawa. October 28, 2014. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census Kingston, City [Census subdivision], Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Census Profile, 2021 Census Kingston [Census metropolitan area], Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ↑ "About The City Of Kingston". Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ Unesco names World Heritage sites, BBC News, 28 June 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
Other websites
- Official City of Kingston Website
- Kingston Economic Development Corporation
- The Community Foundation of Kingston & Area
- Kingston Frontenac Public Library
- Volunteer Opportunities in Kingston
- Kingston Transit routes
- The International Hockey Hall of Fame
- Kingston Genealogy, Heritage, & History links
- Kingston Electors Archived 2008-12-20 at the Wayback Machine (local government issues)
- Kingston Taxpayer's Association Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine