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Kingston is a city in and the county seat [7] of Roane County, Tennessee, United States. This city is thirty-six miles southwest of Knoxville . It had a population of 5,934 at the 2010 United States census , [ 8 ] and is included in the Harriman, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area .
The Tri-Cities region was formerly a single Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA); due to the U.S. Census Bureau's revised definitions of urban areas in the early 2000s, it is now a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) with two metropolitan components: Johnson City and Kingsport–Bristol, TN–VA.
English: Labelled map of Royal Mail postcode districts of the TN postcode area. Indicative postcode districts shown in red, post towns shown in grey. Equirectangular projection with latitude stretching 160%, WGS84 datum. Geographic limits: Main 1:300,000 map: West: 0.05W; East: 1.086E; North: 51.455N; South: 50.745N
As Kingston Pike developed, Crescent Bend and other estates were constructed in what soon became affluent western Knox County. Kingston Pike also linked Bearden, Ebenezer's Mill, and later linked Farragut, Concord and Kingston to Knoxville. There was a flurry of commercial and residential development in the late 19th century.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 395 square miles (1,020 km 2), of which 361 square miles (930 km 2) is land and 34 square miles (88 km 2) (8.7%) is water. [8] Three rivers— the Tennessee River , the Clinch River , and the Emory River — pass through Roane County.
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The Tennessee Historical Commission, which manages the state's participation in the National Register program, reports that 80 percent of the state's area has been surveyed for historic buildings. Surveys for archaeological sites have been less extensive; coverage is estimated less than 5 percent of the state.
Kingston Springs is governed by a city commission. The board of commissioners are elected and the commissioners pick amongst themselves for the seats of Mayor and Vice Mayor. Currently the non-mayoral city commissioners are Carolyn Clark, Mike Hargis, and Bob Stohler. Tony Gross serves as the mayor, and Glenn Remick is the vice-mayor. [12]