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Council notices and meeting records ↗Use the state listing identifying Kingston's council to open its dated Town Meeting notice and read the notice text when no attachment is listed. Check the event date and record type, and ask the town for missing written minutes.

City-specific service links checked Oct. 21, 2026. The linked agency provides current service details.

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Kingston: the numbers and what's current

The Census Bureau estimates Kingston's population at 129 on July 1, 2025, down 5.1% from the 136 in its April 2020 estimates base. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates ↗

The Town Council met Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026 at 7 p.m.; the clerk is the contact for special accommodations. Utah Public Notice Website: Kingston Town meeting notice, Sept. 9, 2026 ↗

From the city

Town meeting at 7 p.m. with a regional council representative, roads and fire department reports ↗September 9, 2026 · Utah Public Notice Website: Kingston Town

Checked against the city's own pages on October 28, 2026. Dates and schedules change; confirm with the city before you plan around them.

Kingston at a glance

Piute County · Utah

Kingston lies in Piute County’s Sevier River valley, near the canyon that shares its name. The county’s historical account connects the town with the United Order period of 1878 to 1884 and with former woolen and grist mills. That history gives the community a distinct place among the valley’s settlements.

The same county account describes an older dance-hall tradition outside Kingston. These are historical references, and a venue or mill may no longer be open. For present-day town business, the state public-notice listing supplies the municipal council identity and contact resource, while Piute County’s departments provide a separate route for county responsibilities.

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Sales tax in Kingston

The combined sales and use tax rate is 6.35%. Grocery food is taxed at 3.00%, restaurant meals at 7.35% and hotel stays (transient room) at 11.92%. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Source: Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗

Places and local character

United Order community history ↗In town · The county describes Kingston’s cooperative settlement period and former mills.
Kingston-area dance-hall heritage ↗Nearby · The county records the Purple Haze dance-hall story outside town.

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Municipal council notices and contacts ↗Use the state’s Kingston public-body resource.
County services ↗Find Piute County departments and resident resources.

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Municipal directory · Utah municipal boundary data · Roster checked Oct. 19, 2026. Check the linked agency for current services and contacts.

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