Kinston, city, seat of Lenoir County, eastern North Carolina, on the Neuse River; incorporated 1762. Kinston is a marketing and shipping point for an agricultural area in which tobacco, cotton, corn, and livestock are produced. Major manufactures include chemicals, textiles, cured tobacco, china, and dishwashers. A junior college is here, and a Confederate ironclad ship is a local attraction. Settled in 1740 as a trading post, the community was chartered in 1762 as Kingston; following the American Revolution the g was dropped by ardent patriots to sever associations with the British king. Population 25,234 (1980); 25,295 23,688 (2000); (1990).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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