Kingston or on the university campus are Roman Catholicism, the United Church of Christ, Episcopalians, United Methodists, Baptists, Islam, and Judaism. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.563 square miles (4.05 km), of which 1.556 square miles (4.03 km) is land and 0.007 square miles (0.02 km) (0.45%) is water. Climate Demographics Nearby populated areas Wakefield, Rhode Island (3 miles) Peace Dale, Rhode Island (3 miles) Narragansett, Rhode Island (5 miles) See also George Fayerweather Blacksmith Shop Great Swamp Fight Kingston (Amtrak station) South County History Center Tavern Hall Preservation Society/Elisha Reynolds House (1738) Tootell House Washington County Courthouse National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island References Further reading Images of America: Kingston by Betty J. Cotter. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, c. 1999 Lost South Kingstown : with a history of ten of its early villages by Kathleen Bossy and Mary Keane. Kingston, R.I. : Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, c. 2004 A History of Kingston, R.I. 1700 – 1900: Heart of Rural South County by Christian M. McBurney. Kingston, R.I. : The Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, c. 2004 External links Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island Villages in Washington County, Rhode Island South Kingstown, Rhode Island Census-designated places in Washington County, Rhode Island Providence metropolitan area Villages in Rhode Island Census-designated places in Rhode Island