Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 19,900 as of the 2020 census. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791. Kinston is located in the coastal plains region of eastern North Carolina.
Queen Street United Methodist Church (left) and the Hotel Kinston (center)
Harmony Hall, the oldest building in Kinston, was owned by North Carolina's first governor, Richard Caswell.
Kinston's Orion Knitting Mills (1906)
UNC Lenoir Health Care
Lenoir County, North Carolina
Lenoir County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 55,122. Its county seat is Kinston, located on the Neuse River, across which the county has its territory.
Lenoir County Courthouse in Kinston