Kingsley

History

The land Kingsley sits on today was originally owned by its founders, Judson Kingsley and Myron S. Brownson. In 1872, the Pennsylvania Railroad was completed between Cadillac and Traverse City. Kingsley built a station for the new railroad, which happened to run through his property. Kingsley also opened a post office, known as Kingsley Station. In 1876, Judson Kingsley platted Kingsley Station as a new village under the shortened name of Kingsley. In 1874, Brownson, a practicing medic from Steuben County, New York, bought land adjacent to that of Kingsley. In July 1882, Brownson platted his land into a new settlement he called Paradise. In 1893, the villages of Kingsley and Paradise united and incorporated under the name of Kingsley.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The Kingsley ZIP code, 49649, serves the majority of Paradise Township, as well as the southwest corner of Union Township, the western portion of Fife Lake Township, a portion of northern Greenwood Township, the northeast corner of Hanover Township, a large portion of eastern Mayfield Township, and the southeast corner of Blair Township.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Grand Traverse Academy
  Other · TRAVERSE CITY · 787 students · 15.4:1 ratio
• East Middle School
  Middle · TRAVERSE CITY · 786 students · 21.2:1 ratio
• Kingsley Area Elementary School
  Elementary · KINGSLEY · 571 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• Kingsley Area High School
  High · KINGSLEY · 457 students · 16.9:1 ratio
• Kingsley Area Middle School
  Middle · KINGSLEY · 457 students · 17.6:1 ratio
• Cherry Knoll Elementary School
  Elementary · TRAVERSE CITY · 357 students · 17:1 ratio
• Courtade Elementary School
  Elementary · TRAVERSE CITY · 218 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• Blair Elementary School
  Elementary · TRAVERSE CITY · 212 students · 10.6:1 ratio