<page_title> Kinston, North Carolina </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1850 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 455 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1860 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1,333 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1850, the population of Kinston was 455 people and in just ten years the population had more than doubled to over 1000 people.