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Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,688 at the 2000 census. It was the county seat of Dobbs County from 1779 to 1791, and has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791. It is the home of the Kinston Indians baseball club of the Carolina League. Kinston is served by the Kinston Regional Jetport (IATA: ISO, ICAO: KISO). Kinston is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.

Kinston is also home of the N.C. Global TransPark (GTP), a combined airport and industrial complex developed by the State in Lenoir County. Caswell Center, a campus providing support services and boarding for mentally handicapped, is also located in Kinston. The major city high school is Kinston High School. The closest major city is Greenville6, approx. 22mi to the north.

Kinston is home to three golf courses: Kinston Country Club, Falling Creek Golf Course, and Bill Fay Park Par 3 Golf Course. It also boasts a disc golf course and the Neuseway Nature Park, Campground and Meeting Facility. Grainger Stadium is home to the Kinston Indians minor league baseball team as well as youth and college level baseball tournaments. The Kinston Drag Strip provides a variety of motor sports events throughout the year.

In 1956, Kinston was the site of a perfect game of billiards as Willie Mosconi sank 150 balls in a row in one inning against Jimmy Moore.

Kinston is located at 35.270676, -77.585130.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 43.7 km² (16.9 mi²). 43.3 km² (16.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.95%) is water.

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