Borough of Princeton

The Borough of Princeton was a borough of that existed from 1813 until the end of 2012. On January 1, 2013, it merged with to form ; both the Borough of Princeton and Princeton Township were dissolved in the merger.
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  • Type: Locality with 12,300 residents
  • Description: populated place in Mercer County, New Jersey, US
  • Also known as: Borough of Princeton (historical)”, “Borough of Princeton, New Jersey”, “Borough of Princeton, NJ”, and “Princeton Borough

Places of Interest

Highlights include McCarter Theatre and Powers Field at Princeton Stadium.

Theater building
Center is a not-for-profit, professional company on the campus of Princeton University in . It was incorporated as a nonprofit in 1963.

Stadium
is a in , United States. It is primarily used for American football, and has been the home field of the Princeton Tigers since 1998.

Library
The serves the town of . It is the most visited municipal public library in New Jersey with over 860,000 annual visitors who borrow 550,000 items, ask more than 83,000 reference questions, log onto library computers over 90,000 times, and attend more than 1,300 programs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Princeton and Plainsboro.

, home to the prestigious University, is a municipality with a population of approximately 32,000 in , central .

Town
Township is a township situated in southern , in the U.S. state of . Centrally located in the , the township is an outer-ring suburb of in the , even though it is slightly geographically closer to than to . is situated 3½ miles east of Borough of Princeton.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within , , in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 2,475. is situated 3 miles southeast of Borough of Princeton.

Borough of Princeton

Latitude
40.3505° or 40° 21′ 2″ north
Longitude
-74.6595° or 74° 39′ 34″ west
Population
12,300
Elevation
194 feet (59 metres)
Open location code
87G7982R+56
Geo­Names ID
5102958
Wiki­data ID
Q3480538
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Borough of Princeton” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Borough of Princeton
  • Chinese: 普林斯頓自治市
  • Chinese: 普林斯顿自治市
  • Icelandic: Borough of Princeton
  • Icelandic: Princeton Borough
  • Japanese: プリンストン区
  • Spanish: Borough de Princeton
  • Spanish: Borough of Princeton
  • Urdu: بورو پرنسٹن، نیو جرسی
  • Urdu: بورو پرنسٹن

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as North Princeton and Princeton North.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include FitzRandolph Gate and Palmer Square.

Mercer County: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Trenton, Princeton, Hightstown, and Ewing.

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