Borough of Princeton

The Borough of Princeton was a borough of New Jersey that existed from 1813 until the end of 2012. On January 1, 2013, it merged with Princeton Township to form Princeton, New Jersey; both the Borough of Princeton and Princeton Township were dissolved in the merger.

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Type: Locality with 12,300 residents
Description: Former municipality 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.

McCarter Theatre

Theater building

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

Powers Field at Princeton Stadium

Stadium

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

Princeton station

Railway station

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Princeton is the northern terminus of the Princeton Branch commuter rail service operated by NJ Transit, and is located on the Princeton University campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Princeton and Plainsboro.

Princeton

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Princeton, home to the prestigious Princeton University, is a municipality with a population of approximately 32,000 in Mercer County, central New Jersey.

Plainsboro

Town

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Plainsboro Township is a township situated in southern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Centrally located in the Raritan Valley region, the township is an outer-ring suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area, even though it is slightly geographically closer to Center City, Philadelphia than to Midtown Manhattan. Plainsboro is situated 3½ miles east of Borough of Princeton.

Princeton Junction

Hamlet

Princeton Junction is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within West Windsor township, Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 2,475. Princeton Junction is situated 3 miles southeast of Borough of Princeton.

Borough of Princeton

Categories: borough of New Jersey and former municipality of the United States
Location: Mercer County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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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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Satellite Map

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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

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