Township of Princeton
Princeton Township was a township in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that existed from 1838 until the end of 2012. On January 1, 2013, it merged with the Borough of Princeton to form Princeton, New Jersey; both Princeton Township and the Borough of Princeton were dissolved in the merger.- Type: Locality with 16,300 residents
- Description: dissolved township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
- Also known as: “Princeton Township”, “Princeton Township, New Jersey”, “Princeton Township, NJ”, “Princeton, New Jersey”, and “Township of Princeton (historical)”
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 Public Library
Library
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The Princeton Public Library serves the town of Princeton, New Jersey. 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 Rocky Hill.
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.
Rocky Hill
Village
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Rocky Hill is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Named for the Rocky Hill Ridge, this historic village is nestled within the heart of the Raritan Valley region, located alongside the course of the Millstone River. Rocky Hill is situated 3½ miles northeast of Township of Princeton.
Plainsboro
Town
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 4 miles southeast of Township of Princeton.
Township of Princeton
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Township of Princeton” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “普林斯頓鎮區”
- Chinese: “普林斯顿镇区”
- Dutch: “Princeton Township”
- Icelandic: “Princeton Township”
- Italian: “Princeton”
- Kazakh: “Tawnşïp of Prïston”
- Kazakh: “Тауншип оф Пристон”
- Kazakh: “تاۋنشىيپ وف پرىيستون”
- Kirghiz: “Тауншип оф Пристон”
- Portuguese: “Princeton Township”
- Russian: “Принстон”
- Scots: “Princeton Township”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Princeton”
- Swedish: “Princeton Township”
- Urdu: “پرنسٹن ٹاؤن شپ، نیو جرسی”
- Urdu: “پرنسٹن ٹاؤن شپ”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Princeton and Princeton North.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Princeton Medical Center and Palmer Lake.
Mercer County: Must-Visit Destinations
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