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Princeton

Princeton is a home rule-class city in , in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 6,329 during the 2010 U.S. Census.
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  • Type: Town with 6,420 residents
  • Description: city in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States
  • Also known as: “Prince Place”, “Princeton, Kentucky”, “Princeton, KY”, and “Princetown”
  • Postal code: 42445

Places of Interest

Highlights include Adsmore and Confederate Soldier Monument in Princeton.

Museum
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is a living history museum located on North Jefferson Street in Princeton, Kentucky. It is the only living home museum in . Its name is believed to be derived from numerous additions and renovations over 150 years.

Memorial
The , Caldwell County, Kentucky is a historic statue located on the Caldwell County Courthouse south lawn in the county seat of Princeton, , .

Building
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is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crowtown and Pumpkin Center.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. The community was named for the family of Crow settlers.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 2 miles northeast of Princeton.

Princeton

Latitude
37.1092° or 37° 6′ 33″ north
Longitude
-87.882° or 87° 52′ 55″ west
Population
6,420
Elevation
482 feet (147 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US PNK
Open location code
869J4459+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153800073
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4305266
Wiki­data ID
Q2923146
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Waray—“Princeton” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Princeton, Kentucky”
  • Afrikaans: “Princeton”
  • Arabic: “برينستون”
  • Basque: “Princeton”
  • Catalan: “Princeton”
  • Cebuano: “Princeton”
  • Chechen: “Принстон”
  • Chinese: “Princeton”
  • Chinese: “普林斯顿”
  • Czech: “Princeton”
  • Danish: “Princeton”
  • Dutch: “Princeton”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “برينستون”
  • French: “Princeton”
  • German: “Princeton”
  • Gilaki: “پرینستن”
  • Greek: “Πρίνστον”
  • Haitian: “Princeton, Kentucky”
  • Haitian: “Princeton”
  • Hungarian: “Princeton”
  • Ido: “Princeton, Kentucky”
  • Ido: “Princeton”
  • Irish: “Princeton”
  • Italian: “Princeton”
  • Japanese: “プリンストン”
  • Kazakh: “Прицтон”
  • Kirghiz: “Прицтон”
  • Korean: “프린스턴”
  • Ladin: “Princeton”
  • Malagasy: “Princeton, Kentucky”
  • Malagasy: “Princeton”
  • Mazanderani: “پرینستون”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Princeton”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Princeton”
  • Persian: “پرینستون، کنتاکی”
  • Persian: “پرینستون”
  • Polish: “Princeton”
  • Portuguese: “Princeton”
  • Russian: “Принстон”
  • Serbian: “Принстон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Princeton, Kentucky”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Princeton”
  • Slovak: “Princeton”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پرینستون، کنتاکی”
  • Spanish: “Princeton (Kentucky)”
  • Spanish: “Princeton”
  • Swedish: “Princeton, Kentucky”
  • Swedish: “Princeton”
  • Tatar: “Принстон (Кентукки)”
  • Tatar: “Принстон”
  • Turkish: “Princeton, Kentucky”
  • Turkish: “Princeton”
  • Ukrainian: “Принстон”
  • Urdu: “پرنسٹن، کینٹکی”
  • Urdu: “پرنسٹن”
  • Uzbek: “Princeton”
  • Volapük: “Princeton”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Princeton, Kentucky”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Princeton”

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