Princeton, New Jersey | |
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Borough | |
Nassau Street, Princeton's main street
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Location in Mercer County and the state of New Jersey. |
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Census Bureau map of the former Princeton Township (and enclaved Borough in pink), New Jersey |
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Coordinates: 40°21′26″N 74°40′13″W / 40.357115°N 74.670165°WCoordinates: 40°21′26″N 74°40′13″W / 40.357115°N 74.670165°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Mercer |
Incorporated | January 1, 2013 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Mayor | Liz Lempert (D, term ends December 31, 2020) |
• Administrator | Marc D. Dashield |
• Clerk | Linda McDermott |
Area | |
• Total | 18.363 sq mi (47.560 km2) |
• Land | 17.933 sq mi (46.444 km2) |
• Water | 0.430 sq mi (1.115 km2) 2.34% |
Population (2010 Census) | |
• Total | 28,572 |
• Estimate (2015) | 29,603 |
• Density | 1,600/sq mi (600/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 08540–08544 |
Area code(s) | 609 |
Website | www |
Princeton is a municipality with a borough form of government in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, that was established in its current form on January 1, 2013, through the consolidation of the Borough of Princeton and Princeton Township. As of the 2010 United States Census, the municipality's population was 28,572, reflecting the former township's population of 16,265, along with the 12,307 in the former borough.
Princeton was founded before the American Revolution and is best known as the location of Princeton University, located in the community since 1756. Although its association with the university is primarily what makes Princeton a college town, other important institutions in the area include the Institute for Advanced Study, Westminster Choir College, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton Theological Seminary, Opinion Research Corporation, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Siemens Corporate Research, SRI International, FMC Corporation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Amrep, Church and Dwight, Berlitz International, and Dow Jones & Company.