Princeville, North Carolina
| Princeville, North Carolina | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Princeville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 35°53′13″N 77°31′14″W / 35.88694°N 77.52056°WCoordinates: 35°53′13″N 77°31′14″W / 35.88694°N 77.52056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Edgecombe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.53 sq mi (3.95 km2) |
| • Land | 1.51 sq mi (3.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,082 |
| • Density | 1,376/sq mi (531.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 27886 |
| Area code(s) | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-53840 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1022085 |
| Website | townofprinceville |
Princeville is a town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, and is the oldest town incorporated by African Americans in the United States. It was established by freed slaves after the Civil War and incorporated in 1885. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 940, although this census was taken shortly after 1999's Hurricane Floyd, which displaced many town residents. A 2004 special census recount placed the town's population at 2,020 residents in 818 housing units. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,082. The town is on the opposite bank of the Tar River from Tarboro. The city of Rocky Mount is 16 miles (26 km) to the west.
In July 2012, the State Treasurer's Office took control of the books for financially strapped Princeville, only the fifth time the state has taken over for a local municipality since the 1930s. Princeville has been taken over twice – the state also assumed control of its books in 1997.
Princeville experienced severe flooding in September 1999 by the Cape Verde-type Hurricane Floyd and in October 2016 by the Category 5 Atlantic Hurricane Matthew.
Princeville School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Princeville is located at 35°53′13″N 77°31′14″W / 35.88694°N 77.52056°W (35.886974, -77.520584).
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