Princeton (Illinois)
| Princeton | |||
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 Main street in Princeton |
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| Location in Illinois | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Bureau County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 23 ′ N , 89 ° 28 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 7,501 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 65.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 120.7 km 2 (approx. 47 mi 2 ) of which 115.0 km 2 (approx. 44 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 219 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61356 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-61899 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 416226 | ||
| Website : | www.princeton-il.com | ||
| Mayor : | Keith Cain | ||
Princeton is a town and administrative headquarters of the Bureau County in the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2000 the city had 7,501 inhabitants; in the official estimate in 2009 a population of 7,461 was determined.
history
The area of what is now Princeton was first settled by farmers around 1830. Shortly before the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, the city was connected to the expanding rail network, which encouraged the city's growth in the following years.
Known residents
- Virgil Keel Fox (1912-1980), organist
- Jerry Hadley (1952-2007), opera singer
- Douglas Spencer (1910–1960), actor, born here
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Census Bureau - 2009 estimate for Princeton, Illinois
- ^ History of Princeton. (No longer available online.) Www.princeton-il.com, archived from the original on March 10, 2009 ; accessed on March 15, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
Commons : Princeton, Illinois - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
