Princeton, Idaho

Princeton, Idaho
Princeton, Idaho
Census-designated place
	Location in Latah County, Idaho
	Princeton Location in Idaho Princeton Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 46°54′51″N 116°50′03″W / 46.91417°N 116.83417°W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Latah
Area
• Total	0.640 sq mi (1.66 km2)
• Land	0.637 sq mi (1.65 km2)
• Water	0.003 sq mi (0.008 km2)
Elevation	2,516 ft (767 m)
Population (2010 census)
• Total	148
• Density	230/sq mi (89/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	83857
Area code(s)	208, 986
GNIS feature ID	397070

Princeton is a census-designated place in Latah County, Idaho, United States.

Description

Princeton is located on Idaho State Highway 6 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Potlatch. Princeton has a post office with ZIP code 83857.^[2] As of the 2010 census, its population was 148.^[3]

History

A post office called Princeton has been in operation since 1894.^[4] The community was named after Princeton, Minnesota, the native home of an early settler.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Princeton, Idaho
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
^ "Latah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
^ Long, Ben (May 13, 1988). "Gold, trees lured settlers to Harvard, Princeton". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 35. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Princeton, Idaho

[2] ZIP Code Lookup

[census-3] "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2011.

[4] "Latah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[5] Long, Ben (May 13, 1988). "Gold, trees lured settlers to Harvard, Princeton". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 35. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[DecennialCensus-6] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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Princeton, Idaho
Census-designated place
Location in Latah County, Idaho
Princeton Location in Idaho Show map of Idaho Princeton Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 46°54′51″N 116°50′03″W / 46.91417°N 116.83417°W / 46.91417; -116.83417
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Latah
Area
• Total	0.640 sq mi (1.66 km²)
• Land	0.637 sq mi (1.65 km²)
• Water	0.003 sq mi (0.008 km²)
Elevation	2,516 ft (767 m)
Population (2010 census)
• Total	148
• Density	230/sq mi (89/km²)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	83857
Area code(s)	208, 986
GNIS feature ID	397070^[1]