Princeton, Arkansas
Princeton, Arkansas | |
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Coordinates: 33°58′40″N 92°37′33″W / 33.97778°N 92.62583��W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Dallas |
Township | Princeton |
Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 870 |
GNIS feature ID | 2805680[1] |
Princeton is a small unincorporated rural village in Princeton Township, Dallas County, Arkansas, United States, located at the junction of Arkansas highways 8 and 9, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southwest of Carthage.[2] Princeton Cemetery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in the community.[3] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 13.[4]
There is a small store with gas pumps, a church, and a village park, along with scattered houses. Princeton was a thriving pre-Civil War community, and until 1908 was the county seat of Dallas County. It once had its own public school system, post office, and boasted four doctors and a dentist in practice.
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 13 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2020[6] |
2020 census
[edit]Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[6] | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 9 | 69.23% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 1 | 7.69% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 1 | 7.69% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 15.38% |
Total | 13 | 100.00% |
Education
[edit]It is in the Fordyce School District,[7] which operates Fordyce High School.
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Princeton, Arkansas
- ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Dallas County map Retrieved on October 15, 2010.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Princeton CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Princeton CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dallas County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2023.