Princeton, Arkansas

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]

Princeton, Arkansas
Census-designated place
Princeton is located in Arkansas
Princeton
Princeton
Princeton is located in the United States
Princeton
Princeton
Coordinates: 33°58′54″N 92°37′29″W
Country United States
State Arkansas
CountyDallas
TownshipPrinceton
Elevation
84 m (276 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total13
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code870
GNIS feature ID58432[1]

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 4 doctors and a dentist in practice.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202013—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020[6]

2020 census
Princeton CDP, Arkansas – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[6] % 2020
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/Multi-Racial (NH) 1 7.69%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 15.38%
Total 13 100.00%

Education

It is in the Fordyce School District,[7] which operates Fordyce High School.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Princeton, Arkansas
  2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Dallas County map Retrieved on October 15, 2010.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. "Princeton CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  5. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. "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.
  7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dallas County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2023.


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