Princeton, Arkansas

Princeton, Arkansas
Census-designated place
Princeton is located in Arkansas
Princeton
Princeton
Princeton is located in the United States
Princeton
Princeton
Coordinates: 33°58′40″N 92°37′33″W / 33.97778°N 92.62583°W / 33.97778; -92.62583
Country United States
State Arkansas
CountyDallas
TownshipPrinceton
Elevation
[1]
78 m (256 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total13
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code870
GNIS feature ID2805680[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

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

2020 census

Princeton CDP, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition
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 (NH = Non-Hispanic) 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 or 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. ^ a b 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. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dallas County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2023.


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