Princeton, Nebraska

Princeton, Nebraska
Unincorporated Community and Census designated place
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Princeton is located in Nebraska
Princeton
Princeton
Location in Nebraska
Princeton is located in the United States
Princeton
Princeton
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°34′34″N 96°42′21″W / 40.57611°N 96.70583°W / 40.57611; -96.70583
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyLancaster
Area
 • Total
0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
 • Land0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,431 ft (436 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
51
 • Density176/sq mi (67.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68404
Area code402
FIPS code31-40395
GNIS feature ID2806916

Princeton is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 51 at the 2020 census.

History

Princeton was founded in 1886. It was likely named after Princeton, New Jersey.

A post office was established in Princeton in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1959.

Leon Riley, a baseball player and manager and father of National Basketball Association player, head coach and manager Pat Riley, was born here. During a playing career that stretched from 1927 to 1942 and 1944 to 1949, Riley appeared in 2,267 minor league games for 21 different teams, with a brief trial with the 1944 Philadelphia Phillies during the World War II manpower shortage.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202051—
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Princeton, Nebraska
  3. ↑ Burr, George L. (1921). History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 126.
  4. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L.; Link, J. T. (1960). Fairclough, G. Thomas (ed.). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. p. 93. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link) A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  5. ↑ "Lancaster County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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