Princeton Township, White County, Indiana

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Princeton Township
Township
Map highlighting Princeton Township, White County, Indiana.svg
Location in White County
Coordinates: 40°47′13″N87°00′54″W / 40.78694°N 87.01500°W / 40.78694; -87.01500
Country United States
State Indiana
County White
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
62.53 sq mi (162.0 km2)
 • Land62.53 sq mi (162.0 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,525
 • Density24.39/sq mi (9.416/km2)
ZIP codes
47959, 47980, 47995
GNIS feature ID 453777

Princeton Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,525 and it contained 621 housing units. [1]

Contents

Princeton Township was organized in 1844, and named after the ship on which an early settler had immigrated to America. [2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,465—
1900 2,28255.8%
1910 2,158−5.4%
1920 1,972−8.6%
1930 1,824−7.5%
1940 1,746−4.3%
1950 1,607−8.0%
1960 1,6754.2%
1970 1,556−7.1%
1980 1,535−1.3%
1990 1,495−2.6%
2000 1,5292.3%
2010 1,5531.6%
2020 1,525−1.8%
Source: US Decennial Census [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 62.53 square miles (162.0 km2), all land. [4]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Apostolic, Dobbins, Palestine, Palestine and Wolcott.

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 254.
  3. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. ↑ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County – County Subdivision and Place – 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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