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Princeton
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city in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Caldwell
- Established
- December 6, 1820
- Named after
- William Prince, a local landowner
- Type
- Mayor-Council
- Mayor
- Brock Thomas
- Total
- 9.01 sq mi (23.33 km )
- Land
- 8.98 sq mi (23.27 km )
- Water
- 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km )
- Elevation
- 482 ft (147 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 6,210
- Density
- 697.8/sq mi (269.41/km )
- Demonym
- Princetonian
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Area codes
- 270, 364
- Fips code
- 21-63138
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Princeton is a home rule-class city in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. As of the 2020 census, Princeton had a population of 6,270. Princeton is home to several notable attractions such as Adsmore Museum, Champion-Shepherdson House (home of the Princeton Art Guild), University of Kentucky Research and Education Center Botanical Garden, and the Annual Black Patch Festival.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Princeton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.