Princeton, Arkansas | |
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Coordinates: 33°58′54″N 92°37′29″W / 33.98167°N 92.62472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Dallas |
Township | Princeton |
Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13 |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 870 |
GNIS feature ID | 58432 [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 4 doctors and a dentist in practice.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 13 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census
[5] 2020 [6] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020 [6] | % 2020 |
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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% |
It is in the Fordyce School District, [7] which operates Fordyce High School.