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Princeton, Indiana

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The 2000 Census showed that Princeton had a population of 8,175 people.^<1> This represents 0.13% of the total population of Indiana, making it the state's 82nd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	8,447	+3.33%	-0.13% since 2007
2007	8,458	+3.46%	-0.83% since 2006
2006	8,529	+4.33%
2005	8,529	+4.33%	-0.51% since 2004
2004	8,573	+4.87%	+1.31% since 2003
2003	8,462	+3.51%	+0.26% since 2002
2002	8,440	+3.24%	-0.22% since 2001
2001	8,459	+3.47%	+3.47% since 2000
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2000	8,175	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
79	Zionsville	NE	131 mi [210.8 km]	13,655	55.61% increase
80	Saint John	N	213 mi [342.8 km]	12,999	55.08% increase
81	Brazil	N	84 mi [135.2 km]	8,272	1.03% increase
-82-	Princeton			8,447	3.33% increase
83	Tell City	SE	52 mi [83.7 km]	7,526	4.07% decrease
84	Lowell	N	203 mi [326.7 km]	8,405	11.99% increase
85	Mount Vernon	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	6,980	6.66% decrease

The city of Princeton is located in Gibson County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Gibson County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Princeton.

Princeton had 3,806 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Princeton has an area ^<4> of 4.85 square miles [12.56 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Princeton had a 2000 population density of 1,685 people per square mile [650 people/km²].

Gibson County

Princeton is located in Gibson County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 32,531 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 8,175 people, Princeton contained 25.13% of the Gibson County total.

In addition, where the community of Princeton has a population density of 1,685 people per square mile [650 people/km²], Gibson County averages 66.6 people per square mile [25.7 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Gibson County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Princeton.

A Census Quickfact is available for Gibson County (QF-18051).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Gibson County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Knox	QF-18083	N	38,057	2.9% decrease
Pike	QF-18125	E	12,569	1.93% decrease
Warrick	QF-18173	SE	57,656	9.78% increase
Vanderburgh	QF-18163	S	174,729	1.61% increase
Posey	QF-18129	SW	26,079	3.64% decrease
White (IL)	QF-17193	SW	14,671	4.29% decrease
Wabash (IL)	QF-17185	NW	12,047	6.63% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Princeton:

	State Code:	18 (Indiana)
	County Code:	051 (Gibson County)
	Place Code:	62046 (Princeton)

	State & County Code:	18051 (Indiana/Gibson County)

	State & Place Code:	1862046 (Indiana/Princeton)

Princeton is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Princeton.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Princeton and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Princeton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation


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