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Princeton Township, White County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°47′13″N 87°00′54″W / 40.78694°N 87.01500°W / 40.78694; -87.01500
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Princeton Township
Location in White County
Location in White County
Coordinates: 40°47′13″N 87°00′54″W / 40.78694°N 87.01500°W / 40.78694; -87.01500
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWhite
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total62.53 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)
 • Total1,525
 • Density24/sq mi (9.4/km2)
ZIP codes
47959, 47980, 47995
GNIS feature ID453777

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]

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
18901,465
19002,28255.8%
19102,158−5.4%
19201,972−8.6%
19301,824−7.5%
19401,746−4.3%
19501,607−8.0%
19601,6754.2%
19701,556−7.1%
19801,535−1.3%
19901,495−2.6%
20001,5292.3%
20101,5531.6%
20201,525−1.8%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

Geography

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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

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Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

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Cemeteries

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

School districts

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  • Tri-County School Corporation

Political districts

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References

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  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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