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Population (year 2000): 7,501. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,554 (+0.7% change)
Males: 3,451 (46.0%), Females: 4,050 (54.0%)
Bureau County
Zip code:
61356
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $39,622 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,800 (year 2000)
Races in Princeton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (32.4%), English (15.1%),
Irish (14.6%), Swedish (9.7%), United States (6.6%), Italian
(3.9%).
Elevation: 720 feet
Land area: 6.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Princeton
- High school or higher: 88.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Princeton city
- Never married: 20.8%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 10.9%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +11 (+0.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Princeton:
- PERRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (530 PARK AVENUE E)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Princeton:
- ST MARGARETS HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SPRING
VALLEY, IL)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
PERU, IL)
- MENDOTA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; MENDOTA,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Princeton:
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 29 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 53 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 62 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Princeton:
- ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL-WALTER A DUNCAN FIELD (about 23
miles; PERU, IL; ID: VYS)
- MARSHALL COUNTY (about 26 miles; LACON, IL; ID: C75)
- GRANDPAS' FARM MENDOTA (about 27 miles; MENDOTA, IL;
ID: 0C7)
Amtrak station:
PRINCETON (107 BICENTENNIAL DR.). Services: partially
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Princeton:
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
Public high school in Princeton:
- PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 608;
Location: 103 S EUCLID AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Princeton:
- LOGAN JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 425;
Location: 302 W CENTRAL AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JEFFERSON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 220;
Location: 725 W PUTNAM; Grades: PK - 03)
- LINCOLN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 169; Location:
501 S EUCLID AVE; Grades: KG - 03)
- DOUGLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 157;
Location: 220 E LASALLE ST; Grades: KG - 03)
Private primary/middle schools in Princeton:
- ST LOUIS SCHOOL (Students: 130; Location: 631
PARK AVE W; Grades: KG - 7)
- PRINCETON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 69;
Location: 21890 US HWY 34; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Princeton:
- MATSON P.L. (Operating income: $284,362;
Location: 15 PARK AVENUE WEST; 44,145 books; 375 audio
materials; 223 video materials; 93 serial subscriptions)
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