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Population (year 2000): 1,047. Estimated
population in July 2005: 969 (-7.4% change)
Males: 458 (43.7%), Females: 589 (56.3%)
Mercer County
Zip code:
64673
Median resident age: 44.1 years
Median household income: $27,059 (year 2000)
Median house value: $33,800 (year 2000)
Races in Princeton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (20.5%), United States
(17.3%), English (12.4%), Irish (10.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%),
French (3.0%).
Elevation: 932 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Princeton
- High school or higher: 84.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Princeton city
- Never married: 16.3%
- Now married: 49.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 17.0%
- Divorced: 16.8%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+1.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Princeton:
- WRIGHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; TRENTON,
MO)
- DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; LEON, IA)
- WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; CORYDON, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Princeton:
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 76 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO;
ID: IRK)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 79 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 94 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Princeton:
- PRINCETON-KAUFFMAN MEMORIAL (about 2 miles;
PRINCETON, MO; ID: 7MO)
- TRENTON MUNI (about 22 miles; TRENTON, MO; ID: TRX)
- LAMONI MUNI (about 27 miles; LAMONI, IA; ID: LWD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Princeton:
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 30 miles; LAMONI,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles;
MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 96 miles; ST
JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
Public high school in Princeton:
- PRINCETON R-V JR.-SR. HIGH (Students: 192;
Location: 1008 E COLEMAN; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Princeton:
- PRINCETON R-V ELEM. (Students: 199; Location:
1008 E COLEMAN; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Princeton:
- MERCER COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$115,371; Location: 601 GRANT STREET; 19,435 books; 117
audio materials; 538 video materials; 36 serial
subscriptions)
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