Princeton, Idaho

Ceneus-designated place in Latah County, Idaho, United States

Census-designated place in Idaho, United States

Princeton, Idaho

Census-designated place

Location in Latah County, Idaho

Princeton

Location in Idaho

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Princeton

Location in the United States

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Coordinates: 46°54′55″N 116°49′53″W﻿ / ﻿46.91528°N 116.83139°W﻿ / 46.91528; -116.83139
Country| United States
State| Idaho
County| Latah
Area

• Total

| 0.640 sq mi (1.66 km2)
• Land| 0.637 sq mi (1.65 km2)
• Water| 0.003 sq mi (0.008 km2)
Elevation

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| 2,520 ft (770 m)
Population

(2010 census)

• Total

| 148
• Density| 230/sq mi (89/km2)
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code|

83857

Area codes| 208, 986
GNIS feature ID| 2585582[1]

Princeton is a census-designated place in Latah County, Idaho, United States.

## Description

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Princeton is located on Idaho State Highway 6 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Potlatch. Princeton has a post office with ZIP code 83857.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population was 148.[3]

## History

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A post office called Princeton has been in operation since 1894.[4] The community was named after Princeton, Minnesota, the native home of an early settler.[5]

## See also

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* Idaho portal

* List of census-designated places in Idaho

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Princeton, Idaho
2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
4. ^ "Latah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
5. ^ Long, Ben (May 13, 1988). "Gold, trees lured settlers to Harvard, Princeton". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 35. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

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Municipalities and communities of Latah County, Idaho, United States

County seat: Moscow

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* Bovill
* Deary
* Genesee
* Juliaetta
* Kendrick
* Moscow
* Onaway
* Potlatch
* Troy

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* Princeton
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* Avon
* Blaine
* Cornwall
* Crescent
* Freeze
* Harvard
* Helmer
* Lenville
* Linden
* Nora
* Stanford
* Vassar

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