Princeton
municipality in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Summary
Princeton is a borough of New Jersey[1]. Princeton ranks in the top 0.78% of borough of new jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,100 views/month, #2 of 255).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mercer County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Mark Freda[5]
- Shares border with: Lawrence Township[6], Hopewell Township[7], Montgomery Township[8], West Windsor Township[9], Plainsboro[10], Franklin Township[11], South Brunswick[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Colmar[13], Pettoranello del Molise[14], Kalianpur[15]
- Postal code: 08540[16], 08541[17], 08542[18], 08543[19], 08544[20]
- Commons category: Princeton, New Jersey[21]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[22]
- Local dialing code: 609[23]
- Inception: 1700[24]
- Official website: https://princetonnj.gov[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Princeton, New Jersey[26]
- Population: 12,307[27], 31,249[28], 30,681[29]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Princeton, New Jersey[30]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[34], New International Encyclopedia[35], The New Student's Reference Work[36], The American Cyclopædia[37]
- Topic has template: Template:Princeton, New Jersey[38]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Princeton, New Jersey[39]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Princeton, New Jersey[40]
- Number of households: 9806[41]
- Native label: Princeton[42]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Princeton, New Jersey[43]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Princeton, New Jersey[44]
- Different from: Princeton Township[45], Borough of Princeton[46], Princeton[47]
- Elevation above sea level: 58 m[48]
- Area: 4.773534 km²[49]
Why It Matters
Princeton has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Princeton is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]