Princeton Township, New Jersey
Princeton Township, New Jersey | |
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Princeton Township Municipal Building, now the municipal building for the consolidated municipality | |
Location of Princeton Township and Borough in Mercer County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Mercer County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Princeton Township, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′26″N 74°40′13″W / 40.357115°N 74.670165°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Mercer |
| Settled | 1683 |
| Incorporated | April 9, 1838 |
| Disestablished | January 1, 2013 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Chad Goerner (D, term ended December 31, 2012) |
| • Administrator | Kathryn Monzo (acting) |
| • Clerk | Linda McDermott |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.520 sq mi (42.786 km2) |
| • Land | 16.090 sq mi (41.672 km2) |
| • Water | 0.430 sq mi (1.114 km2) 2.60% |
| • Rank | 167th of 566 in state 6th of 13 in county |
| Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,265 |
| • Rank | 154th of 566 in state 8th of 13 in county |
| • Density | 1,010.9/sq mi (390.3/km2) |
| • Rank | 379th of 566 in state 11th of 13 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 08540-08544 |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3402160915 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882125 |
| Website | www |
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Princeton Township was a township in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that existed from 1838 until the end of 2012. On January 1, 2013, it merged with the Borough of Princeton to form Princeton, New Jersey; both Princeton Township and the Borough of Princeton were dissolved in the merger.
As of the 2010 United States census, the township's population was 16,265, reflecting an increase of 238 (+1.5%) from the 16,027 counted in the 2000 census, which had in turn increased by 2,829 (+21.4%) from the 13,198 counted in the 1990 census.
Princeton was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1838, from portions of West Windsor Township in Mercer County and Montgomery Township in Somerset County. The Borough of Princeton — created on February 11, 1813 within the area that later became Princeton Township — became a fully independent municipality circa 1894. Portions of territory were ceded to the Borough of Princeton on January 4, 1928 and August 21, 1951. On November 8, 2011, voters in Princeton Township voted to consolidate with Princeton Borough, a change that took effect on January 1, 2013.
The Institute for Advanced Study, a private research institution that has been an academic home to Albert Einstein, Kurt Gödel, and many other famous and prize-winning scientists, is located in the former township. Princeton University is located mostly within the former borough, but parts of the campus extended into what was Princeton Township.
Drumthwacket, the official residence of the governor of New Jersey, is located at 344 Stockton Street in the area of the former township.
The last day Princeton Township existed as an independent municipality was December 31, 2012.