Princeton, Idaho

Princeton is an unincorporated census-designated place in Latah County, Idaho, United States. 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]

Princeton, Idaho
Census-designated place
Location in Latah County, Idaho
Princeton
Location in Idaho
Princeton
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 46°54′51″N 116°50′03″W
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyLatah
Area
 • Total0.640 sq mi (1.66 km2)
 • Land0.637 sq mi (1.65 km2)
 • Water0.003 sq mi (0.008 km2)
Elevation
2,516 ft (767 m)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total148
 • Density230/sq mi (89/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
83857
Area code(s)208, 986
GNIS feature ID397070[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

History

A post office called Princeton has been in operation since 1894.[5] The community was named after Princeton, Minnesota, the native home of an early settler.[6]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Princeton, Idaho
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. "Latah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  6. Long, Ben (May 13, 1988). "Gold, trees lured settlers to Harvard, Princeton". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 35. Retrieved 23 May 2015.



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