Borough of Princeton, New Jersey
See also: Princeton Township, New Jersey and Princeton, New Jersey |
Princeton highlighted in Mercer County. Inset map: Mercer County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
The
Borough of Princeton is a
borough and is one of the two municipalities making up
Princeton, New Jersey. It lies in
Mercer County,
New Jersey, and is completely surrounded by
Princeton Township, from which it was formed in 1894. As of the
United States 2000 Census, the borough had a population of 14,203 residents.
Princeton University is mostly within the borough of Princeton. Parts of the university extend into Princeton Township.
Princeton is located at (40.352206, -74.657071).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.8
km² (1.9
mi²), all land.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 14,203 people, 3,326 households, and 1,692 families residing in the borough. The
population density was 2,964.2/km² (7,686.3/mi²). There were 3,495 housing units at an average density of 729.4/km² (1,891.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 80.26%
White, 6.39%
African American, 0.28%
Native American, 7.46%
Asian, 0.14%
Pacific Islander, 2.50% from
other races, and 2.96% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 7.10% of the population.
There were 3,326 households out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were
married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.1% were non-families. 40.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the borough the population was spread out with 10.1% under the age of 18, 40.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 12.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.8 males. The town's unusually low median age and high concentration of 18- to 24-year-olds is influenced by
Princeton University.
The median income for a household in the borough was $67,346, and the median income for a family was $102,957. Males had a median income of $60,341 versus $52,900 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $27,292. About 2.9% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
Local government
The Borough of Princeton operates under a
Mayor-Council form under the
Faulkner Act. The Mayor shares administrative power and responsibility with the Borough Council.
The Borough Mayor serves as the Chief Executive Officer and nominates appointees to various boards and commissions subject to approval of the Borough Council. The Mayor presides at the Borough Council meetings and votes in the case of a tie or a few other specific cases.
The Borough Council has administrative powers and is the policy-making body of the Borough. The Council is comprised of six members with two being elected each year to serve three-year terms. The Council approves appointments made by the Mayor. Council Members serve on various boards and committees and act as liaison's to certain Departments, Committees or Boards.
The
Mayor of the Borough of Princeton is Mildred Trotman (Term ends
December 31,
2006). Members of the Borough Council are Wendy Benchley (2006), David Goldfarb (2005), Margaret Karcher (2006) Andrew Koontz (2007), Roger Martindell (2007) and Barbara Trelstad (2005)
[Borough of Princeton Mayor & Borough Council, accessed May 16, 2006].
Federal, state and county representation
The Borough of Princeton is in the Twelfth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 15th Legislative District.
For grades K through 12, students attend the
Princeton Regional Schools, a regional school district shared with
Princeton Township.
Community Park School is located in the Princeton Township. CPS is the closest primary school to the borough.
Witherspoon Middle School is located in Princeton Township and serves both the borough and the township.
Princeton High School is located within the borough of Princeton. PHS serves the borough, the township, and
Cranbury Township.
The
Princeton Charter School is within the township.
There are also many private schools in the area.
Hun School of Princeton and
Princeton Day School are located in the township.
Colleges and universities
Most of
Princeton University is located within the borough (the rest of Princeton University, aside from a small enclave, is in the township).
Westminster Choir College is located in the borough.
The
Princeton Theological Seminary and the
Institute for Advanced Study are in the township.
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Princeton, New Jersey*
Borough of Princeton website*
Princeton Regional Schools*
National Center for Education Statistics data for the Princeton Regional Schools
