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Princeton, Arkansas

Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States

33°58′40″N 92°37′33″W / 33.97778°N 92.62583°W / 33.97778; -92.62583Country

United StatesState

ArkansasCountyDallasTownshipPrincetonElevation

^[1]

78 m (256 ft)Population

(2020)

• Total13Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code870GNIS feature ID2805680^[1]

Princeton is a small unincorporated rural village in Princeton Township, Dallas County, Arkansas, United States, located at the junction of Arkansas highways 8 and 9, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southwest of Carthage.^[2] Princeton Cemetery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in the community.^[3] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 13.^[4]

There is a small store with gas pumps, a church, and a village park, along with scattered houses. Princeton was a thriving pre-Civil War community, and until 1908 was the county seat of Dallas County. It once had its own public school system, post office, and boasted four doctors and a dentist in practice.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	13		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 2020^[6]

2020 census

**Princeton CDP, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020^[6]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	9	69.23%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1	7.69%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	1	7.69%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	15.38%
Total	13	100.00%

Education

It is in the Fordyce School District,^[7] which operates Fordyce High School.

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Princeton, Arkansas
^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Dallas County map Retrieved on October 15, 2010.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Princeton CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Princeton CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dallas County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2023.