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Princeton, Arkansas
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 Princeton, Arkansas
Location in Arkansas
Princeton, Arkansas
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Arkansas |
| County | Dallas |
| Township | Princeton |
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Population
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| • Total | 13 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805680 |
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. Princeton Cemetery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in the community. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 13.
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
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 13 | — | |
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2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020 | % 2020 |
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| 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, which operates Fordyce High School.
