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Princeton, Arkansas
Princeton, Arkansas is located in Arkansas
Princeton, Arkansas
Princeton, Arkansas
Location in Arkansas
Princeton, Arkansas is located in the United States
Princeton, Arkansas
Princeton, Arkansas
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Arkansas
County Dallas
Township Princeton
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • 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

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 13
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

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 % 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, which operates Fordyce High School.

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