Princeton Township, White County, Indiana

Princeton Township
Township

Location in White County
Coordinates: 40°47′13″N 87°00′54″W / 40.78694°N 87.01500°W / 40.78694; -87.01500Coordinates: 40°47′13″N 87°00′54″W / 40.78694°N 87.01500°W / 40.78694; -87.01500
Country United States
State Indiana
County White
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 62.53 sq mi (162.0 km2)
 • Land 62.53 sq mi (162.0 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 692 ft (211 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,553
 • Density 24.8/sq mi (9.6/km2)
ZIP codes 47959, 47980, 47995
GNIS feature ID 453777

Princeton Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,553 and it contained 644 housing units.[1]

Princeton Township was organized in 1844, and named after the ship on which an early settler had immigrated to America.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 62.53 square miles (162.0 km2), all land.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Apostolic, Dobbins, Palestine, Palestine and Wolcott.

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 254.
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