Official Name: | Princeton, Arkansas |
Pushpin Map: | Arkansas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Princeton |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Dallas |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Princeton |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 13 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 256 |
Coordinates: | 33.9778°N -92.6258°W |
Area Code: | 870 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 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, 7.5miles southwest of Carthage.[1] 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.[2]
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.
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% |
It is in the Fordyce School District,[4] which operates Fordyce High School.