Princeton, Iowa
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Princeton is a city located in Scott County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 946.
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Geography
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Location of Princeton, Iowa
Princeton is located at 41°40'24" North, 90°20'35" West (41.673282, -90.342953)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.6 km² (2.5 mi²). 6.6 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Education
Princeton is part of the North Scott School District, which spans 220 square miles in northern Scott County. The district is served by a seven-member board of education, which meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at the district's Administration Center in Eldridge.
Elementary-aged students from Princeton, as well as McCausland and adjacent rural areas, attend school at Virgil Grissom Elementary, located on the city's west edge. Older students attend either North Scott Junior High or North Scott High School, both located in Eldridge.
Churches
Princeton residents are served by two churches:
• Zion Lutheran Church, part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The church's history dates to 1852, when the now-defunct Salem Lutheran Church was founded. The Salem church building, located four miles west of Princeton, was abandoned after merging with Zion Lutheran, which was formed in the 1890s. The building was later torn down, while a co-located cemetery remains in use. The Zion building, at 204 Highway 67, was built in 1898 and extensively remodeled in 1971. Organizations include the church choir, a Youth Group, Men's Group and Women of Joy. A nine-member church council represents the church's interests.
• Princeton Presbyterian Church, part of Presbyterian Church USA's Presbytery of East Iowa. The church was founded in 1854, and a building ereced on Third Street in 1856 for $800. The 1856 building burned in 1888, and a new structure was built that year. Several additions and remodelings have taken place since then. The church had a short-lived stint with a more fundamentalist branch of the Presbyterian Church in the mid-1930s; membership waned for several years due to resulting fallout, but new leadership helped revitalize the church. Organizations include a choir, a bell choir, a Good News Club and a youth group.
Both churches are members of the Princeton, Pleasant Valley, Argo and LeClaire Pastors' Group, a coalition of clergy from churches serving those communities.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 946 people, 362 households, and 264 families residing in the city. The population density is 143.2/km² (370.5/mi²). There are 377 housing units at an average density of 57.1/km² (147.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 98.73% White, 0.11% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.74% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 362 households out of which 39.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% are married couples living together, 8.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% are non-families. 23.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.61 and the average family size is 3.05.
In the city the population is spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 110.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 106.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $44,833, and the median income for a family is $53,182. Males have a median income of $38,289 versus $21,923 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,678. 6.0% of the population and 5.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.0% of those under the age of 18 and 3.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.