Princeton (North Carolina) 4.9

Princeton is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. Each May the town celebrates Princeton Community Day, a festival dedicated to promoting community involvement and town pride. The town holds municipal elections in November in odd-number years to elect its mayor and town council.HistoryThe Princeton Graded School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.GeographyPrinceton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2010, there were 1,194 people, 502 households, and 320 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,705.7 people per square mile (663.3/km²). There were 571 housing units at an average density of 815.7 per square mile (317.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 67.2% White, 25.5% African American, 5.6% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.9% of the population.There were 502 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.00.