Population:
13,198 as of the 1990 census
Princeton
Township has a Township Committee form of government. Members
are elected to three year terms. A new Mayor is elected among
the five members of Township Committee each January 1st at a
reorganization meeting.
Princeton
lies in the west central portion of New Jersey about midway between
Trenton and New Brunswick and about 50 miles from both New York
and Philadelphia. It is actually two entities. Princeton Township's
16.25 square miles completely surrounds Princeton Borough's 1.76
square miles.
Princeton,
New Jersey is one of the Country's most historic communities.
Settled in the late 17th century, Princeton produced two signers
of the Declaration of Independence and was the site of one of
the Revolutionary War's crucial battles. It served briefly as
the nation's capital when the Continental Congress met in Princeton
in 1783.
Princeton
has been known for its natural beauty, accessibility to metropolitan
centers, and educational institutions. Princeton University,
Princeton Theological Seminary, the Institute for Advanced Study,
the Westminster Choir College, and several educational and scientific
research centers are all an integral part of Princeton.
Princeton
has been home to world renowned scholars, scientists, writers
and statesmen. James Madison, Woodrow Wilson, Grover Cleveland,
Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer all lived in Princeton.
Thomas Mann, T.S. Eliot and F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in Princeton.
Paul Robeson grew up in Princeton and artisans from Italy, Scotland
and Ireland have contributed to the town's rich architectural
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