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'''Princeton, New Jersey''' is growing town of about 30,000 people<ref name=Census2020/> in the central portion of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[New Jersey]] and home to [[Princeton University]], which bears its name.  Princeton is situated halfway between [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] and [[New York, New York|New York City]], about an hour's drive from either city.
'''Princeton, New Jersey''' is a town of ~30,000 people<ref name=Census2020/> in the central part of [[New Jersey]], home to [[Princeton University]], and situated halfway between [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] and [[New York, New York|New York City]] and an hour's drive from either city.


Princeton, which was founded before the [[American Revolutionary War]], now styles itself formally as a ''municipality with a borough form of government'' due to its consolidation of the Borough of Princeton (which encompassed the downtown area) and Princeton Township (which was the surrounding suburbs) on of Jan. 1, 2013.  Both the former Township and Borough are now defunct.  Informally, people may now refer to the "town of Princeton".
Princeton, which was founded before the [[American Revolutionary War]], now styles itself formally as a ''municipality with a borough form of government'' due to its consolidation of the Borough of Princeton (which encompassed the downtown area) and Princeton Township (which was the surrounding suburbs) on of Jan. 1, 2013.  Both the former Township and Borough are now defunct.  Informally, people may now refer to the "town of Princeton".

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Princeton, New Jersey is a town of ~30,000 people[1] in the central part of New Jersey, home to Princeton University, and situated halfway between Philadelphia and New York City and an hour's drive from either city.

Princeton, which was founded before the American Revolutionary War, now styles itself formally as a municipality with a borough form of government due to its consolidation of the Borough of Princeton (which encompassed the downtown area) and Princeton Township (which was the surrounding suburbs) on of Jan. 1, 2013. Both the former Township and Borough are now defunct. Informally, people may now refer to the "town of Princeton".

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  1. ↑ QuickFacts Princeton, New Jersey, United State Census Bureau. Accessed December 26, 2022.
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