Princeton Township, White County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°47′13″N 87°00′54″W / 40.78694°N 87.01500°W / 40.78694; -87.01500CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWhiteGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total62.53 sq mi (162.0 km²) • Land62.53 sq mi (162.0 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

692 ft (211 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,525 • Density24/sq mi (9.4/km²)ZIP codes

47959, 47980, 47995

GNIS feature ID453777

Princeton Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,525 and it contained 621 housing units.^[1]

Princeton Township was organized in 1844, and named after the ship on which an early settler had immigrated to America.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,465	—
1900	2,282	55.8%
1910	2,158	−5.4%
1920	1,972	−8.6%
1930	1,824	−7.5%
1940	1,746	−4.3%
1950	1,607	−8.0%
1960	1,675	4.2%
1970	1,556	−7.1%
1980	1,535	−1.3%
1990	1,495	−2.6%
2000	1,529	2.3%
2010	1,553	1.6%
2020	1,525	−1.8%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 62.53 square miles (162.0 km²), all land.^[4]

Cities, towns, villages

Wolcott

Unincorporated towns

Seafield at 40°45′23″N 86°59′12″W / 40.756428°N 86.986683°W / 40.756428; -86.986683

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Milroy Township, Jasper County (north)
Monon Township (northeast)
Honey Creek Township (east)
West Point Township (south)
Gilboa Township, Benton County (southwest)
Carpenter Township, Jasper County (west)
Jordan Township, Jasper County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Apostolic, Dobbins, Palestine, Palestine and Wolcott.

School districts

Tri-County School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 4th congressional district
State House District 16
State Senate District 07

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
IndianaMap

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 254.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County – County Subdivision and Place – 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.