Princeton, Minnesota | |
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 The Great Northern Depot served Princeton on the Great Northern Railway until 1976. | |
| Motto: "A Growing Community on the Rum River"[1] | |
 Location within Mille Lacs County in the state of Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 45°34′06″N 93°35′24″W / 45.56833°N 93.59000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Counties | Mille Lacs, Sherburne |
| Incorporated | March 3, 1877 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thom Walker[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.15 sq mi (13.3 km2) |
| • Land | 4.93 sq mi (12.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,819 |
• Estimate (2022)[6] | 5,311 |
| • Density | 1,076.8/sq mi (415.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55371 |
| Area code | 763 |
| FIPS code | 27-52522[7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396279[4] |
| Website | www |
Princeton is a city in Mille Lacs and Sherburne counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota, at the junction of the Rum River and its West Branch. It is 50 miles (80 km) north of Minneapolis and 30 miles (48 km) east of St. Cloud, at the intersection of Highways 169 and 95. The population was 4,819 at the 2020 census[5] and an estimated 5,311 in 2022.[6] A majority of its residents live in Mille Lacs County.
- ^ "City of Princeton Minnesota". City of Princeton Minnesota. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ "Mayor & City Council". City of Princeton, Minnesota. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Princeton, Minnesota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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