Princeton
A city in Bureau County, Illinois — population 7,403 as of 2020.
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Today
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Tonight
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Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms58% precip
Tuesday
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Tuesday Night
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Chance Showers And Thunderstorms84% precip
In and around Princeton
See & do
- Advance Event Group
- Alexander Park
- Anytime Fitness
- Apollo Theater
- Bureau County Historical Society Museum and Library
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Princeton by the numbers
Population
7,403Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 8.24 sq mi (21.34 km²)
- Median age
- 46
- Households
- 3,621
- Persons per household
- 2.1
- Median household income
- $61,946
- Median house value
- $134,700
Municipal office
- Office
- CITY MANAGER
- Address
- 2 S MAIN ST, PRINCETON, IL 61356