Princeton
Known world-wide as the home of Princeton University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton is a hub for higher education and cutting-edge academic research. Princeton has a storied history which includes the Battle of Princeton towards the end of the American Revolution. The neighborhoods of Princeton are diverse. Princeton also has a number of great shopping districts including Nassau Street, Palmer Square, and the Princeton Shopping Center. With great public and private schools, Princeton is a popular place to raise children.
About
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Population:
31,187 people
Land Area:
18.41 square miles
Schools
- Princeton Public Schools: (609) 710-8232
- The Hun School of Princeton: (609) 921-7600
- Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart: (609) 921-6499
- Princeton Day School: (609) 924-6700
- Stuart Country Day School: (609) 921-2330
- St. Paul School of Princeton: (609) 921-7587
- The Wilberforce School: (609) 924-6111
- Princeton Charter School: (609) 924-0575
- Princeton Friends School: (609) 683-1194
- Princeton Montessori School: (609) 924-4594
Historic Sites
- Morven Museum and Garden
- Princeton Battle Monument
- Princeton Battlefield State Park
- Quaker Meeting House
- Nassau Hall
- Princeton Cemetery
- Drumthwacket (Governor’s Residence)
- Rockingham
- Updike Farm Historical Society of Princeton
Recreation Facilities
- Community Park
- Herrontown Woods
- Princeton Battlefield
- Institute Woods
- Woodfield Reservation
- Autumn Hill Reservation
- Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve
- Greenway Meadows
- Van Dyke-Wight Woods
- Charles H. Rogers Wildlife Refuge
- Grover Park
- Hilltop Park
- Sigmund Park
- Turning Basin Park
- Barbara Smoyer Park
- Marquand Park
- Laurie Chauncy Trail and Woods
- Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park
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