Editing Princeton, Florida

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'''Princeton''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) and [[unincorporated community]] in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]], United States. It is part of the [[Miami metropolitan area]] of [[South Florida]]. The population was 39,208 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 22,038 at the 2010 census.

== History ==
[[File:C024964 Tomatoes Princeton Florida.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Harvesters using a conveyor belt in order to aid with tomato harvesting in Princeton, Florida (1957)]]
As a small town and depot along the [[Florida East Coast Railroad]] in the 1900s, the community was named by Gaston Drake after his alma mater, [[Princeton University]]. Many of the town buildings were even painted the school's colors: black and orange. Drake operated a saw mill and lumber company in Princeton supplying Miami, the [[Florida Keys]] and [[Cuba]] until the local timber gave out in 1923.<ref name="Taylor1985">{{cite book|author=Jean Cunningham Taylor|title=Villages of South Dade|date=c. 1985 |publisher=B. Kennedy|pages=126–7|oclc= 18906834}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Princeton is located {{convert|24|mi}} southwest of [[downtown Miami]] and {{convert|6|mi|0}} northeast of [[Homestead, Florida|Homestead]] at {{coord|25|32|8|N|80|23|51|W|type:city}} (25.535634, -80.397485).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the north by [[Goulds, Florida|Goulds]] and to the southwest by [[Naranja, Florida|Naranja]], both unincorporated.

[[U.S. Route 1]] (Dixie Highway) runs northeast to southwest through Princeton, and the [[Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike]] forms the eastern edge of the community, with access from Exit 9 ([[Florida State Road 989]]).

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqmi|2}}, or 0.67%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1960= 1719
|1990= 7073
|2000= 10090
|2010= 22038
|2020= 39308
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2010-07-31}}</ref><ref>In 1980, Princeton combined with [[Naranja, Florida|Naranja]] to form '''Naranja-Princeton CDP''', which enumerated a population of 10,381.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NgwXAAAAYAAJ&dq=Tallahassee+city+1960&pg=SA11-PA13 Census of Population, 1960: Number of Inhabitants, General Population Counts]. [[United States Census Bureau]]. Retrieved 2013-09-08.</ref><ref>Not returned separately by enumerators in 1970</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Princeton CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Princeton CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Princeton+CDP;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Princeton CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Princeton+CDP;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,857
|2,724
|8.43%
|6.93%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|6,165
|7,001
|27.97%
|17.81%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|26
|22			
|0.12%
|0.06%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|297	
|574		
|1.35%
|1.46%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|10
|3	
|0.05%
|0.01%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|49
|209
|0.22%
|0.53%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|218
|630		
|0.99%
|1.60%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|13,416
|28,145
|60.88%
|71.60%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''22,038'''
|'''39,308'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 39,308 people, 8,356 households, and 7,058 families residing in the CDP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Princeton CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Princeton+CDP;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 22,038 people, 5,688 households, and 4,807 families residing in the CDP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Princeton CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Princeton+CDP;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 10,090 people, 2,732 households, and 2,341 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,373.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,906 housing units at an average density of {{convert|395.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 53.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (18% were [[Non-Hispanic White]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muninetguide.com/states/florida/municipality/Princeton.php |title=Demographics of Princeton, FL |publisher=MuniNetGuide.com |access-date=2007-11-08}}</ref> 32.54% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.34% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.70% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 47.49% of the population.

As of 2000, there were 2,732 households, out of which 52.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 22.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 10.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.63 and the average family size was 3.85.

In 2000, in the CDP, the population was spread out, with 36.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $39,556, and the median income for a family was $41,896. Males had a median income of $32,101 versus $23,634 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $12,918. About 19.8% of families and 23.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 50.02% of residents; Spanish made up 49.24%, and [[Haitian Creole|French Creole]] was the first language for 0.72% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=58975&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center Results of Princeton, FL |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]] |access-date=2007-11-08}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Naranja-Princeton, Florida|Naranja-Princeton]], a single census area recorded during the [[1980 United States census|1980 census]].

== References ==
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{{Miami-Dade County, Florida}}

[[Category:Census-designated places in Miami-Dade County, Florida]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Miami-Dade County, Florida]]