Princeton (Illinois)

Bureau County

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Princeton is a city and county seat of Bureau County in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2000 the town had 7,501 inhabitants; at the official estimate in 2009 a population of 7,461 was determined.

History

The area of present-day Princeton was first settled in 1830 by farmers. Shortly before the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, the city was connected to the expanding railway network, which favored the growth of the city in the following years.

Memorable people

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