Princeton, Nebraska
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Princeton, Nebraska | |
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  Princeton Location in Nebraska  Princeton Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′34″N 96°42′21″W / 40.57611°N 96.70583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Lancaster |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2) |
| • Land | 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,431 ft (436 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 51 |
| • Density | 176/sq mi (67.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 68404 |
| Area code | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-40395 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806916[2] |
Princeton is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 51 at the 2020 census.
Princeton was founded in 1886.[3] It was likely named after Princeton, New Jersey.[4]
A post office was established in Princeton in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1959.
Leon Riley, a baseball player and manager and father of National Basketball Association player, head coach and manager Pat Riley, was born here. During a playing career that stretched from 1927 to 1942 and 1944 to 1949, Riley appeared in 2,267 minor league games for 21 different teams, with a brief trial with the 1944 Philadelphia Phillies during the World War II manpower shortage.[5]
