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'''Princeton, New Jersey''' is growing town of about 30,000 people<ref name=Census2020/> in the central portion of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[New Jersey]] and home to [[Princeton University]], which bears its name.  Princeton is situated halfway between [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] and [[New York, New York|New York City]], about an hour's drive from either city.
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'''Princeton, New Jersey''' is a town of ~30,000 people<ref name=Census2020/> in the central part of [[New Jersey (U.S. state)|New Jersey]], home to [[Princeton University]], and situated halfway between [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] and [[New York, New York|New York City]] an hour's drive from either city.  Princeton is in the same county as, and 12 miles north of, the New Jersey state capital [[Trenton, New Jersey| Trenton]].


Princeton, which was founded before the [[American Revolutionary War]], now styles itself formally as a ''municipality with a borough form of government'' due to its consolidation of the Borough of Princeton (which encompassed the downtown area) and Princeton Township (which was the surrounding suburbs) on of Jan. 1, 2013.  Both the former Township and Borough are now defunct.  Informally, people may now refer to the "town of Princeton".
Founded before the [[American Revolutionary War]], Princeton now styles itself formally as a ''municipality with a borough form of government'' due to its consolidation of the Borough of Princeton (which encompassed the downtown area) and Princeton Township (which was the surrounding suburbs) as of Jan. 1, 2013.  Both the former Township and Borough are now defunct.  Informally, people may now refer to the "town of Princeton".
 
Besides the presence of Princeton University in its midst, the town is also home to Princeton Theological Seminary.  Princeton also was long home to the [[Westminster Choir College]] (WCC), but its Princeton campus is now largely unused while legal wrangling continues about the future of its Princeton campus and academic program.<ref name=WCC /><ref name=WCClegal />
 
Princeton lies immediately to the south of a long, curving ridge, today locally referred to as ''Princeton Ridge''.<ref>[https://planetprinceton.com/?s=princeton+ridge Recent references to "Princeton Ridge"] in the local newspaper, Planet Princeton</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3621384,-74.7352067,13z/data=!5m1!1e4 Princeton Ridge] is detectable in Google Maps with the right settings.</ref>  This means the town and its suburbs are mostly located in a low-lying area which, for many years, has reported issues with cell phone signals.<ref>[https://planetprinceton.com/2017/07/25/many-princeton-residents-reporting-poor-cell-phone-coverage-last-few-months/ Many Princeton Residents Reporting Poor Cell Phone Coverage for the Last Few Months] on Planet Princeton, 7-25-2017.</ref>  The ridge is still wooded, and a portion of it contains protected habitat including wetlands, but the remaining part that is privately controlled is under considerable development pressure.
 
Major companies in or near Princeton:
* Berlitz International
* Bristol-Myers Squibb
* Church and Dwight
* Dow Jones & Company
* Educational Testing Service
* FMC Corporation
* Opinion Research Corporation
* Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
* The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
* Siemens Corporate Research
* SRI International


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In 1992, Westminster Choir College (WCC) was acquired by Rider University, which is located in the nearby town of Lawrenceville.  In 2019, Rider attempted to sell the WCC campus to a Chinese company, resulting in extreme public outcry and the prevention of that sale.  In 2020, Rider moved all activities of WCC from Princeton to its Lawrenceville campus. 
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[https://planetprinceton.com/2023/07/06/n-j-appellate-court-reverses-superior-court-decision-says-suit-blocking-rider-from-closing-westminster-choir-college-can-move-forward/ NJ Appellate Court Reverses Superior Court Decision, Says SUit Blocking Rider from Closing Westminster Choir College Can Move Forward] by Krystal Knapp, Planet Princeton, July 6, 2023
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Palmer Square in downtown Princeton, 2013.

Princeton, New Jersey is a town of ~30,000 people[1] in the central part of New Jersey, home to Princeton University, and situated halfway between Philadelphia and New York City an hour's drive from either city. Princeton is in the same county as, and 12 miles north of, the New Jersey state capital Trenton.

Founded before the American Revolutionary War, Princeton now styles itself formally as a municipality with a borough form of government due to its consolidation of the Borough of Princeton (which encompassed the downtown area) and Princeton Township (which was the surrounding suburbs) as of Jan. 1, 2013. Both the former Township and Borough are now defunct. Informally, people may now refer to the "town of Princeton".

Besides the presence of Princeton University in its midst, the town is also home to Princeton Theological Seminary. Princeton also was long home to the Westminster Choir College (WCC), but its Princeton campus is now largely unused while legal wrangling continues about the future of its Princeton campus and academic program.[2][3]

Princeton lies immediately to the south of a long, curving ridge, today locally referred to as Princeton Ridge.[4][5] This means the town and its suburbs are mostly located in a low-lying area which, for many years, has reported issues with cell phone signals.[6] The ridge is still wooded, and a portion of it contains protected habitat including wetlands, but the remaining part that is privately controlled is under considerable development pressure.

Major companies in or near Princeton:

  • Berlitz International
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Church and Dwight
  • Dow Jones & Company
  • Educational Testing Service
  • FMC Corporation
  • Opinion Research Corporation
  • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Siemens Corporate Research
  • SRI International

Notes

  1. ↑ QuickFacts Princeton, New Jersey, United State Census Bureau. Accessed December 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ In 1992, Westminster Choir College (WCC) was acquired by Rider University, which is located in the nearby town of Lawrenceville. In 2019, Rider attempted to sell the WCC campus to a Chinese company, resulting in extreme public outcry and the prevention of that sale. In 2020, Rider moved all activities of WCC from Princeton to its Lawrenceville campus.
  3. ↑ NJ Appellate Court Reverses Superior Court Decision, Says SUit Blocking Rider from Closing Westminster Choir College Can Move Forward by Krystal Knapp, Planet Princeton, July 6, 2023
  4. ↑ Recent references to "Princeton Ridge" in the local newspaper, Planet Princeton
  5. ↑ Princeton Ridge is detectable in Google Maps with the right settings.
  6. ↑ Many Princeton Residents Reporting Poor Cell Phone Coverage for the Last Few Months on Planet Princeton, 7-25-2017.
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