“the borough of princeton”

(the Borough of Princeton was a borough until 31 december 2012, that is now one of the two former municipalities making up Princeton, ‘New Jersey’)

(it was located in Mercer County, New Jersey, and was completely surrounded by the former Princeton Township, from which it was formed in 1894)

(as of the ‘2010 United States Census’, the borough had a population of 12,307, reflecting a decline of 1,896 (-13.3%) from the 14,203 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,187 (+18.2%) from the 12,016 counted in the ‘1990 Census’)

(the ‘Borough of Princeton’ was incorporated by an act of the ‘New Jersey Legislature’ on 11 february 1813, within portions of ‘West Windsor Township’ (in what was then part of ‘Middlesex County’) and ‘Montgomery Township’ (in ‘Somerset County’), and was reincorporated on 27 november 1822)

(the borough became part of the newly created ‘Mercer County’ in 1838, and became a fully independent municipality circa 1894)

(portions of territory were acquired from ‘Princeton Township’ on 4 january 1928 and 21 August 1951)

(on 8 november 2011, voters in ‘Princeton Borough’ voted to consolidate with ‘Princeton Township’)

(‘Morven’, the former residence of the ‘Governor of New Jersey’, is at 55 Stockton Street in the former borough, while the current residence is ‘Drumthwacket’ in the former township)

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