Princeton Township is a now-defunct
township that was located in
Mercer County,
New Jersey, United States, from 1838 until it was dissolved after it was merged with
Princeton Borough in 2013 to form
Princeton, New Jersey. As of the
2010 United States Census, the township's population was 16,265, reflecting an increase of 238 (+1.5%) from the 16,027 counted in the
2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,829 (+21.4%) from the 13,198 counted in the
1990 Census. Princeton was incorporated as a township by an act of the
New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1838, from portions of
West Windsor Township in Mercer County and
Montgomery Township in
Somerset County. The
Borough of Princeton — created on February 11, 1813 within the area that later became Princeton Township — became a fully independent municipality circa 1894. Portions of territory were ceded to the Borough of Princeton on January 4, 1928 and August 21, 1951. On November 8, 2011, voters in Princeton Township voted to consolidate with Princeton Borough, a change that took effect on January 1, 2013. Princeton was incorporated as a township by an act of the
New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1838, from portions of
West Windsor Township in Mercer County and
Montgomery Township in
Somerset County. The
Borough of Princeton — created on February 11, 1813 within the area that later became Princeton Township — became a fully independent municipality circa 1894. Portions of territory were ceded to the Borough of Princeton on January 4, 1928 and August 21, 1951. On November 8, 2011, voters in Princeton Township voted to consolidate with Princeton Borough, a change that took effect on January 1, 2013.