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Notable locations in Princeton: Bureau County Courthouse (A), Bureau County Historical Museum (B), Matson Public Library (C), Princeton City Hall (D), Princeton Fire Department Rural Fire District (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Princeton include: Princeton Wesleyan Church (A), Saint Louis Catholic Church (B), Bethel Baptist Church (C), Church of Christ (D), Evangelical Covenant Church (E), First Lutheran Church of Princeton (F), First United Methodist Church (G), Hampshire Colony Congregational-United Church of Christ (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oakland Cemetery (1), Elm Lawn Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Princeton include: Alexander Park (1), City Hall Park (2), Darvis Miller Park (3), City County Park (4), Soldier and Sailors Park (5), West Side Ball Park (6), Zearing Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Bureau County - Historical Society Museum (109 Park Avenue West), Bureau County Genealogical Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 629 South Main Street).
Hotels: Princeton Inn (formerly Comfort Inn) (2200 North Main Street), Days Inn Princeton IL (2238 North Main Street), Econo Lodge (2200 North Main Street), Bird Nest Motel (2209 North Main Street), Bird's Nest Motel (2209 N Main St).
Court: Circuit Court (700 South Main Street).
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Bureau County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.5. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.5 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2004 was 8.53. This is significantly better than average. There were 6 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Princeton and their reported violations in the past:
SPRING VALLEY BOAT CLUB (Address: 526 Bureau Valley Parkway  , Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
ST JOHNS EVANGELICAL CHURCH (Address: 15199 2825 E ST , Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2001 and MAR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-14-2001)
SPRING CREEK GOLF COURSE (Address: 526 Bureau Valley Parkway , Population served: 107, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
GREEN RIVER COUNTRY CLUB (Address: 526 Bureau Valley Parkway , Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
THE GREAT SAUK TRAIL-WEST (Address: 526 Bureau Valley Parkway , Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1999 and MAR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-1999), St BCA signed (MAR-04-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
THE GREAT SAUK TRAIL - EAST (Address: 526 Bureau Valley Parkway , Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
HIDDEN LAKE COUNTRY CLUB (Address: 526 Bureau Valley Parkway , Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
HUNTERS RIDGE GOLF COURSE (Address: 526 Bureau Valley Parkway , Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Princeton that have no violations reported:
- PUTNAM CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- KASBEER COMMUNITY CHURCH (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- FLORID INN (Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LARIOS GROCERY (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- SPRING VALLEY SUPERMARKET (137521) (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- WYATON HILLS GOLF COURSE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ROYAL SUPER MARKET VEN MACHINE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- SULLIVANS FOOD (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- WALMART SUPERCENTER #636 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.4%
(14.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 5.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | Illinois: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 59.3% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
| This city: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Princeton, IL
People in group quarters in Princeton:
- 197 people in nursing homes
- 42 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 16 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 6 people in religious group quarters
Princeton compared to Illinois state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Princeton (2011 data):
- Citizens First National Bank: Citizens North Facility, Citizens East Facility, at 606 South Main Street. Info updated 2007/05/29: Bank assets: $1,031.8 mil, Deposits: $917.3 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Princeton National Bancorp, Inc.
- Centrue Bank: Princeton North Branch at 1839 North Main Street, branch established on 1994/02/22; Princeton South Branch at 601 South Main Street, branch established on 1944/10/02. Info updated 2007/06/27: Bank assets: $964.9 mil, Deposits: $850.6 mil, headquarters in Streator, IL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 28 total offices, Holding Company: Centrue Financial Corporation
- Midland States Bank: Princeton Branch at 1407 North Main Street, branch established on 1990/10/10; Princeton Branch at 815 South Main Street, branch established on 1902/05/01. Info updated 2010/10/19: Bank assets: $1,510.0 mil, Deposits: $1,222.1 mil, headquarters in Effingham, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 32 total offices, Holding Company: Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
- Central Bank Illinois: Princeton Branch at 317 South Main Street, branch established on 2006/11/27. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $404.7 mil, Deposits: $287.6 mil, headquarters in Geneseo, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Central Banc, Inc.
- First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Kewanee: 210 S Main St Branch at 210 South Main Street, branch established on 1882/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $73.7 mil, Deposits: $65.1 mil, headquarters in Kewanee, IL, negative income in the last year, 3 total offices
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Princeton, Illinois:
- Super 8, 2929 N Main St, Princeton, IL 61356 , Phone: (815) 872-8888, Fax: (815) 872-8888
- Princeton Motor Lodge, I-80 And Rt 26, Princeton, IL 61356 , Phone: (815) 875-1121
- Days Inn Princeton, I-80 And Rt 26, Princeton, IL 61356 , Phone: (815) 875-3371, Fax: (815) 872-1600
- Econo Lodge, 2200 N Main St, Princeton, IL 61356 , Phone: (815) 872-3300, Fax: (815) 872-2306
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Princeton, Illinois
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (91%)
- Electricity (9%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Bureau County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Princeton (based on Bureau County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.57%
| Here | | 53.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | American Baptist Churches in the USA |
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| Adherents | 39.1% | 16.0% | 15.7% | 5.5% | 4.7% |
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| Congregations | 21.4% | 18.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 7.1% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | The Evangelical Covenant Church | Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of the USA | General Conference Churches of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 9.2% |
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| Congregations | 4.3% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 27.1% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | Here: | 1.15 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Bureau County: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17 | This county: | 4.87 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 36 | Bureau County: | 10.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Bureau County: | 9.1% | | State: | 8.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.7% | | Illinois: | 14.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
5 | $14,998 | $35,995 | 1 | $342 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $20,382 | $81,528 | 5 | $1,500 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
16 | $65,900 | $49,425 | 1 | $184 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,536 | $30,432 | 6 | $2,416 |
| Firefighters |
12 | $52,356 | $52,356 | 8 | $11,554 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $36,202 | $43,442 | 3 | $2,712 |
| Hospitals |
157 | $517,630 | $39,564 | 176 | $430,652 |
| Solid Waste Management |
4 | $13,192 | $39,576 | 1 | $1,012 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $16,872 | $50,616 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
9 | $39,774 | $53,032 | 1 | $938 |
| Electric Power |
18 | $97,442 | $64,961 | 2 | $2,432 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $8,276 | $33,104 | 6 | $3,886 |
| Other and Unallocable |
6 | $25,218 | $50,436 | 1 | $1,810 |
| Totals for Government |
248 | $910,778 | $44,070 | 211 | $459,438 |
Princeton government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Hospital Public: $28,184,000 ($3684.66)
Sewerage: $1,072,000 ($140.15)
All Other: $642,000 ($83.93)
Solid Waste Management: $542,000 ($70.86)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $153,000 ($20.00)
General - Other: $53,000 ($6.93)
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $24,573,000 ($3212.58)
Electric Utilities: $7,901,000 ($1032.95)
Local Fire Protection: $1,739,000 ($227.35)
Police Protection: $1,580,000 ($206.56)
General - Other: $1,537,000 ($200.94)
Regular Highways: $1,446,000 ($189.04)
Financial Administration: $1,104,000 ($144.33)
Water Utilities: $967,000 ($126.42)
Solid Waste Management: $638,000 ($83.41)
Sewerage: $617,000 ($80.66)
Libraries: $389,000 ($50.86)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $314,000 ($41.05)
Central Staff Services: $273,000 ($35.69)
Parks and Recreation: $23,000 ($3.01)
Parking Facilities: $4,000 ($0.52)
- General - Interest on Debt: $408,000 ($53.34)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $446,000 ($58.31)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,532,000 ($461.76)
Interest Earnings: $882,000 ($115.31)
Fines and Forfeits: $9,000 ($1.18)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,547,000 ($855.93)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,101,000 ($797.62)
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $6,001,000 ($784.55)
Water Utilities: $367,000 ($47.98)
Central Staff Services: $99,000 ($12.94)
Sewerage: $88,000 ($11.50)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,983,000 ($2481.76)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $7,552,000 ($987.32)
Water Utilities: $1,257,000 ($164.34)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,330,000 ($435.35)
Highways: $216,000 ($28.24)
- Tax - Property: $1,142,000 ($149.30)
Other License: $33,000 ($4.31)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $16,028,000 ($2095.44)
5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,800 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.63% | | Illinois average: | 5.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,138 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.02% | | Illinois average: | 5.99% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Princeton:
- WZOE (1490 AM; 1 kW; PRINCETON, IL; Owner: WZOE, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLPO (1220 AM; 1 kW; LASALLE, IL; Owner: LASALLE COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- WVEL (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PEKIN, IL)
- WAUR (930 AM; 4 kW; SANDWICH, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Princeton:
- WZOE-FM (98.1 FM; PRINCETON, IL; Owner: WZOE, INC.)
- WAJK (99.3 FM; LA SALLE, IL; Owner: LA SALLE COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WNIW (91.3 FM; LA SALLE, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WBZG (100.9 FM; PERU, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC)
- WWGN (88.9 FM; OTTAWA, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- WIVQ (103.3 FM; SPRING VALLEY, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC)
- WMKB (102.9 FM; EARLVILLE, IL; Owner: KM RADIO OF EARLVILLE, L.L.C.)
- WALS (102.1 FM; OGLESBY, IL; Owner: LACO RADIO, INC.)
- WYEC (93.9 FM; KEWANEE, IL; Owner: VIRDEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGLC-FM (100.1 FM; MENDOTA, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRVY-FM (100.5 FM; HENRY, IL; Owner: WZOE, INC)
- WSOG (88.1 FM; SPRING VALLEY, IL; Owner: SPIRIT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Princeton:
- WWTO-TV (Channel 35; LASALLE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KWQC-TV (Channel 6; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF DAVENPORT, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Princeton, Illinois:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 19
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Illinois average:
- Fatal accident count: 113
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 171
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 38
- Fatalities: 122
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 302
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 18
See more detailed statistics of Princeton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 30 meters (98ft)
Total average daily traffic: 23,925
Total average daily truck traffic: 8,070
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Princeton
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Princeton, IL
| Most common first names in Princeton, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 106 | 82.9 years |
| John | 101 | 77.5 years |
| William | 80 | 78.1 years |
| Robert | 77 | 73.5 years |
| Dorothy | 71 | 81.4 years |
| Margaret | 68 | 82.5 years |
| Charles | 64 | 78.1 years |
| George | 64 | 77.0 years |
| Harold | 58 | 78.5 years |
| Helen | 53 | 83.0 years |
| Most common last names in Princeton, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Johnson | 84 | 78.7 years |
| Anderson | 79 | 79.2 years |
| Nelson | 52 | 83.0 years |
| Smith | 48 | 80.4 years |
| Swanson | 47 | 77.4 years |
| Miller | 37 | 80.2 years |
| Pierson | 32 | 80.5 years |
| Peterson | 29 | 78.5 years |
| Larson | 28 | 79.5 years |
| May | 27 | 79.1 years |
| Businesses in Princeton, IL |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | MasterBrand Cabinets | 6 |
| AmericInn | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Days Inn | 1 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | | |
Browse common businesses in Princeton, IL
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Social scientists and related workers (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Management occupations: (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of arson incidents in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest wind speed differences during a year (population 5,000+)"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less) (population 5,000+)"
- #74 (61356) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swedish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #93 (61356) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Belgian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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