Princeton, Indiana

Princeton is a small city in southwestern Indiana in the United States and the county seat of Gibson County, where it is the largest community. It is part of the greater Evansville metropolitan area and had 8,301 residents at the 2020 census. The city takes its name from William Prince, an Irish-born settler and county commissioner, and the commissioners chose the name by drawing lots when the county seat was located in 1814. The Second Empire style Gibson County Courthouse is its best known landmark. Princeton was the last town struck by the 1925 Tri-State Tornado, which killed 45 people in the city. Railways, coal mining and a food processing plant shaped its industry, and a Toyota vehicle plant now operates between Princeton and Fort Branch. Its climate is humid subtropical with hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters.