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Princeton is one of the rapid growing cities in Collin County, Texas. Princeton is located in Northeast Collin County between the cities of McKinney and Greenville Texas on U.S. Highway 380. At this time, Collin County is the fastest growing county in Texas.

Princeton is approximately 30 miles northeast of Dallas and 38 miles from DFW International Airport. Collin County Regional Airport is 8 miles west of Princeton and is the home of the largest and most active corporate flight department in the Dallas area.

Government

TypeGeneral “A” Law
# on Council6
City Manager1
Assistant City Manager/City Secretary1
City Employees98
Municipal Police29
Firefighters10-full-time, 3 part-time sworn, 7 part-time operations, 2 part-time civilian, with up to 33 volunteers

Education

Princeton ISD4A School District
PISD Employees546
Budget – 2016-2017$34,907,803.00
SchoolEnrollment for 2016-2017
Lacy Elementary (Grades PK-5)498
Godwin Elementary (Grades K-5)522
Harper Elementary (Grades K-5)509
Smith Elementary (Grades K-5)537
Huddleston Intermediate ( Grade 6)267
Clark Jr. High (Grades 7-8)635
Princeton High School (Grades 9-12)1,125

Area Universities/College

Collin College
Texas Women’s University
University of North Texas, Denton
Texas A&M University, Commerce

Dallas Area Universities/College

Southern Methodist UniversityUniversity of Texas at DallasRichland College

Taxation

City of Princeton$0.651215
Collin County$0.172531
Princeton ISD$1.469800
Collin County Community College$0.81222
Sales Tax$8.250000

Utilities

Water, Wastewater, Garbage and RecyclingCity of Princeton – Utility Billing123 West Princeton Drive Princeton, TX, 75407

Phone: 972-736-2711 Fax: 972-734-2548

GasAtmos Energy 1-800-460-3030
ElectricityPower to Choose1-866-797-4839
Cable TV – Internet ServicesCableTV.com

Area Attractions/Events

Princeton is located on the north shore of Lake Lavon, an approximately 22,000 acre reservoir formed by a dam on the east fork of the Trinity River. There are 4 major park areas located along the lake shore in the Princeton Area. They provide camping, picnic areas, and swimming facilities. The lake is used for fishing and all types of water recreations activities.
A few of the City’s yearly events are…
April Beautification Month
Easter Egg Hunt
July Spectacular-Arts & Craft Vendors, Fireworks, Live Music
Fall Festival
Christmas Tree Lighting
Movie in The Park

Finance

First Bank & Trust-Citizens Bank Branch Independent Bank

Hospitals/Medical Centers

Baylor Scott & White-McKinney Medical City McKinney Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen

Nearby Highways/Interstates

US 75Hwy 121Hwy 5US Highway 380

Transportation

Greyhound Bus Lines, McKinney
Park & Ride DART Rail Station
Collin County Transit
McKinney National Airport
Dallas Love Field
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

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