Princeton Community Information

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

Type	General “A” Law
# on Council	6
City Manager	1
Assistant City Manager/City Secretary	1
City Employees	98
Municipal Police	29
Firefighters	10-full-time, 3 part-time sworn, 7 part-time operations, 2 part-time civilian, with up to 33 volunteers

Education

Princeton ISD	4A School District
PISD Employees	546
Budget – 2016-2017	$34,907,803.00

School	Enrollment 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 University	University of Texas at Dallas	Richland College

Taxation

City of Princeton	$0.651215
Collin County	$0.172531
Princeton ISD	$1.469800
Collin County Community College	$0.081222
Sales Tax	$8.250000

Utilities

Water, Wastewater, Garbage and Recycling	City of Princeton – Utility Billing	123 West Princeton Drive Princeton, TX, 75407 Phone: 972-736-2711 Fax: 972-734-2548
Gas	Atmos Energy	1-800-460-3030
Electricity	Power to Choose	1-866-797-4839
Cable TV – Internet Services	CableTV.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 75	Hwy 121	Hwy 5	US 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