'''Princeton''' is a town located in [[Washington County, Maine]].  As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 892.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 109.5 [[square kilometer|km²]] (42.3 [[square mile|mi²]]).  95.9 km² (37.0 mi²) of it is land and 13.6 km² (5.2 mi²) of it is water.  The total area is 12.40% water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]][[Geographic references#2|<sup>2</sup>]] of 2000, there were 892 people, 370 households, and 253 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 9.3/km² (24.1/mi²).  There were 488 housing units at an average density of 5.1/km² (13.2/mi²).  The racial makeup of the town was 95.85% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.00% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.67% from two or more races.  0.90% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 370 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,603, and the median income for a family was $39,464. Males had a median income of $40,139 versus $24,688 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,449.  18.0% of the population and 12.3% of families were below the [[poverty line]].   13.9% of those under the age of 18 and 27.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

[[Category:Washington County, Maine]]
[[Category:Towns in Maine]]