1881Infrastructure
In 1881, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Company extended its line from Greenville to McKinney, passing through land owned by the brothers.
1888Government
This name was accepted, and a post office was established in 1888.
1940Architecture
In 1940, a camp of 76 cabins was built west of Princeton to house up to 400 migrant workers, who came to work during the onion and cotton seasons.
1945Crime
In February 1945, the site became a prisoner-of-war camp for German prisoners captured during the Second World War.
2003History
This time, most of the administrators, who had been in favor of a ten square mile land grab that violated Texas law during the years of 2003 to 2011, were no longer in office.
2005Culture
It is a major festival for the town that began in 2005 and is expected to occur on the fourth Saturday of April each year.
2007History
=== History of Government ===
Historically, Princeton was a Type A General Law city, but its council members have tried to get a Home Rule form of government passed four times: ...
2010History
The case was filed on January 12, 2010 and was titled: The State of Texas Ex Rel.
2011History
=== Boundary history ===
On June 30, 2011, a Collin County District Court Judge issued a judgment ending a legal dispute over Princeton's southern boundary.
2013History
The fiscal 2013 budget includes an increased ad valorem tax rate to increase funding for maintenance and operations; increased water service rates are also included in the budget.
2015Education
In January 2015, a year long transparency study of 113 area cities, counties, and school districts was completed by The Dallas Morning News.
2017Government
It ranked as bad in request best practices, bad in request compliance, good in web customer service and excellent in online meeting notice."
In 2017 and 2019, the Texas legislat...
2019History
On May 24, 2019, a new law went into effect extending the 2017 law.
2022History
It’s a form of taxation without representation and it will not be tolerated in Texas…"
On November 8, 2022, Princeton brought the Home Rule issue before its voters for the fift...
2023History
=== American Community Survey ===
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there are 6,809 estimated households in Princeton with an average of 3.07 persons per household.
2025History
Princeton, Texas, as of 2025, is currently the fastest-growing city in the United States.