THE PRINCETON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Green River-Southern Wabash Lowlands setting.
Princeton city has 5.48 square miles of land in Gibson County. Its Census reference point is in Green River-Southern Wabash Lowlands, within Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Broad terraced river valleys contrast with wooded slopes and dissected glacial plains. Bottomland settings and upland oak landscapes occur close together across the Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Regional context: Interior River Valleys and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Princeton and Gibson County
Princeton is associated with Gibson County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Princeton by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Princeton, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 2.3 percentage points lower than the 2.4% recorded for Gibson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Princeton city has 8% of the land area of nearby Patoka township (68.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

