Princeton Map
Princeton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,090 at the 2000 census.
As a small town and depot along the Florida East Coast Railroad in the 1900s, the community was named by Gaston Drake after his alma mater, Princeton University. Many of the town buildings were even painted the school's colors: black and orange. Drake operated a saw mill and lumber company in Princeton supplying Miami, the Florida Keys and Cuba until the local timber gave out in 1923.
Princeton is located at 25°32?8?N 80°23?51?W / 25.53556°N 80.3975°W / 25.53556; -80.3975 (25.535634, -80.397485).
Nearby cities include Pinecrest, South Miami, Coral Gables, West Miami, Key Biscayne.