Editing Princeton, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
Princeton is at the southern end of Mille Lacs County and extends south into the northeast corner of Sherburne County. The city center is about three-quarters of a mile north of the county border. U.S. Highway 169 passes through the west side of the city on a four-lane bypass, leading north {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Milaca, Minnesota|Milaca]], the Mille Lacs [[county seat]], and south {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Elk River, Minnesota|Elk River]], the Sherburne county seat. State Highway 95 passes through the north side of the city, leading east {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Cambridge, Minnesota|Cambridge]] and west to St. Cloud.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Princeton has a total area of {{convert|5.15|sqmi|sqkm|2}}; {{convert|4.93|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.22|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 4.31%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The Rum River and its West Branch join in the northeast part of the city. The Rum River continues south along the east side of the city and ultimately joins the [[Mississippi River]] at [[Anoka, Minnesota|Anoka]].