Town of Princeville, North Carolina

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The Town of Princeville, North Carolina, is a historically significant community recognized as one of the first towns in the United States incorporated by African Americans, located in eastern North Carolina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African-American town
incorporated place
municipality
town
adjacentTo Tarboro, North Carolina NERFINISHED
areaCode 252
country United States of America
county Edgecombe County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
demographicCharacter historically African-American community
experiencedEvent flooding from Hurricane Floyd in 1999
flooding from Hurricane Matthew in 2016
governingBody Princeville Town Council NERFINISHED
governmentType mayor–council government
hasCommunityType small town
hasCulturalIdentity symbol of African-American self-governance
symbol of resilience after natural disasters
hasEconomicChallenges vulnerable tax base
hasFeature low-lying topography
proximity to Tar River levees
hasHeritageDesignation recognized for African-American heritage
hasMajorHazard flooding
hasPopulationGroup predominantly Black population
hasRebuildingEfforts post–Hurricane Floyd recovery
post–Hurricane Matthew recovery
hasUTCOffsetDST UTC−04:00
hasUTCOffsetStandardTime UTC−05:00
historicalSignificance considered the oldest town incorporated by African Americans in the United States
one of the first towns in the United States incorporated by African Americans
incorporationStatus incorporated town
locatedIn eastern North Carolina
locatedInFloodplainOf Tar River NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Coastal Plain of North Carolina NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Tar River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Turner Prince NERFINISHED
partOf Edgecombe County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Rocky Mount metropolitan area NERFINISHED
postalCodeType ZIP Code
recognizedBy State of North Carolina for historical significance
various African-American heritage organizations
state North Carolina NERFINISHED

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Edgecombe County, North Carolina contains Town of Princeville, North Carolina