Princeville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Princeville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPrinceville is a village in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,728 at the 2020 census, down from 1,738 in 2010. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,738 to 1,636 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Princeville yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Princeville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Princeville’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBAKERY IN, 1973: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Princeville
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Princeville, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as BAKERY IN (1973) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.