Plainsboro Township, New Jersey | |
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 Location of Plainsboro Township in Middlesex County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
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| Coordinates: 40°20′18″N 74°34′55″W / 40.338255°N 74.581898°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Incorporated | May 6, 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Peter A. Cantu (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | Anthony Cancro[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Carol J. Torres[6] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.11 sq mi (31.37 km2) |
| • Land | 11.74 sq mi (30.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2) 3.09% |
| • Rank | 191st of 565 in state 11th of 25 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 24,084 |
| • Estimate | 23,874 |
| • Rank | 110th of 565 in state 14th of 25 in county[12] |
| • Density | 2,051.8/sq mi (792.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 292nd of 565 in state 21st of 25 in county[12] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code | 609[15] |
| FIPS code | 3402359280[1][16][17] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882161[1][18] |
| Website | www |
Plainsboro Township is a township situated in southern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Centrally located in the Raritan Valley region, the township is an outer-ring suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area, even though it is slightly geographically closer to Center City, Philadelphia than to Midtown Manhattan.[19][20] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 24,084,[9][10] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 1,085 (+4.7%) from the 22,999 recorded at the 2010 census,[21][22] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,784 (+13.8%) from the 20,215 counted in the 2000 census.[23]
Plainsboro was incorporated as a township on May 6, 1919, from lands north of Plainsboro Road and Dey Road that had been part of South Brunswick and lands south of Plainsboro Road and Dey Road that had been part of Cranbury.[24] The main impetus towards the creation of the township was the lack of schools serving the area; a new school was constructed after the township was established, which still exists as J.V.B. Wicoff School, named for one of the individuals who led the effort to create Plainsboro.[25]
- ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ Administration, Township of Plainsboro. Accessed April 1, 2023.
- ^ Township Clerk, Township of Plainsboro. Accessed April 1, 2023.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Plainsboro, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 11, 2013.
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PopEstwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Plainsboro, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 31, 2011.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 21, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Plainsboro, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 22, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 2, 2023.
- ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Plainsboro, N.J.; The Woes and Benefits of Growth", The New York Times, January 11, 1998. Accessed July 2, 2023.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 172. Accessed May 30, 2024.
- ^ History, Township of Plainsboro. Accessed March 23, 2017. "Inadequate school facilities became the catalyst for creating the Township. Residents John V.B. Wicoff, a prominent Trenton lawyer and businessman, and Henry W. Jeffers Sr. led the move to have the New Jersey legislature form the Township of Plainsboro. A new school was built shortly after incorporation. That school, renamed the JVB Wicoff School on October 9, 1975, still serves as the school to many of Plainsboro's elementary students."