Plainsboro Township, New Jersey
| Plainsboro Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Plainsboro | |
Plainsboro Center located in the middle of the township
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 Location of Plainsboro Township in Middlesex County. Inset: Location of Middlesex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Plainsboro Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°20′18″N 74°34′55″W / 40.338251°N 74.581908°WCoordinates: 40°20′18″N 74°34′55″W / 40.338251°N 74.581908°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Middlesex |
| Incorporated | May 6, 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Peter A. Cantu (D, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Administrator | Anthony Cancro |
| • Clerk | Carol J. Torres |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.207 sq mi (31.614 km2) |
| • Land | 11.785 sq mi (30.522 km2) |
| • Water | 0.422 sq mi (1.092 km2) 3.45% |
| Area rank | 189th of 566 in state 11th of 25 in county |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 22,999 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 23,621 |
| • Rank | 109th of 566 in state 13th of 25 in county |
| • Density | 1,951.6/sq mi (753.5/km2) |
| • Density rank | 295th of 566 in state 21st of 25 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08536 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3402359280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882161 |
| Website | www |
Plainsboro Township is a township in Middlesex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 22,999, reflecting an increase of 2,784 (+13.8%) from the 20,215 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 6,002 (+42.2%) from the 14,213 counted in the 1990 Census.
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 Township and lands south of Plainsboro Road and Dey Road that had been part of Cranbury Township. 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.
The original residents of Plainsboro were the Unami people, a subtribe of the Lenape Native Americans. In the 17th century, the Dutch settled the area for its agricultural properties.
The oldest developed section of Plainsboro is at the intersection of Dey and Plainsboro Roads. It is thought that the road was named after a Dutch-built tavern that sat at the intersection, called "The Planes Tavern," in the early 18th century or earlier. The building still stands and was featured on HGTV's If These Walls Could Talk along with the historic Plainsboro Inn building (circa 1790) that was built adjacent to "Planes Tavern" at Plainsboro Road and Dey Road.
In 1897, the Walker-Gordon Dairy Farm opened up, which, among many other things, contributed Elsie the Cow, possibly the most famous cow ever, and The Walker Gordon Diner, which has since been closed. The site of the farm has been turned into a single-family home community named Walker-Gordon Farm, which consists of over 350 homes.
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