Plainsboro Township, New Jersey

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Plainsboro Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Plainsboro
Plainsboro Center located in the middle of the township
Plainsboro Center located in the middle of the township
Location of Plainsboro Township in Middlesex County. Inset: Location of Middlesex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Location of Plainsboro Township in Middlesex County. Inset: Location of Middlesex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Plainsboro Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Plainsboro Township, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°20′18″N 74°34′55″W / 40.338251°N 74.581908°W / 40.338251; -74.581908Coordinates: 40°20′18″N 74°34′55″W / 40.338251°N 74.581908°W / 40.338251; -74.581908[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
IncorporatedMay 6, 1919
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorPeter A. Cantu (D, term ends December 31, 2017)[3]
 • AdministratorAnthony Cancro[4]
 • Municipal clerkCarol J. Torres[5]
Area
 • Total12.207 sq mi (31.614 km2)
 • Land11.785 sq mi (30.522 km2)
 • Water0.422 sq mi (1.092 km2)  3.45%
Area rank189th of 566 in state
11th of 25 in county[1]
Elevation79 ft (24 m)
Population
 • Total22,999
 • Estimate 
(2016)[11]
23,407
 • Rank109th of 566 in state
13th of 25 in county[12]
 • Density1,951.6/sq mi (753.5/km2)
 • Density rank295th of 566 in state
21st of 25 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP code
08536[13][14]
Area code(s)609[15]
FIPS code3402359280[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882161[1][18]
Websitewww.plainsboronj.com

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,[8][9][10] 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.[19]

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;[20] 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.[21]

History[edit]

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.[22]

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;[23] the site of the farm has been turned into a single-family home community named Walker-Gordon Farm, which consists of over 350 homes.[24]

Other family farms arrived during the first three quarters of the 20th Century, notably the Parker, Simonson, Stults, and Groendyke farms; the Parker Farm was eventually integrated into the Groendyke farm, and both became part of Walker-Gordon's Dairy Farm, which is now a housing development. The Simonson and Stults Farms still stand and operate in Plainsboro.

The chapel of St. Joseph's Seminary, built 1914 in Plainsboro, though it bears a Princeton address

Plainsboro was officially founded on May 6, 1919, and was formed from sections of Cranbury and South Brunswick townships.[20] Plainsboro Township was created in response to Cranbury and South Brunswick refusing to build a new fireproof and larger school in Plainsboro Village;[25] every year, the date is celebrated with a parade, festival, and a concert.

In 1971, Princeton University (which owned most of the town) and Lincoln Properties, Inc., together developed the area into what it is now, a large suburban town still holding on to its rural past. In response to the development, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South was opened in nearby Princeton Junction, then just called WWP High. To accommodate the additional growth, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North was opened in Plainsboro in September 2000, beginning a North-South rivalry between the Pirates and the Knights.

The latest addition to Plainsboro is the Village Center, which is adjacent to the historic village area. Located at the intersection of Schalks Crossing and Scudder Mills Roads, Plainsboro Village Center currently features eight buildings totaling almost 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) of retail, commercial and office space, as well as 11 single-family homes and 12 townhomes;[26] the Village Center contains wide landscaped sidewalks and outdoor, cafe'-style seating. The Village center's downtown atmosphere is the location of many shopping and dining destinations; the Village Center features a large village green with a tranquil fountain and walking paths in a park-like setting. The Village Center also houses a new $12.4 million Plainsboro Library, which opened on April 10, 2010.[27] The township broke ground on July 27, for two new buildings that will host medical offices, additional retail space and eight residential condominium units.

A new $447 million hospital facility is being developed in Plainsboro, slated for a 2012 opening; the hospital will be renamed University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. The new hospital and 171-acre (69 ha) medical campus will include a modern medical office building attached to the hospital, a world-class education center, a health and fitness center, a skilled nursing facility, a pediatric services facility and a 32-acre (13 ha) public park.[28] Officials at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced they will be opening a facility in Plainsboro on 13 acres (5.3 ha) of the new hospital campus.[29]

Geography[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 12.207 square miles (31.614 km2), including 11.785 square miles (30.522 km2) of land and 0.422 square miles (1.092 km2) of water (3.45%).[1][2]

Plainsboro Center (with a 2010 Census population of 2,712[30]) and Princeton Meadows (13,834 as of 2010[31]) are unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) located within Plainsboro Township.[32][33]

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Aqueduct, Schalks and Scotts Corner.[34]

The township borders Cranbury Township and South Brunswick Township in Middlesex County, and East Windsor Township, Princeton and West Windsor Township in Mercer County.[35]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1920460—
19301,018121.3%
1940925−9.1%
19501,11220.2%
19601,1715.3%
19701,64840.7%
19805,605240.1%
199014,213153.6%
200020,21542.2%
201022,99913.8%
Est. 201623,407[11][36]1.8%
Population sources:
1920[37] 1920-1930[38]
1930-1990[39] 2000[40][41] 2010[8][9][10]

2010 Census[edit]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 22,999 people, 9,402 households, and 5,885.652 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,951.6 per square mile (753.5/km2). There were 10,089 housing units at an average density of 856.1 per square mile (330.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 41.07% (9,445) White, 8.03% (1,847) Black or African American, 0.30% (69) Native American, 46.22% (10,630) Asian, 0.02% (4) Pacific Islander, 1.76% (404) from other races, and 2.61% (600) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.21% (1,429) of the population.[8] As of the 2010 Census, 29.6% of the township's population self-identified as being Indian American, making them the largest minority group in the township.[8]

There were 9,402 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.14.[8]

In the township, the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.5 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.4 males.[8]

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $86,986 (with a margin of error of +/- $5,536) and the median family income was $114,457 (+/- $6.162). Males had a median income of $76,846 (+/- $6,185) versus $58,515 (+/- $5,722) for females; the per capita income for the township was $46,222 (+/- $2,054). About 1.9% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.[42]

2000 Census[edit]

As of the 2000 United States Census[16] there were 20,215 people, 8,742 households, and 5,122 families residing in the township; the population density was 1,707.7 people per square mile (659.2/km²). There were 9,133 housing units at an average density of 771.5 per square mile (297.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 58.20% White, 7.58% African American, 0.10% Native American, 30.51% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.36% from other races, and 2.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.64% of the population.[40][41]

As part of the 2000 Census, 16.97% of Plainsboro Township residents identified themselves as being Indian American. This was the second-highest percentage (behind Edison) of Indian American people in any municipality in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[43] In the 2000 census, 8.55% of Plainsboro Township's residents identified themselves as being of Chinese ancestry. This was the second-highest percentage (behind Holmdel Township) of people with Chinese ancestry in any municipality in New Jersey with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[44]

There were 8,742 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.06.[40][41]

In the township the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 45.2% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.[40][41]

The median income for a household in the township was $72,097, and the median income for a family was $88,783 (these figures had risen to $82,609 and $102,586 respectively as of the 2007 American Community Survey estimate[45]). Males had a median income of $62,327 versus $44,671 for females; the per capita income for the township was $38,982. About 1.4% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.[40][41]

Government[edit]

Local government[edit]

Old Town Logo

Plainsboro Township is governed by a Township Committee form of New Jersey municipal government; the governing body is composed of five members chosen at-large on a partisan basis for three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for vote each year as part of the November general election.[6][46] Every January 1, the Township Committee re-organizes and selects a mayor and deputy mayor from among its membership. Township Committee meetings are open to the public and held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. A Township Administrator appointed by the Township Committee oversees Plainsboro's professional employees. Major departments are Administration, Township Clerk, Finance, Recreation/Cultural Affairs, Municipal Court, Public Safety, Public Works, Planning/Zoning, and Building Inspections, each overseen by a department head.[47]

As of 2016, members of the Plainsboro Township Committee are Mayor Peter A. Cantu (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2017; term as mayor ends 2016), Deputy Mayor Neil J. Lewis (D, term on committee ends 2018; term as deputy mayor ends 2016), David Bander (D, 2016), Nuran Nabi (D, 2018) and Edward Yates (D, 2016).[48][49][50][51][52][53]

Federal, state and county representation[edit]

Plainsboro Township is located in the 12th Congressional District[54] and is part of New Jersey's 14th state legislative district.[9][55][56]

For the 116th United States Congress, New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, Ewing Township).[57][58] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2021)[59] and Bob Menendez (Paramus, term ends 2025).[60][61]

For the 2018–2019 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 14th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Linda R. Greenstein (D, Plainsboro Township) and in the General Assembly by Daniel R. Benson (D, Hamilton Township, Mercer County) and Wayne DeAngelo (D, Hamilton Township, Mercer County).[62][63] The Governor of New Jersey is Phil Murphy (D, Middletown Township);[64] the Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Sheila Oliver (D, East Orange).[65]

Middlesex County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose seven members are elected at-large on a partisan basis to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects from among its members a Freeholder Director and Deputy Director; as of 2015, Middlesex County's Freeholders (with party affiliation, term-end year, residence and committee chairmanship listed in parentheses) are Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios (D, term ends December 31, 2015, Carteret; Ex-officio on all committees),[66] Freeholder Deputy Director Carol Barrett Bellante (D, 2017; Monmouth Junction, South Brunswick Township; County Administration),[67] Kenneth Armwood (D, 2016, Piscataway; Business Development and Education),[68] Charles Kenny ( D, 2016, Woodbridge Township; Finance),[69] H. James Polos (D, 2015, Highland Park; Public Safety and Health),[70] Charles E. Tomaro (D, 2017, Edison; Infrastructure Management)[71] and Blanquita B. Valenti (D, 2016, New Brunswick; Community Services).[72][73] Constitutional officers are County Clerk Elaine M. Flynn (D, Old Bridge Township),[74] Sheriff Mildred S. Scott (D, 2016, Piscataway)[75] and Surrogate Kevin J. Hoagland (D, 2017; New Brunswick).[73][76]

Politics[edit]

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 11,460 registered voters in Plainsboro Township, of which 3,884 (33.9%) were registered as Democrats, 1,486 (13.0%) were registered as Republicans and 6,081 (53.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 9 voters registered to other parties.[77]

Presidential Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2016[78] 22.4% 1,800 74.3% 5,960 4.1% 259
2012[79] 29.3% 2,286 69.3% 5,416 1.4% 111
2008[80] 27.8% 2,280 70.4% 5,760 1.1% 87
2004[81] 35.5% 2,575 63.4% 4,603 0.6% 63

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 69.3% of the vote (5,416 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 29.3% (2,286 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (111 votes), among the 7,859 ballots cast by the township's 12,074 registered voters (46 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 65.1%.[82][83] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 70.4% of the vote (5,760 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 27.8% (2,280 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (87 votes), among the 8,187 ballots cast by the township's 11,847 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.1%.[84] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 63.4% of the vote (4,603 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 35.5% (2,575 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (63 votes), among the 7,261 ballots cast by the township's 10,605 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 68.5.[85]

Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2017[86] 29.4% 1,239 68.6% 2,893 2.0% 83
2013[87] 54.9% 2,232 43.4% 1,763 1.7% 68
2009[88] 43.2% 1,823 58.7% 2,478 8.5% 360
2005[89] 38.0% 1,737 57.5% 2,628 3.7% 169

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 54.9% of the vote (2,232 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 43.4% (1,763 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (68 votes), among the 4,121 ballots cast by the township's 12,289 registered voters (58 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 33.5%.[87][90] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 58.7% of the vote (2,478 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 43.2% (1,823 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 7.3% (309 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (51 votes), among the 4,223 ballots cast by the township's 11,142 registered voters, yielding a 37.9% turnout.[91]

Education[edit]

Public schools[edit]

The campus of the former St. Joseph's Seminary is home to a number of private schools

Plainsboro Township and West Windsor Township are part of a combined school district, the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, which serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the two communities in four elementary schools (grades PreK/K - 3), two upper elementary schools (grades 4 and 5), two middle schools (grades 6 - 8) and two high schools (grades 9 - 12); as of the 2015-16 school year, the district and its 10 schools had an enrollment of 9,756 students and 741.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1.[92] Schools in the district (with 2015-16 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[93]) are Dutch Neck Elementary School[94] (located in West Windsor: 690 students; in grades K-3), Maurice Hawk Elementary School[95] (West Windsor: 790; K-3), Town Center Elementary School[96] (Plainsboro: 582; PreK-2), J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School[97] (Plainsboro: 449; K-3), Millstone River Upper Elementary School[98] (Plainsboro: 1,051; 3-5. Formerly West Windsor-Plainsboro Upper Elementary School (UES), before the Village School was built), Village Upper Elementary School[99] (West Windsor: Preschool, 713; 4-5), West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School[100] (Plainsboro: 1,152; 6-8. Formerly West Windsor-Plainsboro Middle School pre-1997, before Grover Middle School was created), Thomas R. Grover Middle School[101] (West Windsor: 1;188; 6-8), West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North[102] (Plainsboro: 1,414; 9-12) and West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South[103] (West Windsor: 1,591; 9-12. Formerly West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, before High School North was established in 1997).[104][105]

In 2005, Community Middle School received first place at the national "Science Olympiad" competition and took first place for a second time in 2007. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North was the 32nd-ranked public high school, and South was 62nd-ranked, in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.[106]

Three of the district's schools have been recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South was recognized during the 1992-93 school year and Maurice Hawk Elementary School was recognized in 1993-94,[107] while West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North was recognized in the 2006-07 school year.[108]

Private schools[edit]

The campus of the former St. Joseph's Seminary, located in Plainsboro,[109] is home to a number of private schools.

Transportation[edit]

Roads and highways[edit]

View south along US 1 in Plainsboro

As of May 2010, the township had a total of 64.94 miles (104.51 km) of roadways, of which 55.78 miles (89.77 km) were maintained by the municipality, 7.06 miles (11.36 km) by Middlesex County and 2.10 miles (3.38 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[115]

U.S. Route 1 is a major transportation route that passes through the northwestern part of township. County Route 614 has its western terminus at U.S. Route 1 and passes through the center of Plainsboro.[116]

The closest limited access road is the New Jersey Turnpike which is accessible from Interchange 8 in neighboring East Windsor Township and Interchange 8A in Monroe Township.

Public transportation[edit]

New Jersey Transit bus service includes the 600, which provides service to Trenton. NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor rail line runs through the township. NJ Transit and Amtrak trains service the township at the nearby Princeton Junction.[117]

Suburban Transit buses 300 line to New York from the Park and Ride in Route 130 provides service directly to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan.[118]

Cycling[edit]

There are many cycle routes through Plainsboro, connecting the main shopping districts and down to the D&R Canal cycle pathway. There are a few discontinuities in the cycle routes, but generally they are well-maintained.[119]

Media appearances[edit]

  • Plainsboro is the namesake of the fictional hospital in the Fox TV series House (aka Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital)
  • Plainsboro is referred to in Tim Curry's song "Paradise Garage" from his album Fearless.[120]
  • "Plainsboro High" is a fictional New Jersey high school around which the HBO film, Rocket Science, is based.
  • Plainsboro is mentioned in the description of the battle area in Orson Welles's 1938 radio broadcast, The War of the Worlds, when the radio announcer describes the aftermath of the purported Martian invasion at nearby Grover's Mill.[121]
  • Plainsboro was featured on the MTV series, True Life ("I'm Graduating from High School") season 11, 2008, on which MTV took a look at the life of three seniors who were enrolled at High School North.[122]
  • Plainsboro is the site for the tomb of Elsie the Cow.[123]

Science and research[edit]

Notable people[edit]

See also: Category:People from Plainsboro Township, New Jersey.

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Plainsboro Township include:

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