Plainsboro Center is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Plainsboro Township, situated in southern Middlesex County, within the

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.GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Middlesex County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed November 29, 2012. As of the

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, the CDP's population was 2,760, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 48 (+1.8%) from the 2,712 recorded at the 2010 census,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Plainsboro Center CDP, New Jersey

. Accessed November 29, 2012. which in turn reflected an increase of 503 (+22.8%) from the 2,209 counted in the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the

, the CDP had a total area of 0.762 square miles (1.975 km²), including 0.759 square miles (1.966 km²) of land and 0.003 square miles (0.008 km²) of water (0.42%).US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990

. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Demographics

2010 census

The

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counted 2,712 people, 1,192 households, and 735 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 1,311 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 42.74% (1,159)

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, 4.87% (132) Black or African American, 0.44% (12) Native American, 48.53% (1,316) Asian, 0.04% (1)

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, 1.07% (29) from

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, and 2.32% (63) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.09% (138) of the population. Of the 1,192 households, 32.6% had children under the age of 18; 53.7% were married couples living together; 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 38.3% were non-families. Of all households, 33.9% were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.97. 23.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 41.0% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 96.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 95.8 males.

2000 census

As of the

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there were 2,209 people, 1,026 households, and 572 families living in the CDP. The

was 1,273.0/km² (3,284.7/mi²). There were 1,089 housing units at an average density of 627.6/km² (1,619.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 53.19%

, 4.75%

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, 0.05% Native American, 38.89% Asian, 0.95% from

, and 2.17% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.21% of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Plainsboro Center CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed November 29, 2012. There were 1,026 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were

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living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.2% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.90. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 51.1% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 3.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,759, and the median income for a family was $81,201. Males had a median income of $70,110 versus $42,500 for females. The

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for the CDP was $36,555. About 4.8% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the

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, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 35.8% of those age 65 or over.

Nearby historic communities

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in South Brunswick * The Estate of Duke Farms in Hillsborough * Dutch Neck in West Windsor Township * Griggstown in Franklin Township (Somerset County) * Harlingen in Montgomery Township * Kingston in Franklin Township (Somerset County) and South Brunswick * Lawrenceville in Lawrence Township (Mercer County) * The Livingston Avenue Historic District in

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in Marlboro Township, along with a detailed list of Historic Sites in Marlboro Township * The Monmouth Battlefield Historic District in Freehold Township and Manalapan Township * Monmouth Junction in South Brunswick * Perrineville in Millstone Township * The Princeton Battlefield Historic District in

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* Princeton Junction in West Windsor Township * The

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* Tennent in Manalapan Township * West Freehold in Freehold Township

References

{{Middlesex County, New Jersey Census-designated places in Middlesex County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey Plainsboro Township, New Jersey