Plainsboro Township is a

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situated in southern Middlesex County, in the

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. Centrally located in the Raritan Valley region, the township is an outer-ring suburb of

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in the

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, even though it is slightly geographically closer to

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than to

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. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 24,084, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 1,085 (+4.7%) from the 22,999 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,784 (+13.8%) from the 20,215 counted in the 2000 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 and lands south of Plainsboro Road and Dey Road that had been part of Cranbury.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. 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. Robert Blundon is also a famous resident between 1989-97 who won the William Canady Black Man of the Year Award in 1989 and 1990.

History

The original residents of Plainsboro were the

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, a subtribe of the

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Native Americans. In the 17th century, the

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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

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'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

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and The Walker Gordon Diner, which has since been closed.Garbarine, Rachelle
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'', June 27, 1999. Accessed December 31, 2011. "A 255-acre former dairy farm in the west central portion of Plainsboro that was once the home of Elsie, the Borden cow, is being transformed into a single-family home community designed so half the site will be developed and the other half devoted to recreation and open space. Called Walker-Gordon Farm, after the dairy that dominated the site off Plainsboro Road through 1971, the project will have 355 detached houses, each with 2,100 to 3,400 square feet of space on lots averaging 6,000 to 12,000 square feet. A total of 183 homes have been sold." The site of the farm has been turned into a single-family home community named Walker-Gordon Farm, which consists of over 350 homes.History
Walker Gordon Farm. Accessed October 22, 2013. 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. Plainsboro was officially founded on May 6, 1919, and was formed from sections of Cranbury and South Brunswick townships. Plainsboro Township was created in response to Cranbury and South Brunswick refusing to build a new fireproof and larger school in Plainsboro Village. Every year, the date is celebrated with a parade, festival, and a concert. In 1971,

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(which owned most of the township) and Lincoln Properties, Inc., together started to develop the area into what it is now, a large suburban township still holding on to its rural past. By the 1980s, Princeton University had acquired nearly of Plainsboro Township, a holding far larger than the size of the original university campus. In response to the development,

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was opened in nearby Princeton Junction, then just called WWP High. To accommodate the additional growth,

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was opened in Plainsboro in September 2000, beginning a north–south rivalry between the Pirates and the Knights. First_Presbyterian_Church_in_Plainsboro

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 of retail, commercial and office space, as well as 11 single-family homes and 12 townhomes. 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. 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 hospital facility was under development in Plainsboro, that would be renamed University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. The new hospital and medical campus was designed to include a medical office building attached to the hospital, an education center, a health and fitness center, a nursing facility, a pediatric services facility and a public park. Officials at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced they will be opening a facility in Plainsboro on of the new hospital campus. Constructed at a cost of $523 million, the new hospital opened in May 2012, with patients relocated from the former facility in Princeton that had been in use for 93 years. The hospital was acquired in January 2018 by

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and renamed as Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center.

Geography

According to the

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, the township had a total area of 12.11 square miles (31.37 km²), including 11.74 square miles (30.40 km²) of land and 0.37 square miles (0.97 km²) of water (3.09%). Plainsboro Center (with a 2010 Census population of 2,712) and Princeton Meadows (13,834 as of 2010) are

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and

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s (CDPs) located within Plainsboro Township. Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Aqueduct, Schalks and Scotts Corner. The township borders the municipalities of Cranbury and South Brunswick in Middlesex County; and East Windsor,

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and West Windsor in Mercer County.

Demographics

2020 Census

The 2020 United States census counted a total population of 24,084 people within Plainsboro Township, and 9,960 total households in the township. The median age of a Plainsboro resident was 38.2, while 22.2% of the population were under the age of 18. The racial makeup of the town was 13,596 (56%) Asian, 6,974 (28.9%) White, 1,646 (6.8%) Black/African American, 1,449 (6%) Hispanic/Latino, 71 (0.29%) American Indian and Alaska Native, 9 (0.037%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 1,222 (5.07%) Mixed Race, and 566 (2.3%) were some other race. Of 9,960 households, 56.9% were Married-couple family households, 20.5% were Female householder with no spouse present family households, and 18.2% were Male householder with no spouse present family households, with 4.6% being other means of living. The Census Bureau's 2022 American Community Survey displays the median household income of the township was $120,971, with family households making $166,880 on average, with married/couple families making $173,910 on average, and nonfamily households making $84,755 on average.

2010 Census

The 2010 United States census counted 22,999 people, 9,402 households, and 5,886 families in the township. The

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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 was 41.07% (9,445)

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, 8.03% (1,847) Black or African American, 0.30% (69) Native American, 46.22% (10,630) Asian, 0.02% (4)

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, 1.76% (404) from other races, and 2.61% (600) from two or more races.

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of any race were 6.21% (1,429) of the population. As of the 2010 Census, 29.6% of the township's population self-identified as being

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, making them the largest minority group in the township. Of the 9,402 households, 36.5% had children under the age of 18; 53.4% were married couples living together; 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 37.4% were non-families. Of all households, 31.2% 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. 24.7% of the population were 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, the population had 98.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.4 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010

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dollars)

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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

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for the township was $46,222 (+/− $2,054). About 1.9% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the

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, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

2000 Census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 20,215 people, 8,742 households, and 5,122 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 9,133 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 58.20%

, 7.58%

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, 0.10% Native American, 30.51% Asian, 0.01%

, 1.36% from other races, and 2.24% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.64% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Plainsboro township, Middlesex County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed November 26, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Plainsboro township, Middlesex County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed November 26, 2012. As part of the 2000 Census, 16.97% of Plainsboro Township residents identified themselves as being

. 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. In the 2000 census, 8.55% of Plainsboro Township's residents identified themselves as being of

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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. There were 8,742 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were

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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. 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. 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). Males had a median income of $62,327 versus $44,671 for females. The

for the township was $38,982. About 1.4% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the

, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

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is an upscale

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located on

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. The center opened in 1986 and has a

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of , of retail and office space. It was designed by

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with the architectural firm Bower Lewis Thrower/Architects to "create a retail mix that will not just bring people in every few weeks like the regional malls do". As of 2022 its tenants are primarily smaller boutique retailers, offices, restaurants, and a hotel. The center has also been approved for residential units.

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and

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in Lawrence Township are also a short distance away.

Government

Local government

Plainsboro Township is governed by a Township Committee form of New Jersey municipal government. The township is one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form. The governing body is comprised of a five-member Township Committee whose members are chosen

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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.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 70. 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. , members of the Plainsboro Township Committee are

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Peter A. Cantu ( D, term on committee ends December 31, 2026; terms as mayor ends 2024),

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Edward Yates (D, term on committee ends 2025; term as deputy mayor ends 2024), David Bander (D, 2025), Neil J. Lewis (D, 2024) and Nuran Nabi (D, 2024).Mayor & Township Committee
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, December 7, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.November 8, 2022 General Election Official Results

, updated November 22, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results

, updated November 19, 2021. Accessed April 13, 2022.

Federal, state and county representation

Plainsboro Township is located in the 12th Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 14th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District

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. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
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. Accessed October 30, 2019.

Politics

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

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and 6,081 (53.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 9 voters registered as

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or Greens. In the

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, Democrat

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received 69.3% of the vote (5,416 cast), ahead of Republican

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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%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 70.4% of the vote (5,760 cast), ahead of Republican

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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%. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat

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received 63.4% of the vote (4,603 ballots cast), outpolling Republican

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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. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 54.9% of the vote (2,232 cast), ahead of Democrat

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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%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat

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received 58.7% of the vote (2,478 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 43.2% (1,823 votes), Independent

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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.

Education

Public schools

Plainsboro Township and West Windsor Township are part of a combined school district, the

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, which serves students in

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through

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from the two communities. The district has four elementary schools (grades Pre-K/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 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 9,386 students and 773.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.1:1.District information for West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are Dutch Neck Elementary School (located in West Windsor: 704 students; in grades K-3), Maurice Hawk Elementary School (West Windsor: 723; K-3), Town Center Elementary School (Plainsboro: 431; PreK-2), J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School (Plainsboro: 349; K-3), Millstone River School (Plainsboro: 967; 3-5), Village School (West Windsor: 617; 4-5), Community Middle School (Plainsboro: 1,131; 6-8), Thomas R. Grover Middle School (West Windsor: 1,208; 6-8),

(Plainsboro: 1,521; 9-12) and

(West Windsor: 1,649; 9-12). The district is overseen by a directly elected nine-member

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whose members are allocated to the two constituent municipalities based on population, with four of the nine seats allocated to Plainsboro. In 2005, Community Middle School received first place at the national "

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" 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 ''

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'' magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's ''Top Public High Schools''. Three of the district's schools have been recognized by the

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was recognized during the 1992–1993 school year and Maurice Hawk Elementary School was recognized in 1993–1994,Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)
,

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. Accessed April 17, 2011. while

was recognized in the 2006–2007 school year. Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the

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, a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its schools in

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, Edison,

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and Woodbridge Township, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.

Private schools

The campus of the former St. Joseph's Seminary, located in Plainsboro, is home to a number of private schools. * French American School of Princeton (Pre-K–8) * The

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(closed after 2017–2018 school year) * The Laurel School *

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, a Classical Christian school. The school had been located in Plainsboro from 2011 to 2014 but permanently located in the former Saint Joseph's seminary in 2019.

Historic district

Princeton Nurseries was a large commercial

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in Plainsboro Township, near the historic village of

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. Founded in 1913 by William Flemer Sr., it once was the largest commercial nursery in the United States. The company stopped operations here in 1995. It was added to the

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as the Princeton Nurseries Historic District on August 28, 2018. File:Princeton Nurseries, Middlesex County, NJ - Storage Building.jpg, Storage Building File:Princeton Nurseries, Middlesex County, NJ - Flemer Arboretum sign.jpg, Flemer Arboretum File:Princeton Nurseries, Middlesex County, NJ - Flemer Arboretum, flowering tree.jpg, Flowering tree in the arboretum

Infrastructure

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Middlesex County and by the

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. Several major transportation routes traverse the township.

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is a major transportation route that passes through the northwestern part of township. County Route 614 has its western terminus at US 1 and passes through the center of Plainsboro. The closest limited access road is the

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(

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) which is accessible from Interchange 8 in neighboring East Windsor Township and Interchange 8A in Monroe Township.

Public transportation

New Jersey Transit bus service includes the

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, which provides service to Trenton.

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rail line runs through the township. NJ Transit and

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trains service the township at the nearby Princeton Junction.

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buses 300 line to New York from the Park and Ride in

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provides service directly to

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Cycling

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.

Healthcare

Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center (commonly abbreviated as "PMC") is a regional hospital and healthcare network located in Plainsboro Township. Servicing the greater

region (which includes parts of

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, and

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counties) in

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, the hospital is owned by the Penn Medicine Health System and is the only such hospital in the state of New Jersey. PMC is a 355-bed

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, and

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. It is a major university hospital of the

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and has a helipad to handle transport critical patients from and to other hospitals via PennStar. The hospital was previously located in Princeton on Witherspoon Street, until May 22, 2012, when the new location opened off of U.S.1. The new hospital was designed by a joint venture between HOK and RMJM Hiller. The PMC network offers a wide array of services at its main campus location in Plainsboro, along with its network of primary and specialty care through its Family-based Physician practice locations across Central Jersey (in locations such as in Cranbury,

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, East Windsor,

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, Hillsborough, Lawrenceville,

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, Morganville, Pennington, Robbinsville, and West Windsor). Other nearby regional hospitals and healthcare networks that are accessible to the township include

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in nearby Freehold Township, the Old Bridge Township division of Raritan Bay Medical Center, and the Hamilton Township division of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH). Saint Peter's University Hospital and

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are also located nearby in

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Media appearances

* Plainsboro is the namesake of the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in the Fox TV series ''

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''. * Plainsboro is referred to in

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's song "Paradise Garage" from his album ''Fearless''. * Plainsboro and the fictional Plainsboro High School are the setting around which the HBO film '' Rocket Science'' is based. * Plainsboro is mentioned in the description of the battle area in

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's 1938 radio broadcast, ''

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'', when the radio announcer describes the aftermath of the purported Martian invasion at nearby Grover's Mill. * 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. * Plainsboro is the site for the tomb of Elsie the Cow.

Science and research

* From 1986 through 1989, Plainsboro was home to the John von Neumann Center on College Road, which hosted the liquid nitrogen-cooled

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supercomputer, then the world's fastest computer, and was a major hub of the early Internet. * Plainsboro is home to the

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, a laboratory for

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research. * The

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, where the first computer models of climate were developed, is physically located in Plainsboro on the James Forrestal Campus of

. * Plainsboro had a nuclear research reactor (on Nuclear Reactor Road) built in 1957. * In 1930, the Rotolactor was invented by Walker Gordon Farms in Plainsboro. The Rotolactor was the first rotary milking parlor and a popular tourist attraction. It remained in use into the 1960s.The Rotolactor

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Plainsboro Township include: * David Jordan Bachner (1991–2009), baseball pitcher *

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(born 1987), former professional

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player * Patrick Clark (1955–1998), chef *

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(born 1982), political strategist, investment banker and attorney *

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(born 1950), represents the 14th Legislative District in the

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* Henry W. Jeffers (1871–1953), one of the leaders in establishing Plainsboro Township, and served as its first mayor after incorporation in 1919 * Gary Jeter (1955–2016), former NFL defensive end who played for the

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and

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* Mariam Nazarian (born 1983), concert pianist and producer, who made her Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 16 *

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(born 1987), U.S. Olympic swimmer and gold medal winner of the 200m

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at the

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* Barbara Wright (born 1933), member of the

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who also served as mayor of the township * Felicia Zhang (born 1993), former pair skater who is a two-time U.S. national medalist and competed at the

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via

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"Winter Olympics 2014: Plainsboro's Felicia Zhang satisfied with performance in pairs figure skating"

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, February 12, 2014. Accessed August 22, 2014. "American figure skating pair Felicia Zhang of Plainsboro and Nathan Bartholomay didn't expect to medal at the Sochi Games in a loaded field with strong duos from Russia, China and Germany."

References

External links

Official Plainsboro web siteWest Windsor-Plainsboro School District
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School Data for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District

Plainsboro Fire CompanyPlainsboro Historical SocietyPlainsboro Public LibraryPlainsboro Rescue SquadWest Windsor/Plainsboro Today: local online news and chat sitePlainsboro Rescue Squad – volunteer ambulance service
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