Plainsboro

township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States
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Plainsboro is a township in Middlesex County, United States. It was established on January 1, 1919. Peter Cantu serves as its head of government[1].

The township has a population of 24,000 as of 2020[2][3]. It covers an area of 31.6 square miles and has an elevation of 24 feet. Plainsboro operates in the Eastern Time Zone.

Plainsboro

Summary

Plainsboro is a township of New Jersey[1]. Plainsboro draws 119 Wikipedia views per month (township_of_new_jersey category, ranking #72 of 241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County[3].
  • Plainsboro is in the country of United States[4].
  • Plainsboro's head of government is recorded as Peter Cantu[5].
  • Plainsboro's image is recorded as Plainsboro Center, NJ.jpg[6].
  • Plainsboro's instance of is recorded as township of New Jersey[7].
  • Plainsboro's shares border with is recorded as Princeton[8].
  • Plainsboro's shares border with is recorded as South Brunswick[9].
  • Plainsboro's shares border with is recorded as East Windsor Township[10].
  • Plainsboro's shares border with is recorded as West Windsor Township[11].
  • Plainsboro's shares border with is recorded as Cranbury[12].
  • Plainsboro's locator map image is recorded as Plainsboro-twp-nj.png[13].
  • Plainsboro's postal code is recorded as 08536[14].
  • Plainsboro's Commons category is recorded as Plainsboro Township, New Jersey[15].
  • Plainsboro's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 961156[16].
  • Plainsboro's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[17].
  • +1919-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Plainsboro[18].
  • Plainsboro's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 882161[19].
  • Plainsboro's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.336666666667, 'lon': -74.586944444444}[20].
  • Plainsboro's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0xpr3[21].
  • Plainsboro's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 34-59280[22].
  • Plainsboro's official website is recorded as https://www.plainsboronj.com/[23].
  • Plainsboro's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Plainsboro Township, New Jersey[24].
  • Plainsboro's population is recorded as {'amount': '+22999'}[25].
  • Plainsboro's population is recorded as {'amount': '+24084'}[26].
  • Plainsboro's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Plainsboro Township'}[27].

Body

Geography

Plainsboro is in the country of United States[4]. Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Plainsboro's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+31.614'}[28]. Plainsboro's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+24'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+22999'}[25] and {'amount': '+24084'}[26].

Designation and Status

Plainsboro's instance of is recorded as township of New Jersey[7].

History and Context

+1919-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Plainsboro[18].

Why It Matters

Plainsboro draws 119 Wikipedia views per month (township_of_new_jersey category, ranking #72 of 241).[2] Plainsboro has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Plainsboro is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . plainsboronj.com. Retrieved . plainsboronj.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . www2.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . nj.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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