"Plainsboro" and "Plainsboro, New Jersey" redirect here. For the CDP and unincorporated community within the township, seePlainsboro Center, New Jersey.
Location of Plainsboro Township inMiddlesex County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County inNew Jersey highlighted in black (left).
Census Bureau map of Plainsboro Township, New Jersey
Plainsboro was incorporated as a township on May 6, 1919, from lands north of Plainsboro Road and Dey Road that had been part ofSouth Brunswick and lands south of Plainsboro Road and Dey Road that had been part ofCranbury.[22] 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.[23] 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.
The original residents of Plainsboro were theUnami people, a subtribe of theLenapeNative Americans. In the 17th century, theDutch settled the area for its agricultural properties.[24]
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 onHGTV'sIf 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.[citation needed]
In 1897, the Walker-Gordon Dairy Farm opened up, which, among many other things, contributedElsie the Cow and The Walker Gordon Diner, which has since been closed.[25] The site of the farm has been turned into a community of 350 single-family homes named Walker-Gordon Farm.[26]
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.[22] Plainsboro Township was created in response to Cranbury and South Brunswick refusing to build a new fireproof and larger school in Plainsboro Village.[27] Every year, the date is celebrated with a parade, festival, and a concert.
In 1971,Princeton University (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 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) of Plainsboro Township, a holding far larger than the 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) size of the original university campus.[28] In response to the development,West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South was opened in nearbyPrinceton 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.[29] 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.[30] 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 171-acre (69 ha) 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 32-acre (13 ha) public park.[31] 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.[32] 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.[33] The hospital was acquired in January 2018 byUniversity of Pennsylvania Health System and renamed asPenn Medicine Princeton Medical Center.[34]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, 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%).[1][2]
Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Aqueduct,Schalks and Scotts Corner.[37]
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.[7]
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.[7]
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.[7]
ThePlainsboro Center neighborhood, located in the middle of the township
The2010 United States census counted 22,999 people, 9,402 households, and 5,886 families in the township. Thepopulation 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 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) fromother races, and 2.61% (600) from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.21% (1,429) of the population.[19] As of the 2010 Census, 29.6% of the township's population self-identified as beingIndian American, making them the largest minority group in the township.[19]
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.[19]
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.[19]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010American Community Survey showed that (in 2010inflation-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. Theper capita income for the township was $46,222 (+/− $2,054). About 1.9% of families and 3.9% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.[46]
As of the2000 United States census[14] there were 20,215 people, 8,742 households, and 5,122 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,707.7 inhabitants per square mile (659.3/km2). There were 9,133 housing units at an average density of 771.5 per square mile (297.9/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% fromother races, and 2.24% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 4.64% of the population.[44][45]
As part of the 2000 Census, 16.97% of Plainsboro Township residents identified themselves as beingIndian American. This was the second-highest percentage (behindEdison) of Indian American people in any municipality in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[47] In the 2000 census, 8.55% of Plainsboro Township's residents identified themselves as being ofChinese ancestry. This was the second-highest percentage (behindHolmdel Township) of people with Chinese ancestry in any municipality in New Jersey with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[48]
There were 8,742 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% weremarried 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.[44][45]
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.[44][45]
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[49]). Males had a median income of $62,327 versus $44,671 for females. Theper capita income for the township was $38,982. About 1.4% of families and 3.0% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.[44][45]
As of 2022 its tenants are primarily smaller boutique retailers, offices, restaurants, and a hotel. The center has also been approved for residential units.[51]MarketFair inPrinceton andQuaker Bridge Mall inLawrence Township are also a short distance away.
Plainsboro Township is governed by aTownship Committee form of New Jersey municipal government. The township is one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form.[52] The governing body is comprised of a five-member Township Committee whose members are chosenat-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.[5][53] 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.[54]
As of 2024[update], members of the Plainsboro Township Committee areMayor Peter A. Cantu (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2026; terms as mayor ends 2024),Deputy Mayor 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).[55][56][57][58][59]
Plainsboro Veterans and 9/11 Memorial, built to honor U.S. service veterans and the four residents who lost their lives in theSeptember 11 terrorist attacks. It is located on the Plainsboro Municipal Complex next to the Wicoff House.[60][61]
Plainsboro Township is located in the 12th Congressional District[62] and is part of New Jersey's 14th state legislative district.[63][64][65]
Middlesex County is governed by aBoard of County Commissioners, whose seven members are electedat-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 commissioner director and deputy director.[70] As of 2025[update], Middlesex County's Commissioners (with party affiliation, term-end year, and residence listed in parentheses) are:
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 asDemocrats, 1,486 (13.0%) were registered asRepublicans and 6,081 (53.1%) were registered asUnaffiliated. There were 9 voters registered asLibertarians orGreens.[86]
United States presidential election results for Plainsboro[87][88]
In the2012 presidential election, DemocratBarack Obama received 69.3% of the vote (5,416 cast), ahead of RepublicanMitt 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 werespoiled), for a turnout of 65.1%.[89][90] In the2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 70.4% of the vote (5,760 cast), ahead of RepublicanJohn 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%.[91] In the2004 presidential election, DemocratJohn Kerry received 63.4% of the vote (4,603 ballots cast), outpolling RepublicanGeorge 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.[92]
United States Gubernatorial election results for Plainsboro[93]
In the2013 gubernatorial election, RepublicanChris Christie received 54.9% of the vote (2,232 cast), ahead of DemocratBarbara 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%.[94][95] In the2009 gubernatorial election, DemocratJon Corzine received 58.7% of the vote (2,478 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 43.2% (1,823 votes), IndependentChris 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.[96]
United States Senate election results for Plainsboro1[97]
The campus of the formerSt. Joseph's Seminary is home to a number of private schools.
Plainsboro Township andWest Windsor Township are part of a combined school district, theWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, which serves students inpre-kindergarten throughtwelfth grade from the two communities.[99] 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).[100] 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 anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[101] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from theNational Center for Education Statistics[102]) are Dutch Neck Elementary School[103] (located in West Windsor: 704 students; in grades K-3), Maurice Hawk Elementary School[104] (West Windsor: 723; K-3), Town Center Elementary School[105] (Plainsboro: 431; PreK-2), J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School[106] (Plainsboro: 349; K-3), Millstone River School[107] (Plainsboro: 967; 3-5), Village School[108] (West Windsor: 617; 4-5), Community Middle School[109] (Plainsboro: 1,131; 6-8), Thomas R. Grover Middle School[110] (West Windsor: 1,208; 6-8),West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North[111] (Plainsboro: 1,521; 9-12) andWest Windsor-Plainsboro High School South[112] (West Windsor: 1,649; 9-12).[113][114][115][116] The district is overseen by a directly elected nine-memberboard of education whose members are allocated to the two constituent municipalities based on population, with four of the nine seats allocated to Plainsboro.[117]
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, inNew Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state'sTop Public High Schools.[118]
As of May 2010[update], 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 theNew Jersey Department of Transportation.[132]
Several major transportation routes traverse the township.[133]US 1 is a major transportation route that passes through the northwestern part of township.[134]County Route 614 has its western terminus at US 1 and passes through the center of Plainsboro.[135]
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.[139]
Plainsboro is the namesake of the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in the Fox TV seriesHouse.[149]
Plainsboro is referred to inTim Curry's song "Paradise Garage" from his albumFearless.[150]
Plainsboro and the fictional Plainsboro High School are the setting around which the HBO filmRocket Science is based.[151]
Plainsboro is mentioned in the description of the battle area inOrson Welles's 1938 radio broadcast,The War of the Worlds, when the radio announcer describes the aftermath of the purported Martian invasion at nearbyGrover's Mill.[152]
From 1986 through 1989, Plainsboro was home to theJohn von Neumann Center on College Road, which hosted the liquid nitrogen-cooledETA10 supercomputer, then the world's fastest computer, and was a major hub of the early Internet.[155]
Plainsboro had a nuclear research reactor (on Nuclear Reactor Road) built in 1957.[158]
In 1930, the Rotolactor was invented by Walker Gordon Farms in Plainsboro. TheRotolactor was the first rotary milking parlor and a popular tourist attraction. It remained in use into the 1960s.[26][159]
^History, Township of Plainsboro. Accessed March 23, 2017. "Inadequate school facilities became the catalyst for creating the Township. Residents John V.B. Wicoff, a prominent Trenton lawyer and businessman, and Henry W. Jeffers Sr. led the move to have the New Jersey legislature form the Township of Plainsboro. A new school was built shortly after incorporation. That school, renamed the JVB Wicoff School on October 9, 1975, still serves as the school to many of Plainsboro's elementary students."
^History, Township of Plainsboro. Accessed December 23, 2019. "The Unami, a subtribe of the Lenni Lenape Native Americans, were the first inhabitants of the Plainsboro area. The Lenape were a part of the larger Delaware tribe. The Plainsboro area offered fertile soil and ample water to suit this tribe’s agricultural interests."
^Garbarine, Rachelle."In the Region/New Jersey; In Plainsboro, Clustering for Conservation",The New York Times, 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."
^abHistory, Walker Gordon Farm. Accessed October 22, 2013.
^Malwitz, Rick."Playing the name game: Sounds like Princeton but it's not",Home News Tribune, June 6, 2004. Accessed December 31, 2011. "Until 1919, Plainsboro was located in the townships of South Brunswick and Cranbury. Plainsboro wanted a grammar school, but the government of Cranbury was reluctant to spend money for a school. The citizens of the Plainsboro petitioned the state legislature for recognition, and succeeded, led by powerful Trenton attorney John V.B. Wicoff..."
^Princeton University - A Land Developer, Princeton Landing. Accessed December 23, 2019. "Following the Second World War, Princeton University purchased large land parcels in Plainsboro and the surrounding communities with the objective of developing the properties. This acquisition activity peaked in the 1980's when, the University owned almost 5,000 acres in the Princeton area (up from its original 4.5 acre campus)."
^Kershner, Randy."Plainsboro Village Center breaks ground on two new buildings", MyCentralJersey.com, August 16, 2010, updated February 4, 2011. Accessed December 23, 2019. "Located at the intersection of Schalks Crossing and Scudder Mills Roads, Plainsboro Village Center currently features eight buildings totaling almost 75,000 square feet of retail, commercial and office space, as well as 11 single-family homes and 12 townhomes."
^Latham, Cara."Children's Hospital Looks At Plainsboro Location",West Windsor & Plainboro News, January 7, 2011. Accessed May 24, 2016. "Officials at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have confirmed they are interested in opening a facility in Plainsboro on 13 acres on the new hospital campus off Route 1."
^Brill, Emily."University Medical Center of Princeton officially opens its $523M facility",The Times, May 23, 2012, updated March 30, 2019. Accessed December 23, 2019. "Nicole Williams had two surprises this week: on Monday her son Atticus Howarth was born four days early, and yesterday the two of them were the first patients wheeled through the doors of the new University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. Atticus’ key role in the inauguration of the $523 million new hospital was also a surprise to the delighted hospital staff.... The new hospital represents a massive upgrade for Princeton HealthCare System as it leaves behind its 93-year-old former hospital."
^Saska, Jim."Amid regulatory uncertainty, Penn Medicine acquires Princeton HealthCare",WHYY-FM, January 12, 2018. Accessed December 23, 2019. "Penn Medicine has finalized the acquisition of Princeton HealthCare System following a yearlong regulatory approval process. The University Medical Center of Princeton — which, despite the name, is located in Plainsboro, New Jersey, and is not affiliated with the Ivy League university — will become the sixth hospital in the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which has also added hospital networks in Lancaster and Chester counties in recent years."
^Government, Township of Plainsboro. Accessed May 28, 2024. "Plainsboro Township is governed by a Township Committee form of local government. The governing body is composed of 5 members elected at large for staggered 3-year terms. Every January 1, the Township Committee re-organizes and selects a mayor and deputy mayor from among its membership."
^Biography, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Watson Coleman and her husband William reside in Ewing Township and are blessed to have three sons; William, Troy, and Jared and three grandchildren; William, Kamryn and Ashanee."
^Board of County Commissioners,Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed May 1, 2022. "The residents of Middlesex County's 25 municipalities elect seven persons to serve as members of the Board of County Commissioners. The Commissioners are elected at large to staggered three-year terms in the November general election. In January of each year, the Board reorganizes, selecting one Commissioner to be County Commissioner Director and another to be County Commissioner Deputy Director."
^West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, West Windsor-Plainsboro School District. Accessed December 12, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Composition: The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of West Windsor and Plainsboro Township."
^About Us, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed December 12, 2022. "Ten schools will serve our students. Three elementary schools - Dutch Neck Elementary School, Maurice Hawk Elementary School, and Wicoff Elementary School - accommodate kindergarten through Grade 3. Town Center Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through Grade 2. Millstone River School serves students in Grades 3 through Grade 5, and Village School serves children in Grades 4 and 5. Students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 are assigned to one of two middle schools - Community Middle School and Thomas R. Grover Middle School. Two high schools, High School North and High School South, serve students in Grades 9 through 12."
^Board of Education,West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed March 15, 2020. "Members of the Board of Education are elected by qualified voters in the communities of West Windsor and Plainsboro Townships. Members are elected to three-year terms and normally three seats are up for election each spring. The Board of Education is composed of four elected representatives from Plainsboro and five elected representatives from West Windsor, all of whom serve without remuneration."
^Heyboer, Kelly."How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools", NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, February 23, 2019. Accessed February 8, 2025. "Middlesex County has two stand-alone career academies for high-achieving students: the Academy for Science, Math and Engineering Technology, located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison, and the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge. How to apply: Students must attend a mandatory information session and submit an application by November of their 8th grade year."
^About Our Schools,Middlesex County Magnet Schools. Accessed February 8, 2025. "These high schools are free public schools that offer hands-on, integrated learning opportunities for students in grades 9-12 interested in all types of careers as well as higher education. Any student who resides anywhere in Middlesex County's 25 municipalities student may apply to the school district. If accepted, the home school district will permit the student to attend and will organize daily transportation at no cost to the student's family."
^Zoning Map, (Archive). Plainsboro Township, New Jersey. Accessed February 5, 2016. - Located in zoning area "ECA"
^At a Glance, French American School of Princeton. Accessed December 23, 2019. "Grades: Preschool through 8th grade"
^Pollack, Laura."American Boychoir School to close after 80 years", Community News, August 16, 2017. Accessed December 23, 2019. "Rob D’Avanzo, chairman of the school’s board of trustees, said enrollment for the 2017-2018 school year was lower than anticipated. In year’s past, American Boychoir was composed of roughly 40 boys from across the country in grades four through eight, but the school was set to start this year with just 19 to 21 boys enrolled."
^Cusido, Carmen."Three Mercer schools join forces to form Princeton Center for the Arts & Education in Plainsboro",The Times, February 23, 2011, updated March 31, 2019. Accessed December 23, 2019. "Three area private schools, including the famed American Boychoir School, will combine operations at the former St. Joseph's Seminary in Plainsboro, officials announced at a press conference Tuesday. The French American School of Princeton and The Wilberforce School will join the Boychoir School in Plainsboro in the newly created Princeton Center for Arts & Education, the name given for the joint enterprise. In the process, the Boychoir School will sell its property at Lambert Drive in Princeton Township, which it has occupied since 1950, said Timothy Quinn, a board member."
^Mulvaney, Nicole."Wilberforce School finds new home at Windsor Athletic Center", NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, February 11, 2014, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed December 23, 2019. "Officials at The Wilberforce School in Plainsboro debated over the past nine months whether to keep the pre-K through 8 school at its Mapleton Road campus or relocate to a larger facility as it looked to expand its programming to high school students, officials said. They negotiated with the building’s landlord to determine a way to remain at its current campus after their lease expires this summer. But in the end, the opportunity to relocate seven miles away to classroom space at the Windsor Athletic Club in West Windsor “fell out of the sky” and presented a more viable option, headmaster Howe Whitman said."
^[3], Penn Medicine: Princeton Health, Princeton Medicine Physicians. Accessed July 4, 2023.
^[4], Penn Medicine: Princeton Health, Princeton Medicine Physicians Locations. Accessed July 4, 2023.
^Hicks, Kathy."Here’s What Makes House One of the Best Medical Series in TV History",MovieWeb, February 26, 2022. Accessed January 20, 2023. "Running from 2004 to 2012, the Fox hit show followed the pill-popping, narcissistic Dr. Gregory House, played by Hugh Laurie, who is the head of the Diagnostics department at Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey."
^Shea, Kevin T."It's not Plainsboro, it'sRocket Science", NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, August 4, 2007. Accessed July 8, 2022. "On Friday, a little movie calledRocket Science could put Plainsboro on the map.... Jeffrey Blitz never has been to Plainsboro or Trenton, both of which figure prominently in the movie that goes into wider release Aug. 17. True, he was a stutterer who joined the speakers team in high school, but he was never a stutterer who joined the debate team at Plainsboro High School."
^War of the Worlds radio script,The Mercury Theatre on the Air, October 30, 1938; accessed April 28, 2007. "One hundred and twenty known survivors. The rest strewn over the battle area from Grovers Mill to Plainsboro, crushed and trampled to death under the metal feet of the monster, or burned to cinders by its heat ray."
^Taber, George M."Von Neumann’s Souped-Up Supercomputer",NJBIZ, July 18, 1988. Accessed July 8, 2022. "The new supercomputer that has just been installed at the John von Neumann Center for Scientific Computing in Plainsboro can perform three billion mathematical operations per second. The machine, an ETA10, is the fastest and most powerful computer currently working in the world."
^Zamdonella, Catherine."Princeton-NOAA climate institute awarded $40 million",Princeton University, June 20, 2018. Accessed December 23, 2019. "Researchers at Princeton University and NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) have been awarded up to $40 million over five years to fund a new cooperative institute that focuses on Earth system research.... The new institute enables Princeton and GFDL to continue collaborative work begun under the Cooperative Institute for Climate Science, founded with funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 15 years ago. GFDL is located about three miles from Princeton University in Plainsboro, New Jersey."
^Berger, Debby."earful smiles bid teen farewell",NJ.com, August 16, 2009. Accessed September 21, 2015. "At the entrance of the Bachners' Plainsboro home were poster tributes filled with David's photos that his friends made for the family. Earlier in the week, a tribute had been set up at his high school's baseball field, and friends also held a candlelight vigil."
^D'Alessandro, Dave."Balance of NBA Finals may hinge on left knee of Plainsboro's Andrew Bynum",The Star-Ledger, June 3, 2010. Accessed December 31, 2011. "But Andrew Bynum, the 22-year-old from Plainsboro whose joints have been making these screeching sounds since the first round, will determine which team wins the 2010 NBA Finals that start tonight in Los Angeles."
^Asimov, Eric."Patrick Clark, 42, Is Dead; Innovator in American Cuisine",The New York Times, February 13, 1998. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Patrick Clark, a chef who helped lead a generation of Americans to embrace a new style of casual but sophisticated French cooking in the early 1980s, and then helped lead them back to the ingredients and preparations of their own country, died late Wednesday night at Princeton Medical Center in Princeton, N.J. He was 42 and lived in Plainsboro, N.J. "
^Miller, Lynn."Portrait of a Concert Pianist: Plainsboro to Carnegie Hall",Community News, January 23, 2009. Accessed October 2, 2017. "Her dream to be a concert pianist began early and by the time she was eight, she knew she would be a professional musician. Mariam Nazarian, 25, of Plainsboro was born into a family of musicians in Armenia.... Nazarian, who entered High School North with classmates in the school’s first graduating class (2001), attended classes as a freshman and sophomore."
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