Plainfield, New Jersey

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Plainfield
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Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : 1847
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Union County
Coordinates : 40 ° 37 ′  N , 74 ° 25 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 37 ′  N , 74 ° 25 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 47,353 (as of 2006)
Population density : 3,035.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 15.6 km 2  (about 6 mi 2 ) of
which 15.6 km 2  (about 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 29 m
Postcodes : 07060-07063
Area code : +1 908
FIPS : 34-59190
GNIS ID : 0885355
Website : www.plainfield.com
Mayor : Mayor Adrian O. Mapp

Plainfield is a city in Union County , New Jersey , United States of America with 47,829 residents (2000 census).

history

The area was settled by Quakers in 1684 , and in 1869 it was merged into a town. Formerly a dormitory city in the New York area , Plainfield has become the center of ten closely-knit communities with diverse industries, including printing, chemicals, clothing, electronics, and automotive suppliers.

Among the various buildings that have survived from the 18th century are a Quaker Meeting House (1788), the Martine House (1717), and the Nathaniel Drake House (1746), known as George Washington's headquarters. Nearby Washington Rock, over the Hudson River, is believed to be the lookout point from which Washington observed British troop movements.

In musical history, Plainfield is known as the birthplace of the P-Funk music genre . George Clinton founded The Parliaments around the time he was working in a barber shop in Plainfield.

Population development

year Residents¹
1980 45,555
1990 46,567
2000 47,829
2005 47,642

¹ 1980–2000: census results; 2005: Update of the US Census Bureau

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​15.6 km 2 , not including water bodies.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 47,829 people, 15,137 households and 10,898 families in the city. The population density is 3,057.4 inhabitants per km 2 . 21.45% of the population are White, 61.78% African American , 0.41% Native American , 0.93% Asian , 0.10% Pacific Islander , 10.78% Other Ethnicity, and 4.55% Mixed Race . 25.16% are Latinos of various origins.

Of the 15,137 households, 35.5% have children under the age of 18. 39.3% of them are married couples living together, 24.5% are single mothers, 28.0% are not families, 21.1% are single households and 7.4% are people over 65. The average household size is 3 , 10, the average family size 3.49.

27.5% are under 18 years old, 10.2% between 18 and 24, 32.6% between 25 and 44, 20.5% between 45 and 64, 9.2% older than 65. The average age is 33 years . The ratio of women to men is 100: 95.7, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 92.2.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 46,683 and the median income for a family is $ 50,774. Males have a median income of $ 33,460 versus $ 30,408 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 19,052. 15.9% of the population and 12.2% of families live below the poverty line, of which 21.3% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 12.6% of people are older than 65.

sons and daughters of the town