Plainsboro Township

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Plainsboro Township
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Location in New Jersey
Basic data
Foundation : 1919
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Middlesex County
Coordinates : 40 ° 20 ′  N , 74 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 20 ′  N , 74 ° 35 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 22,999 (as of 2010)
Population density : 749.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 31.7 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of
which 30.7 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 24 m
Postal code : 08536
Area code : +1 609
FIPS : 34-59280
GNIS ID : 0882161
Website : www.plainsboronj.com
Mayor : Peter Cantu

Plainsboro Township is a community in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States . In the 2010 census , 22,999 inhabitants were registered.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of ​​31.7 km 2 , of which 30.7 km 2 is land and 1.1 km 2 (3.35%) is water. The US statistical agency lists the Plainsboro Center and Princeton Meadows settlements as census-designated places .

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 20,215 people, 8,742 households and 5,122 families in the city. The population density is 659.2 inhabitants per km 2 . 58.20% of the population is White, 7.58% African American , 0.10% Native American , 30.51% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 1.36% from other races, and 2.24% mixed race . 4.64% are Latinos of various origins.

Of the 8,742 households, 33.4% have children under the age of 18. 50.4% of them are married couples living together, 6.4% are single mothers, 41.4% are not families, 33.9% are single households and 2.2% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 30, the average family size 3.06.

24.6% of the population are under 18 years old, 6.5% between 18 and 24, 45.2% between 25 and 44, 19.4% between 45 and 64, 4.2% older than 65. The average age is 33 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 102.4, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 100.8.

The median income for a household is $ 72,097 and the median income for a family is $ 88,783. Males have a median income of $ 62,327 versus $ 44,671 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 38,982. 3.0% of the population and 1.4% of families live below the poverty line, of which 1.7% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 2.3% of people are older than 65.