Located in New Jersey's Middlesex County, Plainsboro Township is home to a population of around 20,000 residents. In addition to the many beautiful Plainsboro, NJ homes for sale, Plainsboro Center and Princeton Meadows are two census-designated places and unincorporated areas that are located directly within Plainsboro Township.
The township borders South Brunswick Township, Cranbury Township, Princeton Township, West Windsor Township, and East Windsor Township in Mercer County. The major transportation route that runs through the township is U.S. Route 1.
Plainsboro Township was incorporated on May 6, 1919. Before this date, all areas north of Plainsboro Road and Dey Road were part of South Brunswick Township. All areas south of Plainsboro Road and Dey Road were part of Cranbury Township. Ultimately, the Plainsboro Township was created in 1919, due to inadequate school facilities. Both South Brunswick and Cranbury townships refused to build a new, larger, fireproof school in Plainsboro Village. In turn, residents John V.B. Wicoff, a wealthy Trenton lawyer and businessman, and Henry W. Jeffers, Sr. made the notion to have the New Jersey legislature form the Plainsboro Township. Today, residents of the township celebrate the date of May 6 every year with a parade, festival, and a concert.
The average income for a household in the township is around $72,000.
Plainsboro Township History
The Unami Native American tribe originally inhabited the present-day Plainsboro Township area. Around the early seventeenth century, the Dutch settled the area, namely for its agricultural advantages.
The intersection of Dey and Plainsboro Roads is the oldest developed section of the township. The roads are thought to have been named after a Dutch built tavern that resided at the intersection in the early 1700s, called The Plains Tavern. This tavern still stands, along with the historic Plainsboro Inn building that was built next to the tavern, at the Plainsboro Road and Dey Road intersection.
At the onset of the twentieth century, Plainsboro Township evolved into a large farming area, with the first dairy farm opening in 1897. Other notable farms included the Parker, Simonson, Stults, and Groendyke farms. Some of the farms have now turned into Plainsboro, NJ homes for sale, as well as housing developments. The Simonson and Stults remain operational in Plainsboro Township today.
Lincoln Properties and Princeton University, which owns most of the Plainsboro Township, jointly developed the area of the township in 1971 to what it is today - a growing suburban town that is able to maintain its charming and rural past. Two high schools were built following the development, including West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South and West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North. In addition to the newly built Plainsboro, NJ homes, the most recent development in the township includes the long awaited Village Center, which resides next to the historic village area.
Excellent Educational Opportunities
The Plainsboro Township and West Windsor Township share a school district, known as the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. The district consists of four K-3 elementary schools, two upper elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools.
People who are seeking Plainsboro, NJ homes for sale are likely to be quite pleased with the schools in the area. Community Middle School notably took home first place prize at the national Science Olympiad competition in 2005, and again in 2007. The West Windsor-Plainsboro High North was ranked number one in the state of New Jersey by New Jersey Monthly magazine, with West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South was ranked number three. In addition to these awards and rankings, three of the district's schools have been recognized as Blue Ribbon Schools.
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