South Plainfield, New Jersey
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South Plainfield is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 21,810.
South Plainfield was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1926, from portions of Piscataway Township, based on the results of a referendum passed on April 6, 1926.[1]
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[edit] Geography
South Plainfield is located at (40.580703, -74.414015)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 21.7 km² (8.4 mi²). 21.7 km² (8.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.48%) is water.
South Plainfield is bordered by Piscataway on the south and west, Edison on the east, and Plainfield on the north.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 5,047 |
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| 1940 | 5,379 | 6.6% | |
| 1950 | 8,008 | 48.9% | |
| 1960 | 17,879 | 123.3% | |
| 1970 | 21,142 | 18.3% | |
| 1980 | 20,512 | -3.0% | |
| 1990 | 20,489 | -0.1% | |
| 2000 | 21,810 | 6.4% | |
| Est. 2005 | 23,064 | [2] | 5.7% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[3] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 21,810 people, 7,151 households, and 5,856 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,007.3/km² (2,609.8/mi²). There were 7,307 housing units at an average density of 337.5/km² (874.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 77.74% White, 8.56% African American, 0.22% Native American, 7.57% Asian, 3.48% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.66% of the population.
There were 7,151 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the borough the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $67,466, and the median income for a family was $72,745. Males had a median income of $47,465 versus $34,329 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $25,270. About 2.3% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local Government
The Borough of South Plainfield operates under the Borough form of municipal government, consisting of a Mayor and six Councilpersons elected at large. The Mayor is elected to a four-year term and may succeed that term by re-election. The six Council members are elected at-large for terms of three years on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
The current Mayor of South Plainfield is Charles Butrico (D). Members of the South Plainfield Borough Council are Council President Dennis J. Cerami (D), Matthew P. Anesh (R), Robert Bengivenga, Jr. (R), Raymond S. Petronko (D), Joseph Scrudato (D) and Kathleen Thomas (D).[4]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
South Plainfield is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 18th Legislative District.[5]
New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District, covering portions of Hunterdon County, Middlesex County, Somerset County and Union County, is represented by Mike Ferguson (R). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 18th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Barbara Buono (D, Edison) and in the Assembly by Peter J. Barnes (D, Edison) and Patrick J. Diegnan (D, South Plainfield). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Middlesex County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Middlesex County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel (Milltown), Freeholder Deputy Director Stephen J. "Pete" Dalina (Fords), Camille Fernicola (Piscataway), H. James Polos (Highland Park), John Pulomena (South Plainfield), Christopher D. Rafano (South River) and Blanquita B. Valenti (New Brunswick).
[edit] Education
The South Plainfield Public Schools serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are four Elementary Schools (K-4) — John F. Kennedy Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School, John E. Riley Elementary School and Roosevelt Elementary School — Grant School for grades 5 & 6, South Plainfield Middle School for grades 7 & 8, and South Plainfield High School for grades 9-12.
[edit] Police Department
The South Plainfield Police Department is issued FCC callsign WNWN473 for use on 453.32500 MHz and 458.32500 MHz for public safety use.
[edit] Notable residents
- Rick Gomez, actor best known for portraying Sgt. George Luz, in the HBO television miniseries Band of Brothers, and as "Endless Mike" Hellstrom in the cult hit Nickelodeon TV series The Adventures of Pete and Pete.
- Michael Price, a WGA Award and Emmy Award winning American writer and producer best known for his work on The Simpsons.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 174.
- ^ Census data for South Plainfield township, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ 2007 Mayor & Council, accessed January 30, 2007
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 64, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- South Plainfield Public Schools
- South Plainfield Home Page
- South Plainfield Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the South Plainfield Public Schools
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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