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vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Arts_and_culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 8 Arts and culture </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Arts_and_culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9 Media </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Media-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Media subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Media_outlets" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media_outlets"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9.1 Media outlets </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Media_outlets-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_Plainfield_coverage" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_Plainfield_coverage"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9.2 Other Plainfield coverage </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_Plainfield_coverage-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Defunct_media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Defunct_media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9.3 Defunct media </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Defunct_media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Places_of_worship" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Places_of_worship"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10 Places of worship </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Places_of_worship-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Parks_and_recreation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Parks_and_recreation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11 Parks and recreation </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Parks_and_recreation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Government"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 12 Government </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Government-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Government subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Government-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Local_government" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Local_government"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 12.1 Local government </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Local_government-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Federal,_state,_and_county_representation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Federal,_state,_and_county_representation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 12.2 Federal, state, and county representation </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Federal,_state,_and_county_representation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Politics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Politics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 12.3 Politics </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Politics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 13 Education </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Education-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Education subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Public_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Public_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 13.1 Public schools </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Public_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Private_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Private_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 13.2 Private schools </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Private_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Higher_education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Higher_education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 13.3 Higher education </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Higher_education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Infrastructure" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Infrastructure"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 14 Infrastructure </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Infrastructure-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Infrastructure subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Infrastructure-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Transportation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transportation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 14.1 Transportation </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Transportation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Roads_and_highways" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Roads_and_highways"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 14.1.1 Roads and highways </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Roads_and_highways-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Public_transportation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Public_transportation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 14.1.2 Public transportation </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Public_transportation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Health_care" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Health_care"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 14.2 Health care </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Health_care-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Plainfield_Teacher's_College_hoax" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Plainfield_Teacher's_College_hoax"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 15 Plainfield Teacher's College hoax </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Plainfield_Teacher's_College_hoax-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 16 Notable people </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 17 See also </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 18 References </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 19 External links </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table 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hreflang="az" data-title="Pleynfild (Nyu-Cersi)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%8C_%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="پلاینفیلد، نیوجرسی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="پلاینفیلد، نیوجرسی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">تۆرکجه</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield_(New_Jersey)" title="Plainfield (New Jersey) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Plainfield (New Jersey)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%84%D1%96%D0%BB%D0%B4_(%D0%9D%D1%8C%D1%8E-%D0%94%D0%B6%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%81%D1%96)" title="Плейнфілд (Нью-Джэрсі) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Плейнфілд (Нью-Джэрсі)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield_(Nova_Jersey)" title="Plainfield (Nova Jersey) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Plainfield (Nova Jersey)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield_(lungsod_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_New_Jersey)" title="Plainfield (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, New Jersey) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Plainfield (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, New Jersey)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cebuano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="Plainfield, New Jersey – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Plainfield, New Jersey" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cymraeg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield" title="Plainfield – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Plainfield" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dagbanli</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield_(New_Jersey)" title="Plainfield (New Jersey) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Plainfield (New Jersey)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield_(Nueva_Jersey)" title="Plainfield (Nueva Jersey) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Plainfield (Nueva Jersey)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield_(Nov-%C4%B4erzejo)" title="Plainfield (Nov-Ĵerzejo) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Plainfield (Nov-Ĵerzejo)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield_(New_Jersey)" title="Plainfield (New Jersey) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Plainfield (New Jersey)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%8C_%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="پلینفیلد، نیوجرسی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پلینفیلد، نیوجرسی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield_(New_Jersey)" title="Plainfield (New Jersey) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Plainfield (New Jersey)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AF_(%D9%86%D9%8A%DB%8A%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A)" title="پلینفيلد (نيۊجرسي) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="پلینفيلد (نيۊجرسي)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target">گیلکی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%94%8C%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B8%ED%95%84%EB%93%9C_(%EB%89%B4%EC%A0%80%EC%A7%80%EC%A3%BC)" title="플레인필드 (뉴저지주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="플레인필드 (뉴저지주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield_(New_Jersey)" title="Plainfield (New Jersey) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Plainfield (New Jersey)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BB%D1%8D%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B4_(%D0%9D%D1%8C%D1%8E-%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B8)" title="Плэйнфилд (Нью-Джерси) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Плэйнфилд (Нью-Джерси)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Қазақша</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="Plainfield, New Jersey – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Plainfield, New Jersey" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kiswahili</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="Plainfield, New Jersey – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Plainfield, New Jersey" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kreyòl ayisyen</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BB%D1%8D%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B4_(%D0%9D%D2%AF-%D0%96%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B8)" title="Плэйнфилд (Нү-Жерси) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Плэйнфилд (Нү-Жерси)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target">Кыргызча</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield_(New_Jersey)" title="Plainfield (New Jersey) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Plainfield (New Jersey)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ladin</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainfield_(New_Jersey)" title="Plainfield (New Jersey) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Plainfield (New Jersey)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89_(%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E5%B7%9E)" title="プレインフィールド (ニュージャージー州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="プレインフィールド (ニュージャージー州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a 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.ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Plainfield, New Jersey</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/City_(New_Jersey)" title="City (New Jersey)">City</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/File:Plainfield,_New_Jersey_aerial_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Aerial photograph of Plainfield"><img alt="Aerial photograph of Plainfield" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey_aerial_view.jpg/250px-Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey_aerial_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey_aerial_view.jpg/375px-Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey_aerial_view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey_aerial_view.jpg/500px-Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey_aerial_view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2092" data-file-height="610" /></a><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Aerial photograph of Plainfield</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><a href="/wiki/File:Plainfield_Seal.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Plainfield, New Jersey"><img alt="Official seal of Plainfield, New Jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/Plainfield_Seal.png/100px-Plainfield_Seal.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/Plainfield_Seal.png/150px-Plainfield_Seal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/Plainfield_Seal.png/200px-Plainfield_Seal.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">The Queen City<a href="#cite_note-Queen-1">[1]</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/File:Plainfield_nj_039.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Plainfield in Union County highlighted in yellow (left). Inset map: Location of Union County in New Jersey highlighted in black (right)."><img alt="Location of Plainfield in Union County highlighted in yellow (left). Inset map: Location of Union County in New Jersey highlighted in black (right)." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Plainfield_nj_039.png/228px-Plainfield_nj_039.png" decoding="async" width="228" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Plainfield_nj_039.png/341px-Plainfield_nj_039.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Plainfield_nj_039.png/455px-Plainfield_nj_039.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="580" /></a><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Plainfield in <a href="/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union County, New Jersey">Union County</a> highlighted in yellow (left). Inset map: Location of Union County in <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> highlighted in black (right).</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/File:Census_Bureau_map_of_Plainfield,_New_Jersey.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Census Bureau map of Plainfield, New Jersey"><img alt="Census Bureau map of Plainfield, New Jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Census_Bureau_map_of_Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey.png/250px-Census_Bureau_map_of_Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Census_Bureau_map_of_Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey.png/375px-Census_Bureau_map_of_Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Census_Bureau_map_of_Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey.png/500px-Census_Bureau_map_of_Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey.png 2x" data-file-width="575" data-file-height="425" /></a><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Census Bureau map of Plainfield, New Jersey</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><a href="/wiki/File:Location_map_of_Union_County,_New_Jersey.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Plainfield is located in Union County, New Jersey"><img alt="Plainfield is located in Union County, New Jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Location_map_of_Union_County%2C_New_Jersey.svg/250px-Location_map_of_Union_County%2C_New_Jersey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Location_map_of_Union_County%2C_New_Jersey.svg/375px-Location_map_of_Union_County%2C_New_Jersey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Location_map_of_Union_County%2C_New_Jersey.svg/500px-Location_map_of_Union_County%2C_New_Jersey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="896" data-file-height="768" /></a><div class="od notheme" style="top:63.561%;left:39.836%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><img alt="Plainfield" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Plainfield</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in <a href="/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union County, New Jersey">Union County</a></div>Show map of Union County, New Jersey</div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:188px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:188px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:188px"><a href="/wiki/File:USA_New_Jersey_relief_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Plainfield is located in New Jersey"><img alt="Plainfield is located in New Jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/USA_New_Jersey_relief_location_map.svg/188px-USA_New_Jersey_relief_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="188" height="350" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/USA_New_Jersey_relief_location_map.svg/282px-USA_New_Jersey_relief_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/USA_New_Jersey_relief_location_map.svg/376px-USA_New_Jersey_relief_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="839" data-file-height="1560" /></a><div class="od notheme" style="top:32.819%;left:65.915%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><img alt="Plainfield" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Plainfield</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a></div>Show map of New Jersey</div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Plainfield is located in the United States"><img alt="Plainfield is located in the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/250px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/375px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/500px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a><div class="od notheme" style="top:36.145%;left:85.1%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><img alt="Plainfield" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div>Plainfield</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in the United States</div>Show map of the United States</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&params=40.615444_N_74.415775_W_region:US-NJ_type:city">40°36′56″N 74°24′57″W / 40.615444°N 74.415775°W / 40.615444; -74.415775</a><a href="#cite_note-CensusArea-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-GR1-3">[3]</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_New_Jersey" title="List of counties in New Jersey">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union County, New Jersey">Union</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">April 21, 1869</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><a href="#cite_note-DataBook-8">[8]</a></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Special_charter_(New_Jersey)" title="Special charter (New Jersey)">Special charter</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent">City Council</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Adrian O. Mapp (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Democratic_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Democratic Party">D</a>, term ends December 31, 2025)<a href="#cite_note-Mayor-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/City_manager" title="City manager">Administrator</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Abby Levenson<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Municipal_clerk" title="Municipal clerk">Municipal clerk</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Abubakar Jalloh<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><a href="#cite_note-TigerWebMapServer-9">[9]</a></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">5.97 sq mi (15.46 km2)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">5.96 sq mi (15.43 km2)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.15%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">258th of 565 in state 8th of 21 in county<a href="#cite_note-CensusArea-2">[2]</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">95 ft (29 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)<a href="#cite_note-Census2020-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-LWD2020-12">[12]</a></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">54,586</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2023)<a href="#cite_note-Census2020-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-ANNRNK-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-PopEst-14">[14]</a></div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">54,670</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population" title="List of United States cities by population">738th</a> in country (as of 2022)<a href="#cite_note-ANNRNK-13">[13]</a> 34th of 565 in state 3rd of 21 in county<a href="#cite_note-LWD2020Density-15">[15]</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">9,160.3/sq mi (3,536.8/km2)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">41st of 565 in state 3rd of 21 in county<a href="#cite_note-LWD2020Density-15">[15]</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9205:00" title="UTC−05:00">UTC−05:00</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern (EST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9204:00" title="UTC−04:00">UTC−04:00</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">Eastern (EDT)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">07060–07063<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_codes_732_and_848" title="Area codes 732 and 848">732</a> and <a href="/wiki/Area_code_908" title="Area code 908">908</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standards" title="Federal Information Processing Standards">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3403959190<a href="#cite_note-CensusArea-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-GR2-18">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">0885355<a href="#cite_note-CensusArea-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-GR3-20">[20]</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.plainfieldnj.gov/">www.plainfieldnj.gov</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Plainfield_Station_from_North_Avenue.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Plainfield_Station_from_North_Avenue.jpg/220px-Plainfield_Station_from_North_Avenue.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Plainfield_Station_from_North_Avenue.jpg/330px-Plainfield_Station_from_North_Avenue.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Plainfield_Station_from_North_Avenue.jpg/440px-Plainfield_Station_from_North_Avenue.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Plainfield_station" title="Plainfield station">Downtown Plainfield Train Station</a>, one of two stations running to New York City on the <a href="/wiki/Raritan_Valley_Line" title="Raritan Valley Line">Raritan Valley Line</a></figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NETHERWOOD_STATION,_UNION_COUNTY,_NJ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/NETHERWOOD_STATION%2C_UNION_COUNTY%2C_NJ.jpg/220px-NETHERWOOD_STATION%2C_UNION_COUNTY%2C_NJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/NETHERWOOD_STATION%2C_UNION_COUNTY%2C_NJ.jpg/330px-NETHERWOOD_STATION%2C_UNION_COUNTY%2C_NJ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/NETHERWOOD_STATION%2C_UNION_COUNTY%2C_NJ.jpg/440px-NETHERWOOD_STATION%2C_UNION_COUNTY%2C_NJ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2784" data-file-height="1848" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Netherwood_station" title="Netherwood station">Netherwood station</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Raritan_Valley_Line" title="Raritan Valley Line">Raritan Valley Line</a> to Newark/New York, one of two train stations in Plainfield</figcaption></figure> Plainfield is a <a href="/wiki/City_(New_Jersey)" title="City (New Jersey)">city</a> in <a href="/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union County, New Jersey">Union County</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>. Nicknamed "The Queen City",<a href="#cite_note-Queen-1">[1]</a> it serves as both a regional hub for <a href="/wiki/Central_Jersey" title="Central Jersey">Central New Jersey</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Bedroom_suburb" class="mw-redirect" title="Bedroom suburb">bedroom suburb</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Metropolitan area">New York Metropolitan area</a>, located in the <a href="/wiki/Raritan_River" title="Raritan River">Raritan Valley region</a>. As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 United States census</a>, the city's population, majority <a href="/wiki/Latino_(demonym)" title="Latino (demonym)">Latino</a> for the first time, was 54,586.<a href="#cite_note-Census2020-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-LWD2020-12">[12]</a> This was an increase of 4,778 (+9.6%) from the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 census</a> count of 49,808,<a href="#cite_note-Census2010-21">[21]</a><a href="#cite_note-LWD2010-22">[22]</a> which in turn reflected an increase of 1,979 (+4.1%) from the 47,829 counted in the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000 census</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Census2010XLS-23">[23]</a> In 2023, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">Census Bureau</a> <a href="/wiki/Population_Estimates_Program" title="Population Estimates Program">estimated</a> the city's population to be 54,670.<a href="#cite_note-PopEst-14">[14]</a> The area of present-day Plainfield was originally formed as <a href="/wiki/Plainfield_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Plainfield Township, New Jersey">Plainfield Township</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Township_(New_Jersey)" title="Township (New Jersey)">township</a> that was created on April 5, 1847, from portions of <a href="/wiki/Westfield,_New_Jersey" title="Westfield, New Jersey">Westfield Township</a>, while the area was still part of <a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Essex County, New Jersey">Essex County</a>. On March 19, 1857, Plainfield Township became part of the newly created Union County.<a href="#cite_note-Story-24">[24]</a> Plainfield was incorporated as a city by an act of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey Legislature</a> on April 21, 1869, from portions of Plainfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held that same day. The city and township coexisted until March 6, 1878, when Plainfield Township was dissolved and parts were absorbed by Plainfield city, with the remainder becoming Fanwood Township (now known as <a href="/wiki/Scotch_Plains,_New_Jersey" title="Scotch Plains, New Jersey">Scotch Plains</a>).<a href="#cite_note-Story-24">[24]</a> The name "Plainfield", also used in both <a href="/wiki/North_Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="North Plainfield, New Jersey">North Plainfield</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="South Plainfield, New Jersey">South Plainfield</a>, is derived from a local estate<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> or from its scenic location.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:McGreevyPlainfieldHouse.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/McGreevyPlainfieldHouse.jpg/220px-McGreevyPlainfieldHouse.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/McGreevyPlainfieldHouse.jpg/330px-McGreevyPlainfieldHouse.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/McGreevyPlainfieldHouse.jpg/440px-McGreevyPlainfieldHouse.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2741" data-file-height="1561" /></a><figcaption>Home of former Governor <a href="/wiki/Jim_McGreevey" title="Jim McGreevey">Jim McGreevey</a></figcaption></figure> Plainfield was settled in 1684 by <a href="/wiki/Quakers" title="Quakers">Quakers</a>,<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> and incorporated as a city in 1869. Formerly a bedroom suburb in the <a href="/wiki/New_York_metropolitan_area" title="New York metropolitan area">New York metropolitan area</a>, it has become the urban center of 10 closely allied municipalities, with diversified industries, including printing and the manufacture of <a href="/wiki/Chemical" class="mw-redirect" title="Chemical">chemicals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clothing" title="Clothing">clothing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electronics" title="Electronics">electronic</a> equipment, and <a href="/wiki/Vehicle" title="Vehicle">vehicular</a> parts. Among the several 18th-century buildings remaining are a Friends' meetinghouse (1788),<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> the Martine house (1717), and the <a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Drake_House" title="Nathaniel Drake House">Nathaniel Drake House</a> (1746), known as <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>'s headquarters during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Short_Hills" title="Battle of Short Hills">Battle of Short Hills</a> in June 1777.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> Nearby <a href="/wiki/Washington_Rock" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Rock">Washington Rock</a> is a prominent point of the <a href="/wiki/Watchung_Mountains" title="Watchung Mountains">Watchung Mountains</a> and is reputed to be the vantage point from which Washington watched British troop movements.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> The "Queen City" moniker arose in the second half of the 19th century. Plainfield had been developing a reputation during this period as featuring a climate that was beneficial for respiratory ailments. In 1886, in an effort to publicize the climate, local newspaper publisher Thomas W. Morrison began to use the slogan "Colorado of the East" to promote Plainfield. As Denver, Colorado, was known as the "Queen City of the Plains," the slogan for Plainfield eventually became abbreviated to "The Queen City."<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> In 1902, the New Jersey Legislature approved measures that would have allowed the borough of <a href="/wiki/North_Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="North Plainfield, New Jersey">North Plainfield</a> to become part of <a href="/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union County, New Jersey">Union County</a> (a measure repealed in 1903) and to allow for a merger of North Plainfield with the City of Plainfield subject to the approval of a referendum by voters in both municipalities.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> Plainfield is the birthplace of <a href="/wiki/P-Funk" class="mw-redirect" title="P-Funk">P-Funk</a>. <a href="/wiki/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)" title="George Clinton (funk musician)">George Clinton</a> founded <a href="/wiki/The_Parliaments" title="The Parliaments">The Parliaments</a> while working in a Plainfield barber shop. <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a> was inducted in the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 1997. Plainfield has been home to former New Jersey governor <a href="/wiki/James_McGreevey" class="mw-redirect" title="James McGreevey">James McGreevey</a>.<a href="#cite_note-McGreevey-37">[37]</a> In sports history, Plainfield is the birthplace and/or home of several current and former athletes, including professionals and well-known amateurs. Included in their number are <a href="/wiki/Milt_Campbell" title="Milt Campbell">Milt Campbell</a>, the 1956 <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic</a> <a href="/wiki/Decathlon" title="Decathlon">Decathlon</a> gold medalist (the first African-American to earn this title),<a href="#cite_note-Campbell-38">[38]</a> Joe Black, the first African-American pitcher to win a <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> game, Jeff Torborg, former MLB player, coach and manager, former Duke University and Chicago Bull basketball player Jay Williams, and Vic Washington, NFL player.<a href="#cite_note-Black-39">[39]</a> Plainfield's history as a place to call home for the 19th and 20th century wealthy has led to a significant and preserved suburban architectural legacy. An influx of Wall Street money led to the creation of what was called Millionaires' Row after the opening of the railway in the 19th century.<a href="#cite_note-njmonthly-40">[40]</a> There are numerous sites, including homes, parks, and districts in the city that are listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey">National Register of Historic Places</a>. While not listed, the <a href="/wiki/Plainfield_Armory" title="Plainfield Armory">Plainfield Armory</a>, a prominent landmark completed in 1932, was sold by the state in 2013 as surplus property.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> Plainfield's wealthy northeast corner, known as the "Sleepy Hollow" section of the city, was and still is characterized by its array of finely landscaped streets and neighborhoods with homes defined by a broad array of architectural styles, most built during the first half of the twentieth century. From the tree-lines neighborhoods, it can be seen that the lot sizes vary, but the stateliness and distinction of each house is evident, whether a stately Queen Anne mansion or gingerbread cottage. Most lots are nicely landscaped and semi or fully private.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> Plainfield was affected by the <a href="/wiki/1967_Plainfield_riots" title="1967 Plainfield riots">Plainfield Rebellion</a> in July 1967. This <a href="/wiki/Civil_disturbance" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil disturbance">civil disturbance</a> occurred in the wake of the larger <a href="/wiki/1967_Newark_riots" title="1967 Newark riots">Newark riots</a>. A Plainfield police officer was killed, about fifty people were injured, and several hundred thousand dollars of property was damaged by looting and arson. The <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey National Guard">New Jersey National Guard</a> restored order after three days of unrest.<a href="#cite_note-Riot-43">[43]</a> This civil unrest caused a massive <a href="/wiki/White_flight" title="White flight">white flight</a>, characterized by the percentage of Black residents rising from 40% in 1970 to 60% a decade later.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> Author and Plainfield native Isaiah Tremaine published Insurrection in 2017 as a mournful accounting of the Plainfield riots—and subsequent racial tensions at Plainfield High School—from his perspective as a Black teenager living in the city with both white and Black friends at the time.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-isaiahtremainebooks-46">[46]</a> Prior to the rebellion, Plainfield was a regional shopping and entertainment center. Residents of nearby Union, Middlesex and Somerset counties would drive to shop and explore the business districts of Plainfield. Other than during the holidays, peak shopping times Plainfield were Thursday nights and Saturday, when Front Street and the areas around it bustled.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> Plainfield had several entertainment venues at that time. At the peak, there were four operating movie theaters: the Strand, the Liberty, the Paramount and the Oxford theaters. Manufacturers of heavy goods included Chelsea Fan Corp., Mack Truck and National Starch and Chemical Corp. Plainfield Iron and Metal maintained a large scrapyard in the West End. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography">edit</a>]</div> According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city had a total area of 5.97 square miles (15.5 km2), including 5.96 square miles (15.4 km2) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) of water (0.15%).<a href="#cite_note-CensusArea-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-GR1-3">[3]</a> <a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_New_Jersey#Unincorporated_communities" title="Local government in New Jersey">Unincorporated communities</a>, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Netherwood.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> The city is located in <a href="/wiki/Central_Jersey" title="Central Jersey">Central Jersey</a> on the southwestern edge of Union County and is bordered by nine municipalities. In Union County are <a href="/wiki/Scotch_Plains,_New_Jersey" title="Scotch Plains, New Jersey">Scotch Plains</a> to the north and east and <a href="/wiki/Fanwood,_New_Jersey" title="Fanwood, New Jersey">Fanwood</a> to the northeast. In <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex County</a>, are <a href="/wiki/South_Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="South Plainfield, New Jersey">South Plainfield</a> and <a href="/wiki/Piscataway,_New_Jersey" title="Piscataway, New Jersey">Piscataway</a> to the south; <a href="/wiki/Dunellen,_New_Jersey" title="Dunellen, New Jersey">Dunellen</a> to the southwest and <a href="/wiki/Edison,_New_Jersey" title="Edison, New Jersey">Edison</a> to the southeast. In <a href="/wiki/Somerset_County,_New_Jersey" title="Somerset County, New Jersey">Somerset County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_Brook_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Green Brook Township, New Jersey">Green Brook Township</a> lies to the northwest, <a href="/wiki/North_Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="North Plainfield, New Jersey">North Plainfield</a> lies to the north and <a href="/wiki/Watchung,_New_Jersey" title="Watchung, New Jersey">Watchung</a> borders to the northwest.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> Plainfield is in the <a href="/wiki/Raritan_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Raritan Valley">Raritan Valley</a>, a line of cities in central New Jersey, and lies on the east side of the Raritan Valley along with Edison. The <a href="/wiki/Robinsons_Branch" title="Robinsons Branch">Robinson's Branch</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Rahway_River" title="Rahway River">Rahway River</a> additionally flows through Plainfield en route to the <a href="/wiki/Robinson%27s_Branch_Reservoir" title="Robinson's Branch Reservoir">Robinson's Branch Reservoir</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate">edit</a>]</div> Plainfield has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_continental_climate" title="Humid continental climate">humid continental climate</a>, characterized by brisk to cold winters and hot, muggy summers. The lowest temperature ever recorded was −17 °F (−27 °C) on February 9, 1934, and the highest temperature ever recorded was 106 °F (41 °C) on July 10, 1936, and August 11, 1949.<a href="#cite_note-NOAA-52">[52]</a> According to the <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Classification" class="mw-redirect" title="Köppen Climate Classification">Köppen Climate Classification</a> system, Plainfield has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a>, which is abbreviated as "Cfa" on climate maps.<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Plainfield, New Jersey (1981–2010 normals) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.3 (4.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.4 (6.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFCF9F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.5 (11.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA449; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.9 (17.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.1 (23.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF5C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82.6 (28.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86.8 (30.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF5200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85.1 (29.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.7 (25.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9C39; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.9 (18.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC68D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.9 (12.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.4 (6.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFA347; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">64.1 (17.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #CCCCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.3 (−4.8) </td> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.4 (−3.7) </td> <td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.7 (−0.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.0 (5.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFD8B1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.2 (10.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFB368; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59.8 (15.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.0 (18.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.4 (17.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.7 (13.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.2 (6.8) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.0 (2.2) </td> <td style="background: #DADAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.8 (−2.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF1E3; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">43.6 (6.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #72FF72; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.70 (94) </td> <td style="background: #85FF85; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.91 (74) </td> <td style="background: #5CFF5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.29 (109) </td> <td style="background: #6BFF6B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.77 (96) </td> <td style="background: #5FFF5F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.22 (107) </td> <td style="background: #5DFF5D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.12 (105) </td> <td style="background: #35FF35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.30 (135) </td> <td style="background: #77FF77; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.58 (91) </td> <td style="background: #49FF49; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.64 (118) </td> <td style="background: #5CFF5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.30 (109) </td> <td style="background: #66FF66; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.90 (99) </td> <td style="background: #72FF72; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.72 (94) </td> <td style="background: #63FF63; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">48.44 (1,230) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #0000D3; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">8.0 (20) </td> <td style="background: #000065; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">10.0 (25) </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.6 (9.1) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.8 (2.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 (0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 (0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 (0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 (0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 (0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 (0) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.8 (2.0) </td> <td style="background: #6969FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">4.0 (10) </td> <td style="background: #A7A7FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">27.2 (69) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) </th> <td style="background: #8787FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.7 </td> <td style="background: #8E8EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.3 </td> <td style="background: #8989FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.5 </td> <td style="background: #7474FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.9 </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3 </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.0 </td> <td style="background: #8B8BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4 </td> <td style="background: #9292FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.8 </td> <td style="background: #9595FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.3 </td> <td style="background: #9898FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.3 </td> <td style="background: #8A8AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.1 </td> <td style="background: #8787FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.7 </td> <td style="background: #8989FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">112.3 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) </th> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.9 </td> <td style="background: #E3E3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.0 </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.4 </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2 </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.4 </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">8.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: NOAA<a href="#cite_note-NOAA-52">[52]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics">edit</a>]</div> Plainfield has seen a rapid rise in its <a href="/wiki/Latino_(demonym)" title="Latino (demonym)">Latino</a> community in recent decades. The city's population is now majority <a href="/wiki/Hispanic" title="Hispanic">Hispanic</a> for the first time, as of the 2020 census. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style>Note</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>5,095</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>8,125</td><td></td><td>59.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>11,267</td><td></td><td>38.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>15,369</td><td></td><td>36.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>20,550</td><td></td><td>33.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>27,700</td><td></td><td>34.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>34,422</td><td></td><td>24.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>37,469</td><td></td><td>8.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>42,366</td><td></td><td>13.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>45,330</td><td></td><td>7.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>46,862</td><td></td><td>3.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>45,555</td><td></td><td>−2.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>46,567</td><td></td><td>2.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>47,829</td><td></td><td>2.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>49,808</td><td></td><td>4.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>54,586</td><td></td><td>9.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">54,670</td><td><a href="#cite_note-Census2020-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-ANNRNK-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-PopEst-14">[14]</a></td><td>0.2%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">Population sources: 1870–1920<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> 1860–1870<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> 1870<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> 1880–1890<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> 1890–1910<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> 1870–1930<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> 1940–2000<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> 2000<a href="#cite_note-Census2000-62">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-Census2000SF1-63">[63]</a> 2010<a href="#cite_note-Census2010-21">[21]</a><a href="#cite_note-LWD2010-22">[22]</a> 2020<a href="#cite_note-Census2020-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-LWD2020-12">[12]</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2020 census">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Plainfield city, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style>Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) </th> <th>Pop 1990<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> </th> <th>Pop 2000<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> </th> <th>Pop 2010<a href="#cite_note-2010CensusP2-66">[66]</a> </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Pop 2020<a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-67">[67]</a> </th> <th>% 1990 </th> <th>% 2000 </th> <th>% 2010 </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">% 2020 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>9,140 </td> <td>5,508 </td> <td>4,139 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">3,383 </td> <td>19.63% </td> <td>11.52% </td> <td>8.31% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">6.20% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>29,641 </td> <td>28,698 </td> <td>24,069 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">19,034 </td> <td>63.65% </td> <td>60.00% </td> <td>48.32% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">34.87% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>203 </td> <td>91 </td> <td>97 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">104 </td> <td>0.44% </td> <td>0.19% </td> <td>0.19% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.19% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>419 </td> <td>428 </td> <td>439 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">500 </td> <td>0.90% </td> <td>0.89% </td> <td>0.88% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.92% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>31 </td> <td>18 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">8 </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>0.06% </td> <td>0.04% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.01% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">Other Race</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>168 </td> <td>120 </td> <td>192 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">634 </td> <td>0.36% </td> <td>0.25% </td> <td>0.39% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">1.16% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Mixed Race or Multi-Racial</a> (NH) </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>920 </td> <td>749 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">1,131 </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>1.92% </td> <td>1.50% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">2.07% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race) </td> <td>6,996 </td> <td>12,033 </td> <td>20,105 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">29,792 </td> <td>15.02% </td> <td>25.16% </td> <td>40.37% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">54.58% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total </td> <td>46,567 </td> <td>47,829 </td> <td>49,808 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">54,586 </td> <td>100.00% </td> <td>100.00% </td> <td>100.00% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">100.00% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2010 census">edit</a>]</div> The <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 United States census</a> counted 49,808 people, 15,180 households, and 10,884 families in the city. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 8,270.1 per square mile (3,193.1/km2). There were 16,621 housing units at an average density of 2,759.8 per square mile (1,065.6/km2). The racial makeup was 23.54% (11,724) <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. census)">White</a>, 50.20% (25,006) <a href="/wiki/Black_(U.S._census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Black (U.S. census)">Black or African American</a>, 0.91% (455) <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. census)">Native American</a>, 0.95% (474) <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. census)">Asian</a>, 0.05% (26) <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 20.13% (10,024) from <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census#Race" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">other races</a>, and 4.21% (2,099) from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. census)">Hispanic or Latino</a> of any race were 40.37% (20,105) of the population.<a href="#cite_note-Census2010-21">[21]</a> Of the 15,180 households, 35.2% had children under the age of 18; 37.9% were married couples living together; 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.3% were non-families. Of all households, 21.3% were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.60.<a href="#cite_note-Census2010-21">[21]</a> 25.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 101.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.4 males.<a href="#cite_note-Census2010-21">[21]</a> The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 <a href="/wiki/American_Community_Survey" title="American Community Survey">American Community Survey</a> showed that (in 2010 <a href="/wiki/Inflation_adjustment" class="mw-redirect" title="Inflation adjustment">inflation-adjusted</a> dollars) <a href="/wiki/Median_household_income" class="mw-redirect" title="Median household income">median household income</a> was $52,056 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,048) and the median family income was $58,942 (+/− $4,261). Males had a median income of $33,306 (+/− $4,132) versus $37,265 (+/− $3,034) for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the borough was $23,767 (+/− $1,013). About 12.2% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 23.5% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2000 census">edit</a>]</div> As of the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000 United States census</a><a href="#cite_note-GR2-18">[18]</a> of 2000, there were 47,829 people, 15,137 households, and 10,898 families residing in the city. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 7,921.7 people per square mile (3,058.6 people/km2). There were 16,180 housing units at an average density of 2,679.8 per square mile (1,034.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 21.45% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 61.78% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.41% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.93% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.10% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 10.78% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 4.55% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 25.16% of the population.<a href="#cite_note-Census2000-62">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-Census2000SF1-63">[63]</a> There were 15,137 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 24.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.49.<a href="#cite_note-Census2000-62">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-Census2000SF1-63">[63]</a> In the city the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.<a href="#cite_note-Census2000-62">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-Census2000SF1-63">[63]</a> The median income for a household in the city was $46,683, and the median income for a family was $50,774. Males had a median income of $33,460 versus $30,408 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $19,052. About 12.2% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.<a href="#cite_note-Census2000-62">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-Census2000SF1-63">[63]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Economy">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:171-185_North_Avenue,_Plainfield,_NJ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/171-185_North_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/220px-171-185_North_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/171-185_North_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/330px-171-185_North_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/171-185_North_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/440px-171-185_North_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1547" data-file-height="1031" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/North_Avenue_Commercial_District" title="North Avenue Commercial District">North Avenue Commercial District</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:City_Hall,_Plainfield,_NJ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/City_Hall%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/220px-City_Hall%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/City_Hall%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/330px-City_Hall%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/City_Hall%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/440px-City_Hall%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1741" data-file-height="1741" /></a><figcaption>City Hall in the <a href="/wiki/Plainfield_Civic_District" title="Plainfield Civic District">Plainfield Civic District</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Antique_Castle_(WT_Orville_House);_Plainfield,_NJ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Antique_Castle_%28WT_Orville_House%29%3B_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/220px-Antique_Castle_%28WT_Orville_House%29%3B_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Antique_Castle_%28WT_Orville_House%29%3B_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/330px-Antique_Castle_%28WT_Orville_House%29%3B_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Antique_Castle_%28WT_Orville_House%29%3B_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/440px-Antique_Castle_%28WT_Orville_House%29%3B_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3649" data-file-height="2433" /></a><figcaption>Orville Taylor Waring House; Plainfield, NJ</figcaption></figure> Portions of Plainfield are part of an <a href="/wiki/Urban_Enterprise_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban Enterprise Zone">Urban Enterprise Zone</a>. The city was selected in 1983 as one of the initial group of 10 zones chosen to participate in the program.<a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> In addition to other benefits to encourage employment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% <a href="/wiki/Sales_tax" title="Sales tax">sales tax</a> rate (half of the <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>6+5⁄8% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> Established in January 1986, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2023.<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> The UEZ program in Plainfield and four other original UEZ cities had been allowed to lapse as of January 1, 2017, after Governor <a href="/wiki/Chris_Christie" title="Chris Christie">Chris Christie</a>, who called the program an "abject failure", vetoed a compromise bill that would have extended the status for two years.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> In May 2018, Governor <a href="/wiki/Phil_Murphy" title="Phil Murphy">Phil Murphy</a> signed a law that reinstated the program in these five cities and extended the expiration date in other zones.<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> Downtown Plainfield has two historic commercial districts: the <a href="/wiki/North_Avenue_Commercial_District" title="North Avenue Commercial District">North Avenue Commercial District</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Plainfield_Civic_District" title="Plainfield Civic District">Plainfield Civic District</a>. Both are on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a>.<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> <ul><li>The North Avenue Commercial District features the Downtown train station, post office, and Plainfield National Bank (now PNC Bank). The architecture of the district reflects original exterior 19th and early 20th century façade architecture.</li> <li>The Plainfield Civic District features architecture reflective of the turn-of-the-century City Beautiful Movement, including the City Hall building, YMCA, City Hall Annex, and World War I monument on Watchung Avenue.</li></ul> Events such as the Christmas Tree Lighting, the Queen City 5k, Fire Safety Fair, and Mayor's Wellness Walk take place in the Downtown each year.<a href="#cite_note-downtownplainfield-75">[75]</a> Downtown Plainfield Alliance (DPA) is a "nonpolitical, nonprofit grassroots group that supports the improvement of Downtown Plainfield through beautification, volunteerism, economic development, marketing, community development, and activism."<a href="#cite_note-downtownplainfield-75">[75]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historic_districts">Historic districts</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Historic districts">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Van_Wyck_Brooks_by_John_Butler_Yeats,_1909,_oil_on_canvas,_from_the_National_Portrait_Gallery_-_NPG-NPG_82_129Brooks-000001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Van_Wyck_Brooks_by_John_Butler_Yeats%2C_1909%2C_oil_on_canvas%2C_from_the_National_Portrait_Gallery_-_NPG-NPG_82_129Brooks-000001.jpg/220px-Van_Wyck_Brooks_by_John_Butler_Yeats%2C_1909%2C_oil_on_canvas%2C_from_the_National_Portrait_Gallery_-_NPG-NPG_82_129Brooks-000001.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Van_Wyck_Brooks_by_John_Butler_Yeats%2C_1909%2C_oil_on_canvas%2C_from_the_National_Portrait_Gallery_-_NPG-NPG_82_129Brooks-000001.jpg/330px-Van_Wyck_Brooks_by_John_Butler_Yeats%2C_1909%2C_oil_on_canvas%2C_from_the_National_Portrait_Gallery_-_NPG-NPG_82_129Brooks-000001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Van_Wyck_Brooks_by_John_Butler_Yeats%2C_1909%2C_oil_on_canvas%2C_from_the_National_Portrait_Gallery_-_NPG-NPG_82_129Brooks-000001.jpg/440px-Van_Wyck_Brooks_by_John_Butler_Yeats%2C_1909%2C_oil_on_canvas%2C_from_the_National_Portrait_Gallery_-_NPG-NPG_82_129Brooks-000001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8046" data-file-height="9373" /></a><figcaption>Portrait of <a href="/wiki/Van_Wyck_Brooks" title="Van Wyck Brooks">Van Wyck Brooks</a>, for which the district is named, by <a href="/wiki/John_Butler_Yeats" title="John Butler Yeats">John Butler Yeats</a>, 1909</figcaption></figure> The restoration of large 19th century-era Plainfield estates to their original glory, such as the Craig Marsh home, has been featured in various home design magazine coverage.<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a><a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a><a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> Residential districts include: <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:935_Central_Avenue,_Plainfield,_NJ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/935_Central_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/220px-935_Central_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/935_Central_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/330px-935_Central_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/935_Central_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/440px-935_Central_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Van_Wyck_Brooks_Historic_District" title="Van Wyck Brooks Historic District">Van Wyck Brooks Historic District</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Van_Wyck_Brooks_Historic_District" title="Van Wyck Brooks Historic District">Van Wyck Brooks Historic District</a>, which includes more than 150 properties, was listed in <a href="/wiki/This_Old_House" title="This Old House">This Old House</a> magazine's 2012 list of "Best Old House Neighborhoods." Roughly bounded by Plainfield Avenue, West Eighth Street, Park Avenue, West Ninth Street and Madison Avenue, and Randolph Road, it was named for literary critic and native son <a href="/wiki/Van_Wyck_Brooks" title="Van Wyck Brooks">Van Wyck Brooks</a>.<a href="#cite_note-vwbhd-79">[79]</a> In addition to the above-mentioned Craig Marsh home, it also contains the largest residence in Plainfield (The Coriell Mansion) and a wide variety of other historically and architecturally notable homes. The Van Wyck Brooks Historic District is the largest of the six residential Historic Districts in Plainfield, its oldest structure the Manning Stelle Farmhouse, parts of which date back to 1803. It has been a designated historic district by the City of Plainfield since 1982, and was added to the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 1985.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Netherwood_Heights_Historic_District&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Netherwood Heights Historic District (page does not exist)">Netherwood Heights Historic District</a> is named for the Netherwood Hotel which stood at what is now the blocks bordered by Denmark Road, Park Terrace, Belvidere Avenue, Berkeley Avenue. This district is located near the <a href="/wiki/Netherwood_station" title="Netherwood station">Netherwood Train Station</a><a href="#cite_note-drakehouseplainfieldnj-81">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-plainfieldnj-82">[82]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crescent_Area_Historic_District" title="Crescent Area Historic District">Crescent Area Historic District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillside_Avenue_Historic_District_(Plainfield,_New_Jersey)" title="Hillside Avenue Historic District (Plainfield, New Jersey)">Hillside Avenue Historic District</a></li> <li>Sleepy Hollow is, as of 2018, a section of stately homes on winding roads on the northeast side of the city. Some have pushed to formalize its boundaries.<a href="#cite_note-blogspot-83">[83]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_West_End">The West End</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: The West End">edit</a>]</div> While the more affluent eastern part of the city has been relatively integrated over the decades, with both Black and white upper-middle-class-to-wealthy families, the West End of Plainfield is the historically middle-class and working-class Black district in the city and features a close-knit African-American community.<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> Part of the West End is known to locals as Soulville.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a><a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> Mount Olive Baptist Church has been serving the West End as a community of faith since 1870. It is considered Plainfield's first Black church.<a href="#cite_note-plainfieldlibrary-87">[87]</a> As the Black community grew, other congregations branched off from Mount Olive. Calvary Baptist Church began in 1897 among a group of Black congregants from Mount Olive, and celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2017 with a series of events.<a href="#cite_note-tapinto-88">[88]</a><a href="#cite_note-wordpress-89">[89]</a><a href="#cite_note-plainfieldlibrary2-90">[90]</a> Nearby, Shiloh Baptist Church was founded in 1908, also by Mount Olive congregants, and offers many faith-based events to the community, including its Jazz for Jesus program.<a href="#cite_note-plainfieldlibrary3-91">[91]</a> The West End has been eyed recently for redevelopment.<a href="#cite_note-tapinto2-92">[92]</a><a href="#cite_note-blogspot2-93">[93]</a><a href="#cite_note-goo-94">[94]</a> The White Star, a diner in the West End on West Front Street near Green Brook Park, has been an area meeting spot and landmark for over half a century.<a href="#cite_note-mycentraljersey2-95">[95]</a><a href="#cite_note-goo2-96">[96]</a> The West End has grown more <a href="/wiki/Latino_(demonym)" title="Latino (demonym)">Latino</a> in recent years. As of the 2020 census, 51% of all people living in Plainfield were of Hispanic origin.<a href="#cite_note-Census2020-11">[11]</a> This was up from 25% in 2000<a href="#cite_note-Census2000-62">[62]</a> and 40% in 2010.<a href="#cite_note-Census2010-21">[21]</a> In his book Insurrection, Isaiah Tremaine, a Black Plainfield native, credits the influx of Latinos for breathing new life and energy into a city hurting from racism and racial strife in the 1970s.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Parliament-Funkadelic_Way">Parliament-Funkadelic Way</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Parliament-Funkadelic Way">edit</a>]</div> The West End was once home to the Silk Palace, a barbershop at 216 Plainfield Avenue owned in part by funk music legend <a href="/wiki/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)" title="George Clinton (funk musician)">George Clinton</a>, staffed by various members of <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a>, and known as the "hangout for all the local singers and musicians" in Plainfield's 1950s and 1960s <a href="/wiki/Doo-wop" title="Doo-wop">doo-wop</a>, soul, rock and proto-funk music scene.<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a><a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a><a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> In 2022, the city of Plainfield renamed a section of Plainfield Avenue, from its intersection with Front Street to its intersection with West Fifth Street, as "Parliament Funkadelic Way" in honor of its musical history.<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="LBGTQ+_community">LBGTQ+ community</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: LBGTQ+ community">edit</a>]</div> A sizable and diverse LGBTQ+ community contributes to the long-time perception of Plainfield as a stronghold of gay life and gay community in the suburbs of New Jersey.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] Plainfield has one of the highest percentage of same-sex householders in the state of New Jersey.<a href="#cite_note-nj-101">[101]</a><a href="#cite_note-tapinto3-102">[102]</a> The First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, the oldest such congregation in the United States, is certified as LGBTQ welcoming. In 1986, The New York Times reported on what was termed at the time as the "growing homosexual population in Plainfield" drawn to the stock of aging Victorian, Tudor and colonial homes, and featured interviews with various gay men who lived in Plainfield and worked in Manhattan.<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> One of the Queen City's elected leaders, former Councilwoman Rebecca Williams (who now represents all of Union County a county commissioner), is openly lesbian. In 2017, as Council President, Williams organized and hosted the city's first-ever Pride flag-raising during Pride Month.<a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a><a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a><a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> In 2015, an openly gay Plainfield Republican ran for state Assemblyman.<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> Plainfield has been home to openly gay former New Jersey governor <a href="/wiki/James_McGreevey" class="mw-redirect" title="James McGreevey">James McGreevey</a> and his longtime partner, an Australian-American business executive.<a href="#cite_note-McGreevey-37">[37]</a> Plainfield is also at the center of gay life in Union County, which hosts LGBTQ family events and opened the state's first county-wide office of LGBTQ services in 2018.<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:724_Park_Avenue,_Plainfield,_NJ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/724_Park_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/220px-724_Park_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/724_Park_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/330px-724_Park_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/724_Park_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/440px-724_Park_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2731" data-file-height="1821" /></a><figcaption>The Plainfield Performing Arts Center, which opened in 2019, is an arts center inside a former church built in 1892. Formerly <a href="/wiki/All_Souls_Church_(Plainfield,_New_Jersey)" title="All Souls Church (Plainfield, New Jersey)">All Souls Church</a>, it was the home of the LGBT-welcoming First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, which donated the former church to become an arts center and moved its weekly services to a Fanwood church.</figcaption></figure> Tëmike Park is an LGBTQ+ welcoming space in <a href="/wiki/Cedar_Brook_Park" title="Cedar Brook Park">Cedar Brook Park</a> in Plainfield between Stelle Avenue and Randolph Road. It is named for a <a href="/wiki/Lenape" title="Lenape">Lenape</a>-language expression of welcome.<a href="#cite_note-auto-109">[109]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arts_and_culture">Arts and culture</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Arts and culture">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>The Queen City Film Festival is held in the city every fall to honor independently produced film.<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a></li> <li>Plainfield is the birthplace of <a href="/wiki/Bill_Evans" title="Bill Evans">Bill Evans</a>, the famous jazz piano artist.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lee_Fields_%26_The_Expressions_(Haldern_Pop_2013)_IMGP3917_smial_wp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Lee_Fields_%26_The_Expressions_%28Haldern_Pop_2013%29_IMGP3917_smial_wp.jpg/220px-Lee_Fields_%26_The_Expressions_%28Haldern_Pop_2013%29_IMGP3917_smial_wp.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Lee_Fields_%26_The_Expressions_%28Haldern_Pop_2013%29_IMGP3917_smial_wp.jpg/330px-Lee_Fields_%26_The_Expressions_%28Haldern_Pop_2013%29_IMGP3917_smial_wp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Lee_Fields_%26_The_Expressions_%28Haldern_Pop_2013%29_IMGP3917_smial_wp.jpg/440px-Lee_Fields_%26_The_Expressions_%28Haldern_Pop_2013%29_IMGP3917_smial_wp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1987" /></a><figcaption>Plainfield's <a href="/wiki/Lee_Fields" title="Lee Fields">Lee Fields</a> performing with The Expressions at <a href="/wiki/Haldern_Pop" title="Haldern Pop">Haldern Pop</a> 2013</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Swains_Galleries;_Crescent_Area_HD;_Plainfield,_NJ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Swains_Galleries%3B_Crescent_Area_HD%3B_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/220px-Swains_Galleries%3B_Crescent_Area_HD%3B_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Swains_Galleries%3B_Crescent_Area_HD%3B_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/330px-Swains_Galleries%3B_Crescent_Area_HD%3B_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Swains_Galleries%3B_Crescent_Area_HD%3B_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/440px-Swains_Galleries%3B_Crescent_Area_HD%3B_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3741" data-file-height="2494" /></a><figcaption>The Swain Galleries in the Crescent Area Historic District</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1030_Central_Avenue,_Plainfield,_NJ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/1030_Central_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/220px-1030_Central_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/1030_Central_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/330px-1030_Central_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/1030_Central_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/440px-1030_Central_Avenue%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2885" data-file-height="1923" /></a><figcaption>The duCret Art School is the oldest art school in New Jersey</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Plainfield is the birthplace of <a href="/wiki/P-Funk" class="mw-redirect" title="P-Funk">P-Funk</a>. <a href="/wiki/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)" title="George Clinton (funk musician)">George Clinton</a> founded <a href="/wiki/The_Parliaments" title="The Parliaments">The Parliaments</a> while working in a barber shop in Plainfield. <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a> was inducted in the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 1997.</li> <li>Acclaimed soul singer <a href="/wiki/Lee_Fields" title="Lee Fields">Lee Fields</a> resides with his family in Plainfield and moved to the city as a teen in the 1960s.<a href="#cite_note-youtube-111">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-chicagotribune-112">[112]</a><a href="#cite_note-newsweek-113">[113]</a></li> <li>The Plainfield Symphony performs concerts at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. The orchestra was founded in 1919, making it one of the oldest continuously operating orchestras in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a></li> <li>1990s R&B girl group <a href="/wiki/Total_(group)" class="mw-redirect" title="Total (group)">Total</a>, of <a href="/wiki/Bad_Boy_Records" title="Bad Boy Records">Bad Boy Records</a> fame, is from Plainfield.<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a></li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Total_at_Legends_of_Bad_Boy_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Total_at_Legends_of_Bad_Boy_2014.jpg/220px-Total_at_Legends_of_Bad_Boy_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Total_at_Legends_of_Bad_Boy_2014.jpg/330px-Total_at_Legends_of_Bad_Boy_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Total_at_Legends_of_Bad_Boy_2014.jpg/440px-Total_at_Legends_of_Bad_Boy_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="397" /></a><figcaption>Plainfield's Total performing at Legends of Bad Boy in 2014</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>In October 2010, former Plainfield music teacher and American Idol alum <a href="/wiki/Anwar_Robinson" title="Anwar Robinson">Anwar Robinson</a> and performer <a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Adams" title="Yolanda Adams">Yolanda Adams</a> joined with community residents to try to be recognized by <a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Records</a> for assembling the world's largest gospel chorus.<a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a></li> <li>The duCret School of Art was founded in 1926, making it the oldest art school in New Jersey.<a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> Founded by Marjorie Van Emburgh Chargois as the Van Emburgh School of Art, it was purchased in the 1960s by Dudley duCret. A 1933 exhibition of nudes by the school's artists once led to a controversy, according to The New York Times.<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> Plainfield native Onyx Keesha, prior to her relocation to Atlanta, and members of the arts collective and production team M. PoWeR Arts have offered classes in filmmaking, acting, dance, writing and theater to Plainfield citizens at the duCret School of Art.<a href="#cite_note-tapinto5-119">[119]</a></li> <li>The Swain Galleries were founded in 1868. The entity is the oldest privately owned art gallery in the state. The galleries are located in a Victorian structure in the Crescent Historic District of Plainfield<a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a></li> <li>Music in the Park is an annual summertime community concert event featuring the Plainfield Idol competition.</li> <li>The Parish Hall Theater at the Plainfield Cultural Center is a <a href="/wiki/Proscenium" title="Proscenium">proscenium</a> theater that seats approximately 125 people. Available for theatrical productions and musical performances, it features theatrical lighting, a spot light, separate lighting booth, an upright piano and a sound system.<a href="#cite_note-fusp.org-121">[121]</a></li> <li>The historic Sanctuary at the Plainfield Cultural Center offers prime acoustics for recordings by bands and vocalists. The Sanctuary seats approximately 140 people. It is available for rehearsals, concerts, recording sessions, spoken word events, recitals and meetings.<a href="#cite_note-fusp.org-121">[121]</a></li> <li>The Plainfield Music Store was founded in 1951 and offers a vast archive of sheet music.<a href="#cite_note-tapinto4-122">[122]</a></li> <li>The French School of Music offers music lessons and was founded in 1927 by Yvonne Comme, a pupil of <a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Faur%C3%A9" title="Gabriel Fauré">Gabriel Fauré</a> who performed for <a href="/wiki/Debussy" class="mw-redirect" title="Debussy">Debussy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-youtube2-123">[123]</a><a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a></li> <li>Begun in 1980, the annual Crescent Concerts series at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church brings high-end vocal, instrumental, choral and orchestral music performances to the residents of the City of Plainfield and surrounding areas.<a href="#cite_note-crescentonline-125">[125]</a><a href="#cite_note-nj2-126">[126]</a><a href="#cite_note-queencitypride-127">[127]</a></li> <li>The Queen City October Music Festival is an annual music festival that is spearheaded by the Plainfield Arts Council.<a href="#cite_note-plainfieldartscouncil-128">[128]</a></li> <li>The Shiloh Baptist Church, which has been worshiping together as a Plainfield community of faith since 1908, hosts Jazz In The Sanctuary as part of the Queen City October Music Festival as well as its Jazz for Jesus program.<a href="#cite_note-shilohplainfield-129">[129]</a></li> <li>DreamHouse Theater Company is a theater company operated in partnership with the First Unitarian Society of Plainfield (FUSP). DreamHouse performs one-act and original plays, readings, spoken word and musical offerings.<a href="#cite_note-dreamhousetheater-130">[130]</a></li> <li>In the teaser trailer for the film, <a href="/wiki/A_Good_Day_to_Die_Hard" title="A Good Day to Die Hard">A Good Day to Die Hard</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_McClane" title="John McClane">John McClane</a> remarks "the 007 of Plainfield, New Jersey" thus confirming this as his fictional birthplace.<a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a></li> <li>J.M. Benjamin is a Plainfield author and filmmaker whose short film, Moves We Make, was filmed in Plainfield and won the Paul Robeson Award at the <a href="/wiki/Newark_Black_Film_Festival" title="Newark Black Film Festival">Newark Black Film Festival</a>.<a href="#cite_note-132">[132]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Media">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media_outlets">Media outlets</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Media outlets">edit</a>]</div> Plainfield media includes: <ul><li>TAPinto Plainfield is an online news site devoted to Plainfield.<a href="#cite_note-tapinto6-133">[133]</a><a href="#cite_note-134">[134]</a></li> <li>Union News Daily. A news outlet covering Union County news, it has a dedicated Plainfield section.<a href="#cite_note-135">[135]</a> It is part of LocalSource and published by Worrall Community Newspapers of Union.</li> <li>PCTV. Plainfield also has its own channel, Plainfield Community Television (PCTV), which is available to Comcast and Verizon FiOS television subscribers on Comcast Cable Channel 96/Verizon FIOS Channel 34.<a href="#cite_note-plainfieldnj2-136">[136]</a></li></ul> Remaining multi-community newspapers include the <a href="/wiki/Courier_News" title="Courier News">Courier News</a>, a daily newspaper based in <a href="/wiki/Bridgewater_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Bridgewater Township, New Jersey">Bridgewater Township</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a> based in Newark.<a href="#cite_note-137">[137]</a> The Courier News is a consolidation of The Evening News (founded in 1884), the Plainfield Daily Press (founded in 1887) and the Plainfield Courier (founded in 1891). The paper was based in the city and called the Plainfield Courier News until 1972, when it moved westward to Bridgewater.<a href="#cite_note-blogspot3-138">[138]</a><a href="#cite_note-mycentraljersey4-139">[139]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_Plainfield_coverage">Other Plainfield coverage</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Other Plainfield coverage">edit</a>]</div> Local civic reporting includes: <ul><li>And My Point Is: A Progressive Vision for Union County is a countywide civic blog written by elected Union County Commissioner Rebecca Williams, Plainfield resident and English professor at Essex County College.<a href="#cite_note-140">[140]</a></li> <li>Cory Storch for Good Government is a local civic blog focused on good government, written by Ward 2 Councilman Cory Storch, CEO of Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services, a not-for-profit mental health service organization.<a href="#cite_note-141">[141]</a></li> <li>Plainfield View is another hyperlocal blog, published by David Marcus Rutherford.<a href="#cite_note-wordpress2-142">[142]</a></li> <li>Plainfield Vision is a blog dedicated to improving Plainfield, written by Plainfield Democratic City Committee member Sean McKenna.<a href="#cite_note-143">[143]</a></li> <li>Queen City Pride is a local news and events blog.<a href="#cite_note-queencitypride2-144">[144]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Defunct_media">Defunct media</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Defunct media">edit</a>]</div> As of 2017, local media in New Jersey has undergone dramatic shrinkage.<a href="#cite_note-145">[145]</a> C L I P S was a daily online news round-up dedicated to local Plainfield news by the late Dan Damon, former City of Plainfield information officer, who passed in 2020. "Begun in 2003 as an email newsletter to Plainfield city council members. it was later offered to the general public by email and had been available as a blog since 2007."<a href="#cite_note-pclips-146">[146]</a> Plainfield Today was a city opinion blog also published by Damon.<a href="#cite_note-ptoday-147">[147]</a> Plainfield Plaintalker (2005–2010) and Plaintalker II (2010–2017) were two local blogs published by longtime local reporter Bernice Paglia.<a href="#cite_note-blogspot4-148">[148]</a> From 1961 to 1997, Plainfield was home to WERA at 1590 on the AM dial with studios at 120 West 7th Street.<a href="#cite_note-149">[149]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Places_of_worship">Places of worship</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Places of worship">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Crescent_Avenue_Presbyterian_Church,_Plainfield,_NJ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Crescent_Avenue_Presbyterian_Church%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/220px-Crescent_Avenue_Presbyterian_Church%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Crescent_Avenue_Presbyterian_Church%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/330px-Crescent_Avenue_Presbyterian_Church%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Crescent_Avenue_Presbyterian_Church%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg/440px-Crescent_Avenue_Presbyterian_Church%2C_Plainfield%2C_NJ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1543" data-file-height="2058" /></a><figcaption>Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church in the <a href="/wiki/Crescent_Area_Historic_District" title="Crescent Area Historic District">Crescent Area Historic District</a></figcaption></figure> Houses of worship include: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Mary%27s_Catholic_Church_Complex" title="Saint Mary's Catholic Church Complex">Saint Mary's Catholic Church</a> Built in the 1870s in what was then a heavily Irish neighborhood by Irish-born architect <a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_O%27Rourke" title="Jeremiah O'Rourke">Jeremiah O'Rourke</a> it is now a heavily Spanish-speaking parish.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grace_Episcopal_Church_(Plainfield,_New_Jersey)" title="Grace Episcopal Church (Plainfield, New Jersey)">Grace Church</a> Founded in 1852, and registered a national historic site, Grace Church is an example of late 19th-century <a href="/wiki/Gothic_Revival_architecture" title="Gothic Revival architecture">Gothic Revival architecture</a>. A very active parish, with a large community outreach program (After-School care, Community Garden, E.S.L., Soup Kitchen, 12-Step Programs, a Robust Music Program, Zumba, etc).</li> <li>First Park Baptist.</li> <li>Albaseerah Islamic Center is a mosque in the Sleepy Hollow district.</li> <li>First Unitarian Society of Plainfield was founded in the 1880s. It is the oldest Unitarian congregation in the country. <a href="/wiki/All_Souls_Church_(Plainfield,_New_Jersey)" title="All Souls Church (Plainfield, New Jersey)">All Souls Church</a>, which hosts First Unitarian was completed in the early 1890s. Magician and architect <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Teale" title="Oscar Teale">Oscar Teale</a> designed the church in 1892.<a href="#cite_note-njht-150">[150]</a> With a history of involvement in the LGBTQ community and support for <a href="/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter" title="Black Lives Matter">Black Lives Matter</a>, it is certified as a Unitarian Universalist LGBTQ Welcoming Congregation.<a href="#cite_note-151">[151]</a></li> <li>Bethel Presbyterian Church</li> <li>Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. A <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gilbert_F._Adams&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gilbert F. Adams (page does not exist)">Gilbert F. Adams</a> organ undergirds the church's musical programming.</li> <li>The Mt. Olive Baptist Church.</li> <li>Plainfield Friends Quaker Meeting House.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventh_Day_Baptists" title="Seventh Day Baptists">Seventh Day Baptist Church</a></li> <li>St. Bernard of Clairvaux & St. Stanislaus Kostka.</li> <li>Shiloh Baptist Church, established 1908.</li> <li>The United Presbyterian Church 1825.</li> <li>New Covenant Church, Pentecostal.<a href="#cite_note-152">[152]</a></li> <li>Cross of Life Lutheran Church (ELCA)</li> <li>Ruth Fellowship Ministries - Rev. Tracey L Brown - Founder/Pastor</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parks_and_recreation">Parks and recreation</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Parks and recreation">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shakespeare_Garden,_Cedar_Brook_Park,_NJ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Shakespeare_Garden%2C_Cedar_Brook_Park%2C_NJ.jpg/220px-Shakespeare_Garden%2C_Cedar_Brook_Park%2C_NJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Shakespeare_Garden%2C_Cedar_Brook_Park%2C_NJ.jpg/330px-Shakespeare_Garden%2C_Cedar_Brook_Park%2C_NJ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Shakespeare_Garden%2C_Cedar_Brook_Park%2C_NJ.jpg/440px-Shakespeare_Garden%2C_Cedar_Brook_Park%2C_NJ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2642" data-file-height="1761" /></a><figcaption>Shakespeare Garden in <a href="/wiki/Cedar_Brook_Park" title="Cedar Brook Park">Cedar Brook Park</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_Brook_Park_Playground;_Plainfield,_New_Jersey.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Green_Brook_Park_Playground%3B_Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey.jpg/220px-Green_Brook_Park_Playground%3B_Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Green_Brook_Park_Playground%3B_Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey.jpg/330px-Green_Brook_Park_Playground%3B_Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Green_Brook_Park_Playground%3B_Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey.jpg/440px-Green_Brook_Park_Playground%3B_Plainfield%2C_New_Jersey.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Green_Brook_Park" title="Green Brook Park">Green Brook Park</a> Playground; Plainfield, New Jersey</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Tëmike Park opened in June 2022 as an inclusive LGBTQ+ space and playground located at the northern end of Cedar Brook Park in Plainfield.<a href="#cite_note-auto-109">[109]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Brook_Park" title="Cedar Brook Park">Cedar Brook Park</a> lies on the west side of the city.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Brook_Park" title="Green Brook Park">Green Brook Park</a> offers hiking, sports, and picnicking in the West End.</li> <li>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield_Garden_Club&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Plainfield Garden Club (page does not exist)">Plainfield Garden Club</a> was founded in 1915. It has maintained the Shakespeare Garden in Cedar Brook Park since the garden's inception in 1927. Designed by the <a href="/wiki/Olmsted_Brothers" title="Olmsted Brothers">Olmsted Brothers</a> firm, it is one of only 23 Shakespeare Gardens in the US. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a part of the state's Women's Heritage trail.<a href="#cite_note-tapinto7-153">[153]</a></li> <li>The hiking trails of the <a href="/wiki/Watchung_Reservation" title="Watchung Reservation">Watchung Reservation</a> are located close to the city boundaries.</li> <li>Plainfield Skatepark at Madison Park offers skateboarding and other wheeled activity.<a href="#cite_note-154">[154]</a> In 2017, this state-of-the-art public skateboarding area opened inside Madison Park.<a href="#cite_note-facebook3-155">[155]</a> It is the first public skatepark in the city. Its modern California-style design was deemed by some skateboarders as a first in New Jersey.<a href="#cite_note-156">[156]</a></li> <li>Milt Campbell Field in the East End, named for Plainfield legend and Olympic gold medalist <a href="/wiki/Milt_Campbell" title="Milt Campbell">Milt Campbell</a> offers sports and nature walks.<a href="#cite_note-tapinto8-157">[157]</a></li> <li>Hannah Atkins Center Pool, Rushmore Playground Pool, and Seidler Field Pool offer swimming, sports and other recreation.<a href="#cite_note-tapinto9-158">[158]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Government">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_government">Local government</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Local government">edit</a>]</div> Plainfield is governed under a <a href="/wiki/Special_charter_(New_Jersey)" title="Special charter (New Jersey)">special charter</a> granted by the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey Legislature</a>. The city is one of 11 (of the 564) municipalities statewide governed under a special charter.<a href="#cite_note-159">[159]</a><a href="#cite_note-160">[160]</a> The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a seven-member city council, all of whom serve four-year terms in office. The city is divided into four <a href="/wiki/Ward_(United_States)" title="Ward (United States)">wards</a>, with one ward seat up for election each year. There are three at-large seats: one from the First and Fourth Wards; one from the Second and Third Wards; and one from the city as a whole. The three at-large seats and mayoral seat operate in a four-year cycle, with one seat up for election each year.<a href="#cite_note-DataBook-8">[8]</a> As of 2024<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit">[update]</a>, the Mayor of the City of Plainfield is <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> Adrian O. Mapp, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.<a href="#cite_note-Mayor-4">[4]</a> Members of the Plainfield City Council are Council President Steve G. Hockaday (At Large All Wards; D, 2024), Council Vice President Robert K. Graham (Ward 1; D, 2026), Terri Briggs-Jones (Ward 4; D, 2025), Julienne Cherry (At Large Wards 1 and 4; D, 2027), Charles McRae (Ward 3; D, 2024), Darcella Sessomes (Ward 2; D, 2027) and Richard Wyatt (At Large Wards 2 and 3; D, 2026).<a href="#cite_note-161">[161]</a><a href="#cite_note-UnionOfficials-162">[162]</a><a href="#cite_note-Union2023-163">[163]</a><a href="#cite_note-Union2022-164">[164]</a><a href="#cite_note-Union2021-165">[165]</a><a href="#cite_note-Union2020-166">[166]</a> In June 2018, the city council appointed Elton Armady to fill the at-large seat expiring in December 2020 that became vacant after Rebecca Williams resigned to take a seat on the Union County <a href="/wiki/Board_of_County_Commissioners_(New_Jersey)" title="Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)">Board of chosen freeholders</a>.<a href="#cite_note-167">[167]</a> Armady served on an interim basis until the November 2018 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<a href="#cite_note-Union2018-168">[168]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Federal,_state,_and_county_representation">Federal, state, and county representation</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Federal, state, and county representation">edit</a>]</div> Plainfield is located in the 12th Congressional District<a href="#cite_note-PCR2012-169">[169]</a> and is part of New Jersey's 22nd state legislative district.<a href="#cite_note-Districts2023-170">[170]</a> For the <a href="/wiki/118th_United_States_Congress" title="118th United States Congress">118th United States Congress</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_12th_congressional_district" title="New Jersey's 12th congressional district">New Jersey's 12th congressional district</a> is represented by <a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Watson_Coleman" title="Bonnie Watson Coleman">Bonnie Watson Coleman</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ewing_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Ewing Township, New Jersey">Ewing Township</a>).<a href="#cite_note-171">[171]</a><a href="#cite_note-172">[172]</a> New Jersey is represented in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> by <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrats</a> <a href="/wiki/Cory_Booker" title="Cory Booker">Cory Booker</a> (<a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark</a>, term ends 2027)<a href="#cite_note-173">[173]</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Helmy" title="George Helmy">George Helmy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mountain_Lakes,_New_Jersey" title="Mountain Lakes, New Jersey">Mountain Lakes</a>, term ends 2024).<a href="#cite_note-174">[174]</a><a href="#cite_note-175">[175]</a> For the <a href="/wiki/221st_New_Jersey_Legislature" title="221st New Jersey Legislature">2024-2025 session</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_22nd_legislative_district" title="New Jersey's 22nd legislative district">22nd legislative district</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey Legislature</a> is represented in the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">State Senate</a> by <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Scutari" title="Nicholas Scutari">Nicholas Scutari</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linden,_New_Jersey" title="Linden, New Jersey">Linden</a>) and in the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">General Assembly</a> by <a href="/wiki/Linda_S._Carter" title="Linda S. Carter">Linda S. Carter</a> (D, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Plainfield</a>) and <a href="/wiki/James_J._Kennedy" title="James J. Kennedy">James J. Kennedy</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Rahway,_New_Jersey" title="Rahway, New Jersey">Rahway</a>).<a href="#cite_note-176">[176]</a> <a href="/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union County, New Jersey">Union County</a> is governed by a <a href="/wiki/Board_of_County_Commissioners_(New_Jersey)" title="Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)">Board of County Commissioners</a>, whose nine members are elected <a href="/wiki/At-large" title="At-large">at-large</a> to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis with three seats coming up for election each year, with an appointed County Manager overseeing the day-to-day operations of the county. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members.<a href="#cite_note-177">[177]</a> As of 2024<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit">[update]</a>, Union County's County Commissioners are: Rebecca Williams (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Plainfield</a>, 2025),<a href="#cite_note-178">[178]</a> Joesph Bodek (D, <a href="/wiki/Linden,_New_Jersey" title="Linden, New Jersey">Linden</a>, 2026),<a href="#cite_note-179">[179]</a> James E. Baker Jr. (D, <a href="/wiki/Rahway,_New_Jersey" title="Rahway, New Jersey">Rahway</a>, 2024),<a href="#cite_note-180">[180]</a> Michele Delisfort (D, <a href="/wiki/Union_Township,_Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union Township, Union County, New Jersey">Union Township</a>, 2026),<a href="#cite_note-181">[181]</a> Sergio Granados (D, <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth,_New_Jersey" title="Elizabeth, New Jersey">Elizabeth</a>, 2025),<a href="#cite_note-182">[182]</a> Bette Jane Kowalski (D, <a href="/wiki/Cranford,_New_Jersey" title="Cranford, New Jersey">Cranford</a>, 2025),<a href="#cite_note-183">[183]</a> Vice Chair Lourdes M. Leon (D, Elizabeth, 2026),<a href="#cite_note-184">[184]</a> Alexander Mirabella (D, <a href="/wiki/Fanwood,_New_Jersey" title="Fanwood, New Jersey">Fanwood</a>, 2024)<a href="#cite_note-185">[185]</a> and Chair Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded (D, <a href="/wiki/Westfield,_New_Jersey" title="Westfield, New Jersey">Westfield</a>, 2024).<a href="#cite_note-186">[186]</a><a href="#cite_note-187">[187]</a> Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are: Clerk Joanne Rajoppi (D, Union Township, 2025),<a href="#cite_note-188">[188]</a><a href="#cite_note-189">[189]</a> Sheriff Peter Corvelli (D, <a href="/wiki/Kenilworth,_New_Jersey" title="Kenilworth, New Jersey">Kenilworth</a>, 2026)<a href="#cite_note-190">[190]</a><a href="#cite_note-191">[191]</a> and Surrogate Christopher E. Hudak (D, <a href="/wiki/Clark,_New_Jersey" title="Clark, New Jersey">Clark</a>, 2027).<a href="#cite_note-192">[192]</a><a href="#cite_note-193">[193]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politics">Politics</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Politics">edit</a>]</div> As of March 2011, there were a total of 20,722 registered voters in Plainfield, of which 12,078 (58.3% vs. 41.8% countywide) were registered as <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrats</a>, 947 (4.6% vs. 15.3%) were registered as <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republicans</a> and 7,693 (37.1% vs. 42.9%) were registered as <a href="/wiki/Unaffiliated_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Unaffiliated (New Jersey)">Unaffiliated</a>. There were 4 voters registered to other parties.<a href="#cite_note-VoterRegistration-194">[194]</a> Among the city's 2010 Census population, 41.6% (vs. 53.3% in Union County) were registered to vote, including 56.1% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.6% countywide).<a href="#cite_note-VoterRegistration-194">[194]</a><a href="#cite_note-195">[195]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Jersey,_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012">2012 presidential election</a>, Democrat <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> received 14,640 votes (93.3% vs. 66.0% countywide), ahead of Republican <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a> with 909 votes (5.8% vs. 32.3%) and other candidates with 46 votes (0.3% vs. 0.8%), among the 15,683 ballots cast by the city's 22,555 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.5% (vs. 68.8% in Union County).<a href="#cite_note-196">[196]</a><a href="#cite_note-197">[197]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Jersey,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008">2008 presidential election</a>, Democrat Barack Obama received 15,280 votes (92.3% vs. 63.1% countywide), ahead of Republican <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a> with 1,110 votes (6.7% vs. 35.2%) and other candidates with 56 votes (0.3% vs. 0.9%), among the 16,548 ballots cast by the city's 22,516 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.5% (vs. 74.7% in Union County).<a href="#cite_note-198">[198]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Jersey,_2004" class="mw-redirect" title="United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004">2004 presidential election</a>, Democrat <a href="/wiki/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry">John Kerry</a> received 11,508 votes (85.4% vs. 58.3% countywide), ahead of Republican <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> with 1,773 votes (13.2% vs. 40.3%) and other candidates with 88 votes (0.7% vs. 0.7%), among the 13,480 ballots cast by the city's 20,445 registered voters, for a turnout of 65.9% (vs. 72.3% in the whole county).<a href="#cite_note-199">[199]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election,_2013" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013">2013 gubernatorial election</a>, Democrat <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Buono" title="Barbara Buono">Barbara Buono</a> received 75.9% of the vote (5,757 cast), ahead of Republican <a href="/wiki/Chris_Christie" title="Chris Christie">Chris Christie</a> with 22.7% (1,723 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (104 votes), among the 8,174 ballots cast by the city's 21,996 registered voters (590 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.2%.<a href="#cite_note-2013Elections-200">[200]</a><a href="#cite_note-2013VoterReg-201">[201]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election,_2009" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009">2009 gubernatorial election</a>, Democrat <a href="/wiki/Jon_Corzine" title="Jon Corzine">Jon Corzine</a> received 7,140 ballots cast (81.3% vs. 50.6% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 1,057 votes (12.0% vs. 41.7%), Independent <a href="/wiki/Chris_Daggett" title="Chris Daggett">Chris Daggett</a> with 355 votes (4.0% vs. 5.9%) and other candidates with 84 votes (1.0% vs. 0.8%), among the 8,786 ballots cast by the city's 21,738 registered voters, yielding a 40.4% turnout (vs. 46.5% in the county).<a href="#cite_note-202">[202]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Education">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_schools">Public schools</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Public schools">edit</a>]</div> The <a href="/wiki/Plainfield_Public_School_District" title="Plainfield Public School District">Plainfield Public School District</a> serves students in <a href="/wiki/Kindergarten" title="Kindergarten">kindergarten</a> through <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_grade" title="Twelfth grade">twelfth grade</a>. The district is one of 31 former <a href="/wiki/Abbott_district" title="Abbott district">Abbott districts</a> statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Supreme Court">New Jersey Supreme Court</a> in Abbott v. Burke<a href="#cite_note-203">[203]</a> which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Schools_Development_Authority" title="New Jersey Schools Development Authority">New Jersey Schools Development Authority</a>.<a href="#cite_note-204">[204]</a><a href="#cite_note-205">[205]</a> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 14 schools, had an enrollment of 10,097 students and 628.7 classroom teachers (on an <a href="/wiki/Full-time_equivalent" title="Full-time equivalent">FTE</a> basis), for a <a href="/wiki/Student%E2%80%93teacher_ratio" title="Student–teacher ratio">student–teacher ratio</a> of 16.1:1.<a href="#cite_note-NCES-206">[206]</a> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the <a href="/wiki/National_Center_for_Education_Statistics" title="National Center for Education Statistics">National Center for Education Statistics</a><a href="#cite_note-207">[207]</a>) are DeWitt D. Barlow Elementary School<a href="#cite_note-208">[208]</a> (417 students; in grades K–5), Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School<a href="#cite_note-209">[209]</a> (NA; PreK–5), Cedarbrook K-8 Center<a href="#cite_note-210">[210]</a> (623; K–8), Clinton Elementary School<a href="#cite_note-211">[211]</a> (413; K–5), Frederic W. Cook Elementary School<a href="#cite_note-212">[212]</a> (389; K–5), Emerson Community School<a href="#cite_note-213">[213]</a> (509; K–5), Evergreen Elementary School<a href="#cite_note-214">[214]</a> (602; K–5), Jefferson Elementary School<a href="#cite_note-215">[215]</a> (441; K–5), Charles H. Stillman Elementary School<a href="#cite_note-216">[216]</a> (354; K–5), Washington Community School<a href="#cite_note-217">[217]</a> (649; K–5), Frank J. Hubbard Middle School<a href="#cite_note-218">[218]</a> (775; 6–8), Maxson Middle School<a href="#cite_note-219">[219]</a> (818; 6–8), Pinnacle Academy High School<a href="#cite_note-220">[220]</a> (90; 9–12), <a href="/wiki/Plainfield_Academy_for_the_Arts_and_Advanced_Studies" title="Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies">Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies</a><a href="#cite_note-221">[221]</a> (356; 7–12) and <a href="/wiki/Plainfield_High_School_(New_Jersey)" title="Plainfield High School (New Jersey)">Plainfield High School</a><a href="#cite_note-222">[222]</a> (1,925; 9–12).<a href="#cite_note-223">[223]</a><a href="#cite_note-224">[224]</a> The district's main high school was the 318th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Monthly" title="New Jersey Monthly">New Jersey Monthly</a> magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.<a href="#cite_note-225">[225]</a> The school had been ranked 280th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 307th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.<a href="#cite_note-226">[226]</a> The school was removed in 2009 from the list of persistently dangerous schools in New Jersey.<a href="#cite_note-227">[227]</a> Plainfield is also home to New Jersey's first high school focused on <a href="/wiki/Sustainability" title="Sustainability">sustainability</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_Green_Charter_High_School" title="Barack Obama Green Charter High School">Barack Obama Green Charter High School</a>.<a href="#cite_note-228">[228]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Private_schools">Private schools</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Private schools">edit</a>]</div> Established in 1984, Koinonia Academy moved to Plainfield in 1997, where it serves students in Pre-K through twelfth grades and operates under the auspices of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Newark" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark</a>.<a href="#cite_note-229">[229]</a><a href="#cite_note-230">[230]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Higher_education">Higher education</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Higher education">edit</a>]</div> <a href="/wiki/Union_College_(New_Jersey)" title="Union College (New Jersey)">Union College</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Community_colleges_in_the_United_States" title="Community colleges in the United States">community college</a> headquartered in nearby <a href="/wiki/Cranford,_New_Jersey" title="Cranford, New Jersey">Cranford</a>, maintains a campus in downtown Plainfield.<a href="#cite_note-231">[231]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Infrastructure">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transportation">Transportation</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Transportation">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Roads_and_highways">Roads and highways</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Roads and highways">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2018-06-20_17_05_28_View_east_along_New_Jersey_State_Route_28_(Fifth_Street)_at_Watchung_Avenue_in_Plainfield,_Union_County,_New_Jersey.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/2018-06-20_17_05_28_View_east_along_New_Jersey_State_Route_28_%28Fifth_Street%29_at_Watchung_Avenue_in_Plainfield%2C_Union_County%2C_New_Jersey.jpg/220px-2018-06-20_17_05_28_View_east_along_New_Jersey_State_Route_28_%28Fifth_Street%29_at_Watchung_Avenue_in_Plainfield%2C_Union_County%2C_New_Jersey.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/2018-06-20_17_05_28_View_east_along_New_Jersey_State_Route_28_%28Fifth_Street%29_at_Watchung_Avenue_in_Plainfield%2C_Union_County%2C_New_Jersey.jpg/330px-2018-06-20_17_05_28_View_east_along_New_Jersey_State_Route_28_%28Fifth_Street%29_at_Watchung_Avenue_in_Plainfield%2C_Union_County%2C_New_Jersey.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/2018-06-20_17_05_28_View_east_along_New_Jersey_State_Route_28_%28Fifth_Street%29_at_Watchung_Avenue_in_Plainfield%2C_Union_County%2C_New_Jersey.jpg/440px-2018-06-20_17_05_28_View_east_along_New_Jersey_State_Route_28_%28Fifth_Street%29_at_Watchung_Avenue_in_Plainfield%2C_Union_County%2C_New_Jersey.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Route_28" title="New Jersey Route 28">Route 28</a> through Plainfield</figcaption></figure> As of May 2010<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit">[update]</a>, the city had a total of 101.79 miles (163.82 km) of roadways, of which 87.58 miles (140.95 km) were maintained by the municipality, 14.21 miles (22.87 km) by Union County.<a href="#cite_note-232">[232]</a> Plainfield is one of the few large suburban cities in central New Jersey to have no federal highway within it. The only major thoroughfare through Plainfield is <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Route_28" title="New Jersey Route 28">Route 28</a>, connecting <a href="/wiki/Somerville,_New_Jersey" title="Somerville, New Jersey">Somerville</a> with <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth,_New_Jersey" title="Elizabeth, New Jersey">Elizabeth</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Route_27" title="New Jersey Route 27">New Jersey Route 27</a>. U.S. Route 22, a mecca for highway shopping and dining, is accessible from Plainfield through <a href="/wiki/North_Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="North Plainfield, New Jersey">North Plainfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dunellen,_New_Jersey" title="Dunellen, New Jersey">Dunellen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fanwood,_New_Jersey" title="Fanwood, New Jersey">Fanwood</a>. In the early 1960s, Interstate highways were completed near, but not through Plainfield. <a href="/wiki/Interstate_287" title="Interstate 287">Interstate 287</a> is accessible through <a href="/wiki/South_Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="South Plainfield, New Jersey">South Plainfield</a> and <a href="/wiki/Piscataway,_New_Jersey" title="Piscataway, New Jersey">Piscataway</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Interstate_78_in_New_Jersey" title="Interstate 78 in New Jersey">Interstate 78</a> is accessible through <a href="/wiki/Watchung,_New_Jersey" title="Watchung, New Jersey">Watchung</a> / <a href="/wiki/Warren_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Warren Township, New Jersey">Warren Township</a> and neighboring communities. The busiest connecting thoroughfares are Park Avenue (north-south), traversing from U.S. 22 to and into South Plainfield and <a href="/wiki/Edison,_New_Jersey" title="Edison, New Jersey">Edison</a>; Front Street (east-west), connecting Scotch Plains with Dunellen; South Avenue and 7th Street, both of which parallel Front Street, connecting Scotch Plains/Fanwood with Piscataway, South Plainfield and the <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex County</a> border. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Public_transportation">Public transportation</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Public transportation">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Plainfield,_NJ_ca._1900.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Plainfield%2C_NJ_ca._1900.png/220px-Plainfield%2C_NJ_ca._1900.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Plainfield%2C_NJ_ca._1900.png/330px-Plainfield%2C_NJ_ca._1900.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Plainfield%2C_NJ_ca._1900.png/440px-Plainfield%2C_NJ_ca._1900.png 2x" data-file-width="870" data-file-height="517" /></a><figcaption>Plainfield Station, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1910</figcaption></figure> Plainfield has two <a href="/wiki/NJ_Transit" title="NJ Transit">NJ Transit</a> rail stations on the <a href="/wiki/Raritan_Valley_Line" title="Raritan Valley Line">Raritan Valley Line</a>, formerly the mainline of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Railroad_of_New_Jersey" title="Central Railroad of New Jersey">Central Railroad of New Jersey</a>. The main <a href="/wiki/Plainfield_station" title="Plainfield station">Plainfield station</a> is in the downtown and a second, smaller <a href="/wiki/Netherwood_station" title="Netherwood station">Netherwood station</a> is in the Netherwood section, east of downtown and within a mile of the Fanwood border. A third station, located in the west end of town, was closed long ago. The <a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick_station" title="New Brunswick station">New Brunswick</a> train station is approximately 15 minutes away. The Central Railroad of New Jersey first offered service to Plainfield in 1839. At the height of popularity, the Plainfield "Jersey Central" train station, with its main station building constructed in 1902, was a hub for commuting to Newark and New York. (The Central Railroad of New Jersey terminal was in <a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City</a>, where ferries would take the rail passengers to New York City.) The station was located near the main post office and downtown stores. The station was serviced by the now defunct Railway Express postal carrier company.<a href="#cite_note-233">[233]</a> NJ Transit provides bus service on the <a href="/wiki/113_(New_Jersey_bus)" class="mw-redirect" title="113 (New Jersey bus)">113</a> and <a href="/wiki/114_(New_Jersey_bus)" class="mw-redirect" title="114 (New Jersey bus)">114</a> to and from the <a href="/wiki/Port_Authority_Bus_Terminal" title="Port Authority Bus Terminal">Port Authority Bus Terminal</a> in <a href="/wiki/Midtown_Manhattan" title="Midtown Manhattan">Midtown Manhattan</a>; the <a href="/wiki/59_(New_Jersey_bus)" class="mw-redirect" title="59 (New Jersey bus)">59</a>, <a href="/wiki/65_(New_Jersey_bus)" class="mw-redirect" title="65 (New Jersey bus)">65</a> and <a href="/wiki/66_(New_Jersey_bus)" class="mw-redirect" title="66 (New Jersey bus)">66</a> (Limited) to <a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark</a>; and local service on the <a href="/wiki/819_(New_Jersey_bus)" class="mw-redirect" title="819 (New Jersey bus)">819</a> and <a href="/wiki/822_(New_Jersey_bus)" class="mw-redirect" title="822 (New Jersey bus)">822</a> routes.<a href="#cite_note-234">[234]</a> In years past, Plainfield was serviced by the Somerset Bus Company with service from Union County to Essex and New York City, the Public Service Bus Company with similar service and Plainfield Transit, providing local service. <a href="/wiki/Newark_Liberty_International_Airport" title="Newark Liberty International Airport">Newark Liberty International Airport</a> is approximately 30 minutes away. A proposed <a href="/wiki/PATH_(rail_system)" title="PATH (rail system)">PATH</a> train extension to Plainfield in the 1970s, with stops at the airport and at <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth,_New_Jersey" title="Elizabeth, New Jersey">Elizabeth</a>, was canceled in 1976.<a href="#cite_note-235">[235]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Health_care">Health care</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Health care">edit</a>]</div> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Solaris_Health_System&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Solaris Health System (page does not exist)">Solaris Health System</a>, the nonprofit company that owns <a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_Regional_Medical_Center" title="Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center">Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center</a>, asked for permission to close the hospital. This request has been opposed by People's Organization for Progress, an advocacy group based in <a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a>.<a href="#cite_note-236">[236]</a><a href="#cite_note-237">[237]</a><a href="#cite_note-238">[238]</a> The closing has been attributed to the large number of uninsured patients served by the hospital.<a href="#cite_note-239">[239]</a> Neighborhood Health Services Corporation (NHSC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community health center serving the greater Plainfield and <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth,_New_Jersey" title="Elizabeth, New Jersey">Elizabeth</a> communities. NHSC has been designated a <a href="/wiki/Federally_Qualified_Health_Center" title="Federally Qualified Health Center">Federally Qualified Health Center</a> (FQHC) by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services" title="United States Department of Health and Human Services">U.S. Department of Health & Human Service's</a> Bureau of Primary Health. NHSC's <a href="/wiki/340B_Drug_Pricing_Program" title="340B Drug Pricing Program">340B Drug Pricing Program</a>, in partnership with Drug Mart Pharmacy of <a href="/wiki/South_Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="South Plainfield, New Jersey">South Plainfield, New Jersey</a>, provides eligible patients access to outpatient drugs at significantly reduced prices.<a href="#cite_note-240">[240]</a> At the height of popularity in the 1950s through the 1970s, Plainfield was a hub for medical practices. Park Avenue was lined with doctors and medical offices and was nicknamed "Doctors Row".<a href="#cite_note-241">[241]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plainfield_Teacher's_College_hoax">Plainfield Teacher's College hoax</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Plainfield Teacher's College hoax">edit</a>]</div> <a href="/wiki/Plainfield_Teacher%27s_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Plainfield Teacher's College">Plainfield Teacher's College</a> was a mythical institution created as a hoax by a duo of college football fans in 1941. The phony college's equally nonexistent football team had its scores carried by major newspapers including <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> before the hoax was discovered.<a href="#cite_note-242">[242]</a><a href="#cite_note-243">[243]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield,_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Notable people">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable selfref">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="Category:People from Plainfield, New Jersey">Category:People from Plainfield, New Jersey</a></div> People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Plainfield include: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_R._Ackerman" title="Ernest R. Ackerman">Ernest R. Ackerman</a> (1863–1931), represented <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="New Jersey's 5th congressional district">New Jersey's 5th congressional district</a> from 1919 to 1931<a href="#cite_note-244">[244]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Adams_(educator)" title="John Adams (educator)">John Adams</a> (1772–1863), educator who taught at the Plainfield Academy<a href="#cite_note-Marquis_1607–1896-245">[245]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katherine_Langhorne_Adams" title="Katherine Langhorne Adams">Katherine Langhorne Adams</a> (1885–1977), painter and printmaker<a href="#cite_note-246">[246]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erika_Amato" title="Erika Amato">Erika Amato</a> (born 1969), actress, singer and founder of <a href="/wiki/Velvet_Chain" title="Velvet Chain">Velvet Chain</a><a href="#cite_note-247">[247]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_C._Backer" title="Donald C. Backer">Donald C. Backer</a> (1943–2010), radio astronomer and professor at <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley" title="University of California, Berkeley">University of California, Berkeley</a> who was discoverer of <a href="/wiki/Millisecond_pulsar" title="Millisecond pulsar">millisecond pulsars</a> and pioneer in pulsar-based searches for <a href="/wiki/Gravitational_waves" class="mw-redirect" title="Gravitational waves">gravitational waves</a><a href="#cite_note-248">[248]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Bagger" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Bagger">Rich Bagger</a> (born 1960), former mayor of <a href="/wiki/Westfield,_New_Jersey" title="Westfield, New Jersey">Westfield, New Jersey</a><a href="#cite_note-249">[249]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Drayton_Baker" class="mw-redirect" title="John Drayton Baker">John Drayton Baker</a> (1915–1942), American Naval aviator who was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Cross" title="Navy Cross">Navy Cross</a> for his actions during World War II<a href="#cite_note-250">[250]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Barry" title="Jeff Barry">Jeff Barry</a> (born 1938), pop music songwriter, singer and record producer<a href="#cite_note-251">[251]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Baumgartner" title="Ann Baumgartner">Ann Baumgartner</a> (1918–2008), <a href="/wiki/Aviator" class="mw-redirect" title="Aviator">aviator</a> who became the first American woman to fly a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> <a href="/wiki/Jet_aircraft" title="Jet aircraft">jet aircraft</a> when she flew the <a href="/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet" title="Bell P-59 Airacomet">Bell YP-59A</a> <a href="/wiki/Jet_fighter" class="mw-redirect" title="Jet fighter">jet fighter</a> as a test pilot during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a><a href="#cite_note-252">[252]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Bell_(basketball)" title="James Bell (basketball)">James Bell</a> (born 1992), basketball player for Israeli team <a href="/wiki/Hapoel_Holon" class="mw-redirect" title="Hapoel Holon">Hapoel Holon</a><a href="#cite_note-253">[253]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._P._Mellick_Belshaw" title="G. P. Mellick Belshaw">G. P. Mellick Belshaw</a> (1928–2020), ninth bishop of the <a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Diocese_of_New_Jersey" title="Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey">Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey</a>, serving from 1983 to 1994<a href="#cite_note-254">[254]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Bicknell_(baseball)" title="Charlie Bicknell (baseball)">Charlie Bicknell</a> (1928–2013), MLB pitcher who played for the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> in 1948 and 1949<a href="#cite_note-255">[255]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Black" title="Joe Black">Joe Black</a> (1924–2002), professional baseball player for the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a><a href="#cite_note-Black-39">[39]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_Blume" title="Judy Blume">Judy Blume</a> (born 1938), author<a href="#cite_note-256">[256]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Bramnick" title="Jon Bramnick">Jon Bramnick</a> (born 1953), member of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">New Jersey General Assembly</a> since 2003 who served on the Plainfield City Council from 1984 to 1991<a href="#cite_note-257">[257]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Branker" title="Anthony Branker">Anthony Branker</a> (born 1958), jazz musician and educator<a href="#cite_note-258">[258]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_E._Bronston" title="Jack E. Bronston">Jack E. Bronston</a> (1922–2017), lawyer and politician who served in the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Senate">New York Senate</a> from 1959 to 1978<a href="#cite_note-259">[259]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Van_Wyck_Brooks" title="Van Wyck Brooks">Van Wyck Brooks</a> (1886–1963), author<a href="#cite_note-260">[260]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brock_Brower" title="Brock Brower">Brock Brower</a> (1931–2014), novelist, magazine journalist and TV writer<a href="#cite_note-261">[261]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenwood_Brown" title="Glenwood Brown">Glenwood Brown</a> (born 1967), former professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division<a href="#cite_note-262">[262]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milt_Campbell" title="Milt Campbell">Milt Campbell</a> (1933–2012), <a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_decathlon" title="Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon">1956 Olympic decathlon</a> gold medalist<a href="#cite_note-Campbell-38">[38]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Carmichael" title="Pete Carmichael">Pete Carmichael</a> (1941–2016), former football coach<a href="#cite_note-263">[263]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonte_Carroo" title="Leonte Carroo">Leonte Carroo</a> (born 1994), wide receiver who played in the NFL for the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a><a href="#cite_note-264">[264]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linda_S._Carter" title="Linda S. Carter">Linda S. Carter</a> (born 1963), politician who has represented the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_22nd_legislative_district" title="New Jersey's 22nd legislative district">22nd Legislative District</a> since 2018<a href="#cite_note-265">[265]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_E._Cary" title="Jeremiah E. Cary">Jeremiah E. Cary</a> (1803–1888), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from <a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_21st_congressional_district" title="New York's 21st congressional district">New York's 21st congressional district</a><a href="#cite_note-266">[266]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Sterling_Cary" title="W. Sterling Cary">W. Sterling Cary</a> (1927–2021), president of the <a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Churches" title="National Council of Churches">National Council of Churches</a> from 1972 to 1975<a href="#cite_note-267">[267]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Herbert_Case_Jr." title="James Herbert Case Jr.">James Herbert Case Jr.</a> (1906–1965), 8th president of <a href="/wiki/Washington_%26_Jefferson_College" title="Washington & Jefferson College">Washington & Jefferson College</a><a href="#cite_note-268">[268]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diane_Chamberlain" title="Diane Chamberlain">Diane Chamberlain</a>, author of adult fiction<a href="#cite_note-269">[269]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DJ_Cheese" title="DJ Cheese">DJ Cheese</a>, first world champion of the <a href="/wiki/DMC_World_DJ_Championships" title="DMC World DJ Championships">DMC World DJ Championships</a>, in 1986<a href="#cite_note-270">[270]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Chironna" title="John Chironna">John Chironna</a> (1928–2010), head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Rams_football" title="Rhode Island Rams football">Rhode Island Rams football</a> team in 1961 and 1962<a href="#cite_note-271">[271]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rohit_Chopra" title="Rohit Chopra">Rohit Chopra</a> (born 1982), member of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Trade_Commission" title="Federal Trade Commission">Federal Trade Commission</a><a href="#cite_note-272">[272]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Clark" title="Earl Clark">Earl Clark</a> (born 1988), basketball player for the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, formerly for the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville" title="University of Louisville">University of Louisville</a> <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">Cardinals</a><a href="#cite_note-273">[273]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)" title="George Clinton (funk musician)">George Clinton</a> (born 1941), founder of <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a>, childhood home<a href="#cite_note-274">[274]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manny_Collins" title="Manny Collins">Manny Collins</a> (born 1984) <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> <a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">cornerback</a><a href="#cite_note-275">[275]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Guy_Condon" title="Richard Guy Condon">Richard Guy Condon</a> (1952–1995), anthropologist who specialized in the study of <a href="/wiki/Inuit" title="Inuit">Inuit</a><a href="#cite_note-276">[276]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Consovoy" title="William Consovoy">William Consovoy</a> (1974–2023), attorney for conservative causes<a href="#cite_note-277">[277]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archibald_Cox" title="Archibald Cox">Archibald Cox</a> (1912–2004), Watergate special prosecutor<a href="#cite_note-278">[278]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Cox_(American_politician)" title="Kathy Cox (American politician)">Kathy Cox</a> (born 1964), former <a href="/wiki/Superintendent_(education)" title="Superintendent (education)">superintendent</a> of <a href="/wiki/State_school" title="State school">public schools</a> for the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a><a href="#cite_note-279">[279]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Davis_(defensive_lineman)" title="Dan Davis (defensive lineman)">Dan Davis</a> (born 1986), <a href="/wiki/Defensive_lineman" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive lineman">defensive lineman</a> who played for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Sentinels" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Sentinels">New York Sentinels</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Football_League_(2009%E2%80%9312)" class="mw-redirect" title="United Football League (2009–12)">United Football League</a><a href="#cite_note-280">[280]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_DiNizio" title="Pat DiNizio">Pat DiNizio</a> (1955–2017), lead singer, songwriter, and founding member of the band <a href="/wiki/The_Smithereens" title="The Smithereens">The Smithereens</a><a href="#cite_note-281">[281]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_C._Dodge" title="Charles C. Dodge">Charles C. Dodge</a> (1841–1910), <a href="/wiki/Union_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Army">Union Army</a> <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">brigadier general</a> in the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a> and one of the youngest in history, receiving his commission at the age of 21<a href="#cite_note-282">[282]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_L._Drinkwater" title="Barbara L. Drinkwater">Barbara L. Drinkwater</a> (1926–2019), sports physiologist who was the first woman to be president of the <a href="/wiki/American_College_of_Sports_Medicine" title="American College of Sports Medicine">American College of Sports Medicine</a><a href="#cite_note-283">[283]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Archibald_Dunning" title="William Archibald Dunning">William Archibald Dunning</a> (1857–1922), historian best known for his work on the <a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_Era" class="mw-redirect" title="Reconstruction Era">Reconstruction Era</a><a href="#cite_note-284">[284]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Evans" title="Bill Evans">Bill Evans</a> (1929–1980), <a href="/wiki/Jazz_piano" title="Jazz piano">jazz pianist</a><a href="#cite_note-285">[285]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_A._Farland" title="Alfred A. Farland">Alfred A. Farland</a> (1864-1954), <a href="/wiki/Classic_banjo" class="mw-redirect" title="Classic banjo">classic banjoist</a><a href="#cite_note-286">[286]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dionne_Farris" title="Dionne Farris">Dionne Farris</a> (born 1969), singer, songwriter, producer and actress<a href="#cite_note-287">[287]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negley_Farson" title="Negley Farson">Negley Farson</a> (1890–1960), adventurer, journalist and author<a href="#cite_note-288">[288]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Michael_Fay" title="J. Michael Fay">J. Michael Fay</a> (born 1956), conservationist<a href="#cite_note-289">[289]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashan_Gary" title="Rashan Gary">Rashan Gary</a> (born 1997), <a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">defensive tackle</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_football" title="Michigan Wolverines football">Michigan Wolverines football</a> team<a href="#cite_note-290">[290]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Goins" title="Glenn Goins">Glenn Goins</a> (1954–1978), singer and guitarist for <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a><a href="#cite_note-291">[291]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gertrude_Joy_Grimm" title="Gertrude Joy Grimm">Gertrude Joy Grimm</a> (1904–1988), <a href="/wiki/WAVES" title="WAVES">WAVES</a> officer in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a><a href="#cite_note-292">[292]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Groover" title="Jan Groover">Jan Groover</a> (1943–2012), <a href="/wiki/Photography" title="Photography">photographer</a> noted for her use of emerging <a href="/wiki/Color_photography" title="Color photography">color photography</a> technologies<a href="#cite_note-293">[293]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Haines" title="Mark Haines">Mark Haines</a> (1946–2011), former host of the <a href="/wiki/CNBC" title="CNBC">CNBC</a> shows <a href="/wiki/Squawk_Box" title="Squawk Box">Squawk Box</a> and <a href="/wiki/Squawk_on_the_Street" title="Squawk on the Street">Squawk on the Street</a><a href="#cite_note-294">[294]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Hand_(animator)" title="David Hand (animator)">David Hand</a> (1900–1986), American and British-American animator at <a href="/wiki/Out_of_the_Inkwell" title="Out of the Inkwell">Out of the Inkwell</a> studios, <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios" title="Walt Disney Animation Studios">Walt Disney Animation Studios</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gaumont_Film_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaumont Film Company">Gaumont Film Company</a>'s British Animation Studio<a href="#cite_note-295">[295]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Harte" title="Bret Harte">Bret Harte</a> (1836–1902), author and poet<a href="#cite_note-296">[296]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Hazel" title="Eddie Hazel">Eddie Hazel</a> (1950–1992), lead guitarist and founding member of <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a><a href="#cite_note-297">[297]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Hazell" title="William Hazell">William Hazell</a> (1908–1995), president of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Institute_of_Technology" title="New Jersey Institute of Technology">New Jersey Institute of Technology</a><a href="#cite_note-298">[298]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elise_B._Heinz" title="Elise B. Heinz">Elise B. Heinz</a> (1935–2014), lawyer and politician who was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">Virginia House of Delegates</a> from 1978 to 1981<a href="#cite_note-299">[299]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_X._Heyman" title="Richard X. Heyman">Richard X. Heyman</a>, singer-songwriter and musician, who was a founding member of <a href="/wiki/The_Doughboys_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Doughboys (band)">The Doughboys</a><a href="#cite_note-300">[300]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Hilliman" title="Jon Hilliman">Jon Hilliman</a> (born 1995; class of 2014), professional football player for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a><a href="#cite_note-301">[301]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byron_Hurt" title="Byron Hurt">Byron Hurt</a> (born 1969), documentary filmmaker<a href="#cite_note-302">[302]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dontae_Johnson" title="Dontae Johnson">Dontae Johnson</a> (born 1991), <a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">cornerback</a> who has played in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> for the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a><a href="#cite_note-303">[303]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Lee_Johnson" title="Marion Lee Johnson">Marion Lee Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/African-American" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American">African-American</a> mathematician who was crucial to the landing of the <a href="/wiki/Apollo_11" title="Apollo 11">Apollo 11</a> mission<a href="#cite_note-304">[304]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Tyrone Johnson (basketball)">Tyrone Johnson</a> (born 1992), professional basketball player<a href="#cite_note-305">[305]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betty_Jones" title="Betty Jones">Betty Jones</a> (1930–2019), operatic <a href="/wiki/Spinto_soprano" title="Spinto soprano">spinto soprano</a>, who did not begin her career until the age of 41<a href="#cite_note-306">[306]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Jones_(wide_receiver)" title="Donald Jones (wide receiver)">Donald Jones</a> (born 1987), former professional <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a> who played in the NFL with the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a><a href="#cite_note-307">[307]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Kapralik" title="David Kapralik">David Kapralik</a> (1925/26–2017), music industry executive, who was an <a href="/wiki/Artists_and_repertoire" title="Artists and repertoire">A&R</a> executive, producer and talent manager<a href="#cite_note-308">[308]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robyn_Kenney" title="Robyn Kenney">Robyn Kenney</a> (born 1979), field hockey player<a href="#cite_note-309">[309]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phyllis_Kirk" title="Phyllis Kirk">Phyllis Kirk</a> (1927–2006), actress<a href="#cite_note-310">[310]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florence_LaRue" title="Florence LaRue">Florence LaRue</a> (born 1944), singer and actress best known as an original member of <a href="/wiki/The_5th_Dimension" title="The 5th Dimension">the 5th Dimension</a><a href="#cite_note-311">[311]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Lewis_(actor)" title="Geoffrey Lewis (actor)">Geoffrey Lewis</a> (1935–2015), <a href="/wiki/Character_actor" title="Character actor">character actor</a> who appeared in more than 100 films and television shows, and was principally known for his film roles alongside <a href="/wiki/Clint_Eastwood" title="Clint Eastwood">Clint Eastwood</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Redford" title="Robert Redford">Robert Redford</a><a href="#cite_note-312">[312]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Liske" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Liske">Peter Liske</a> (born 1942), former professional football player<a href="#cite_note-313">[313]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edith_Elizabeth_Lowry" title="Edith Elizabeth Lowry">Edith Elizabeth Lowry</a> (1897–1970), interdenominational leader in home mission work<a href="#cite_note-314">[314]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Lowry_(hymn_writer)" title="Robert Lowry (hymn writer)">Robert Lowry</a> (1826–1899), Christian preacher and prolific hymn-writer/musician, whose works include "<a href="/wiki/Shall_We_Gather_at_the_River%3F" title="Shall We Gather at the River?">Shall We Gather at the River?</a>"<a href="#cite_note-315">[315]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_Manning" title="Randolph Manning">Randolph Manning</a> (1804–1864), Michigan Supreme Court justice<a href="#cite_note-316">[316]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queena_Mario" title="Queena Mario">Queena Mario</a> (1896–1951), soprano opera singer, newspaper columnist, voice teacher and fiction writer<a href="#cite_note-317">[317]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Martino" title="Donald Martino">Donald Martino</a> (1931–2005), <a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize" title="Pulitzer Prize">Pulitzer Prize</a>-winning composer<a href="#cite_note-318">[318]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burke_Marshall" title="Burke Marshall">Burke Marshall</a> (1922–2003), head of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice during the Civil Rights Era<a href="#cite_note-319">[319]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Marshall_(athlete)" title="John Marshall (athlete)">John Marshall</a> (born 1963), former <a href="/wiki/Middle-distance_running" title="Middle-distance running">middle-distance</a> track athlete who specialized in the 800 meters and competed at the <a href="/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics" title="1984 Summer Olympics">1984 Summer Olympics</a><a href="#cite_note-320">[320]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Martin_(baseball)" title="Jack Martin (baseball)">Jack Martin</a> (1887–1980), slick-fielding, weak-hitting <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a> in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>, playing mainly at <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a> for three different teams between the <a href="/wiki/1912_in_baseball" title="1912 in baseball">1912</a> and <a href="/wiki/1914_in_baseball" title="1914 in baseball">1914</a> seasons<a href="#cite_note-321">[321]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Edgar_Martine" class="mw-redirect" title="James Edgar Martine">James Edgar Martine</a> (1850–1925), <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senator">United States Senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a><a href="#cite_note-322">[322]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Mason_(writer)" title="Robert Mason (writer)">Robert Mason</a> (born 1942), author of <a href="/wiki/Chickenhawk_(book)" title="Chickenhawk (book)">Chickenhawk</a><a href="#cite_note-323">[323]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridget_Mary_McCormack" title="Bridget Mary McCormack">Bridget Mary McCormack</a> (born 1966), lawyer, professor, and judge, serving on the <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Supreme_Court" title="Michigan Supreme Court">Michigan Supreme Court</a> since 2013, and as <a href="/wiki/List_of_justices_of_the_Michigan_Supreme_Court" title="List of justices of the Michigan Supreme Court">Chief Justice</a> since 2019<a href="#cite_note-324">[324]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_McCormack" title="Mary McCormack">Mary McCormack</a> (born 1969), actress<a href="#cite_note-325">[325]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_McCormack" title="Will McCormack">Will McCormack</a> (born 1974), actor, executive producer, screenwriter and film director, best known for his 2020 short film <a href="/wiki/If_Anything_Happens_I_Love_You" title="If Anything Happens I Love You">If Anything Happens I Love You</a>, which was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Short_Film" title="Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film">Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film</a><a href="#cite_note-326">[326]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_McDonough" title="Peter McDonough">Peter McDonough</a> (1925–1998), politician who served in both the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">New Jersey General Assembly</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">New Jersey Senate</a><a href="#cite_note-327">[327]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McGreevey" title="Jim McGreevey">Jim McGreevey</a> (born 1957), former <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">Governor of New Jersey</a><a href="#cite_note-McGreevey-37">[37]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_McLaughlin" title="Warren McLaughlin">Warren McLaughlin</a> (1876–1923), <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> pitcher who played for the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a><a href="#cite_note-328">[328]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Monroe" title="Eugene Monroe">Eugene Monroe</a> (born 1987), former professional football player<a href="#cite_note-329">[329]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Moore" title="Dudley Moore">Dudley Moore</a> (1935–2002), actor who resided there at the time of his death<a href="#cite_note-330">[330]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nonnie_Moore" title="Nonnie Moore">Nonnie Moore</a> (1922–2009), fashion editor at <a href="/wiki/Mademoiselle_(magazine)" title="Mademoiselle (magazine)">Mademoiselle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harper%27s_Bazaar" title="Harper's Bazaar">Harper's Bazaar</a> and <a href="/wiki/GQ" title="GQ">GQ</a>"<a href="#cite_note-331">[331]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cordell_Mosson" title="Cordell Mosson">Cordell Mosson</a> (1952–2013), vocalist and bassist for <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a><a href="#cite_note-332">[332]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_S._Negley" title="James S. Negley">James S. Negley</a> (1826–1901), Civil War General, farmer, railroader, and U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania<a href="#cite_note-333">[333]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Bass_Nelson" title="Billy Bass Nelson">Billy Bass Nelson</a> (born 1951), bassist, founding member of <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a><a href="#cite_note-334">[334]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gail_R._O%27Day" title="Gail R. O'Day">Gail R. O'Day</a> (1954–2018), <a href="/wiki/Biblical_studies" title="Biblical studies">biblical scholar</a><a href="#cite_note-335">[335]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_P._O%27Rourke" title="Andrew P. O'Rourke">Andrew P. O'Rourke</a> (1933–2013), former <a href="/wiki/Westchester_County_Executive" title="Westchester County Executive">Westchester County Executive</a><a href="#cite_note-336">[336]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montell_Owens" title="Montell Owens">Montell Owens</a> (born 1984), professional football player for the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a><a href="#cite_note-337">[337]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irving_Penn" title="Irving Penn">Irving Penn</a> (1917–2009), photographer<a href="#cite_note-338">[338]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Price_(gymnast)" title="Elizabeth Price (gymnast)">Elizabeth Price</a> (born 1996), gymnast<a href="#cite_note-339">[339]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasim_Reed" title="Kasim Reed">Kasim Reed</a> (born 1969), birthplace, former <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Atlanta" title="List of mayors of Atlanta">Mayor of Atlanta</a><a href="#cite_note-340">[340]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Regan" title="Edward Regan">Edward Regan</a> (1930–2014), politician who served for 15 years as <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Comptroller" title="New York State Comptroller">New York State Comptroller</a><a href="#cite_note-341">[341]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Winner_Rogers" title="Emma Winner Rogers">Emma Winner Rogers</a> (1855–1922), writer and speaker on economic and social questions, and on the <a href="/wiki/Arts_and_Crafts_movement" title="Arts and Crafts movement">Arts and Crafts movement</a><a href="#cite_note-342">[342]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Rosenmeier" title="Erik Rosenmeier">Erik Rosenmeier</a> (born 1965), former NFL <a href="/wiki/Center_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center (American football)">center</a> who played for the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> in 1987<a href="#cite_note-343">[343]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Rule" title="Jane Rule">Jane Rule</a> (1931–2007), author of lesbian-themed novels and non-fiction<a href="#cite_note-344">[344]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Nelson_Runyon" title="William Nelson Runyon">William Nelson Runyon</a> (1871–1931), Acting <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">Governor of New Jersey</a> from 1919 to 1920<a href="#cite_note-345">[345]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Sears" title="Justin Sears">Justin Sears</a> (born 1994), basketball player for the <a href="/wiki/Gie%C3%9Fen_46ers" class="mw-redirect" title="Gießen 46ers">Gießen 46ers</a> in Germany<a href="#cite_note-346">[346]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Shapiro_(lawyer)" title="Robert Shapiro (lawyer)">Robert Shapiro</a> (born 1942), lawyer<a href="#cite_note-347">[347]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garry_Shider" title="Garry Shider">Garry Shider</a> (1953–2010), musical director of <a href="/wiki/P-Funk" class="mw-redirect" title="P-Funk">P-Funk</a><a href="#cite_note-348">[348]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Soles_Jr." title="Henry Soles Jr.">Henry Soles Jr.</a> (1935–2018), minister who served as the senior chaplain for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> for more than 30 years<a href="#cite_note-349">[349]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percy_Hamilton_Stewart" class="mw-redirect" title="Percy Hamilton Stewart">Percy Hamilton Stewart</a> (1867–1951), mayor of Plainfield in 1912 and 1913, represented <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="New Jersey's 5th congressional district">New Jersey's 5th congressional district</a> from 1931 to 1933<a href="#cite_note-350">[350]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertram_D._Tallamy" title="Bertram D. Tallamy">Bertram D. Tallamy</a> (1901–1989), transportation official who served as <a href="/wiki/Federal_Highway_Administrator" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Highway Administrator">Federal Highway Administrator</a> and as superintendent of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Department_of_Public_Works" title="New York State Department of Public Works">New York State Department of Public Works</a><a href="#cite_note-351">[351]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_W._Tebbs" title="Robert W. Tebbs">Robert W. 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"The Society of Friends Meeting House, an apparently unassuming structure on Watchung Avenue in the North Avenue Commercial Historic District, is the oldest continuously used house of worship in the city." </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://chhistoricalarchitects.com/fp018.htm">Nathaniel Drake House</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140226215607/http://chhistoricalarchitects.com/fp018.htm">Archived</a> February 26, 2014, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Connolly & Hickey Historical Architects. Accessed July 11, 2013. "The Nathaniel Drake House was constructed for Nathaniel Drake and his new wife circa 1746, and remained in the Drake family until c. 1860 when Daniel Drake sold the property to John S. Harberger of New York City.... The Nathaniel Drake House is significant for its architecture and how the evolution of the building reflects the changes within Plainfield from an early colonial settlement to a modern suburb, its association with the Drake family, who were prominent early settlers in the region, as well as its association with General George Washington during the Battle of Short Hills." </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.drakehouseplainfieldnj.org/">Home Page</a>, Drake House Museum. Accessed July 11, 2013. 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"In the 19th century Plainfield was called the 'Colorado of the East,' and as the sister city of Denver, which was known as the 'Queen City of the Plains,' was known simply as 'Queen City.'" </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a> Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=nOkkAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA208">Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed : and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period</a>, p. 208. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. 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Accessed July 29, 2016. "Although some neighborhoods, such as the Sleepy Hollow area on the east side of town, with its winding, tree-lined streets and large, custom houses, remain well-manicured, many formerly gracious streets near the center of town, like West Fourth, are blighted, with boarded-up buildings and shards of auto glass on the streets." </li> <li id="cite_note-Riot-43"><a href="#cite_ref-Riot_43-0">^</a> "Plainfield Burning: Black Rebellion in the Suburban North", Thomas J. Sugrue and Andrew M. Goodman, Journal of Urban History, vol. 33 (May 2007), pp. 368–401. </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a> Dreier, Peter. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thenation.com/article/riot-and-reunion-forty-years-later">"Riot and Reunion: Forty Years Later"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Nation" title="The Nation">The Nation</a>, July 30, 2007. Accessed April 10, 2012. "In 1971, after more protests and litigation, the school district initiated a desegregation plan. But because white flight had dramatically accelerated, real school integration between Blacks and whites was difficult to achieve. Between 1970 and 1980, blacks' share of Plainfield's population grew from 40 percent to 60 percent." </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a> Tremaine, Isaiah; and Pottackal, Joseph. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/history/new-jersey/2017/07/14/recalling-1967-plainfield-riots/464715001/">"Recalling the 1967 Plainfield riots"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Courier_News" title="Courier News">Courier News</a>, July 16, 2017. 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Accessed August 6, 2012. </li> <li id="cite_note-Census2000SF1-63">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Census2000SF1_63-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Census2000SF1_63-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Census2000SF1_63-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Census2000SF1_63-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Census2000SF1_63-4">e</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403959190">DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Plainfield city, Union County, New Jersey</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20200212093544/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403959190">Archived</a> February 12, 2020, at <a href="/wiki/Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>. 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Retrieved June 20, 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=New+Jersey%3A+2000&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.census.gov%2Flibrary%2Fpublications%2F2002%2Fdec%2Fphc-1-32.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlainfield%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-2010CensusP2-66"><a href="#cite_ref-2010CensusP2_66-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US3459190&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2">"P2 Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Plainfield city, New Jersey"</a>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=United+States+Census+Bureau&rft.atitle=P2+Hispanic+or+Latino%2C+and+not+Hispanic+or+Latino+by+Race+%E2%80%93+2010%3A+DEC+Redistricting+Data+%28PL+94-171%29+%E2%80%93+Plainfield+city%2C+New+Jersey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.census.gov%2Fcedsci%2Ftable%3Fq%3Dp2%26g%3D1600000US3459190%26tid%3DDECENNIALPL2010.P2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlainfield%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-2020CensusP2-67"><a href="#cite_ref-2020CensusP2_67-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US3459190&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2">"P2 Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Plainfield city, New Jersey"</a>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=United+States+Census+Bureau&rft.atitle=P2+Hispanic+or+Latino%2C+and+not+Hispanic+or+Latino+by+Race+%E2%80%93+2020%3A+DEC+Redistricting+Data+%28PL+94-171%29+%E2%80%93+Plainfield+city%2C+New+Jersey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.census.gov%2Fcedsci%2Ftable%3Fq%3Dp2%26g%3D1600000US3459190%26tid%3DDECENNIALPL2020.P2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlainfield%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-68"><a href="#cite_ref-68">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403959190">DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Plainfield city, Union County, New Jersey</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20200212082348/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403959190">Archived</a> February 12, 2020, at <a href="/wiki/Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>. Accessed April 10, 2012. </li> <li id="cite_note-69"><a href="#cite_ref-69">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.state.nj.us/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/tax_q&a_052709.pdf">Urban Enterprise Zone Tax Questions and Answers</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Department_of_Community_Affairs" title="New Jersey Department of Community Affairs">New Jersey Department of Community Affairs</a>, May 2009. Accessed October 28, 2019. "The Urban Enterprise Zone Program (UEZ) was enacted in 1983. It authorized the designation of ten zones by the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority: Camden, Newark, Bridgeton, Trenton, Plainfield, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Kearny, Orange and Millville/Vineland (joint zone)." </li> <li id="cite_note-70"><a href="#cite_ref-70">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/about/">Urban Enterprise Zone Program</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Department_of_Community_Affairs" title="New Jersey Department of Community Affairs">New Jersey Department of Community Affairs</a>. Accessed October 27, 2019. "Businesses participating in the UEZ Program can charge half the standard sales tax rate on certain purchases, currently 3.3125% effective 1/1/2018" </li> <li id="cite_note-71"><a href="#cite_ref-71">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/ZONE%20EXPIRATION%20DATES%20-%202018.pdf">Urban Enterprise Zone Effective and Expiration Dates</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Department_of_Community_Affairs" title="New Jersey Department of Community Affairs">New Jersey Department of Community Affairs</a>. Accessed January 8, 2018. </li> <li id="cite_note-72"><a href="#cite_ref-72">^</a> Racioppi, Dustin. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2017/02/10/christie-conditionally-vetos-uez-extension/97747842/">"Christie vetoes urban enterprise zone extension"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Record_(North_Jersey)" title="The Record (North Jersey)">The Record</a>, February 10, 2017. Accessed November 19, 2019. "Gov. Chris Christie on Friday conditionally vetoed the Legislature's attempt to extend the Urban Enterprise Zone status for its five charter communities, calling the economic revitalization program an 'abject failure' with a 'devastating impact' on state revenue.... The Legislature returned with what it called a compromise bill, A-4189, to extend the designation for two years instead of 10 for the first five UEZs – Bridgeton, Camden, Newark, Plainfield and Trenton – which expired on Jan. 1." </li> <li id="cite_note-73"><a href="#cite_ref-73">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/ueznotice.shtml">"Notice: Law Reinstates Five Urban Enterprise Zones And Also Extends The Expiration Date Of 12 Other UEZs"</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Department_of_the_Treasury" title="New Jersey Department of the Treasury">New Jersey Department of the Treasury</a> Division of Taxation, May 30, 2018. Accessed November 19, 2019. "On May 30, 2018, Governor Murphy signed Senate Bill 846 (A3549). The law reinstated five expired Urban Enterprise Zones (UEZs). If your business is located in one of these zones, you may file an application to establish qualified business status. (Past certifications are no longer valid in these five zones). The five UEZs are in: *Bridgeton *Camden *Newark *Plainfield *Trenton. The UEZs in the five locations listed above expire on December 31, 2023." </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><a href="#cite_ref-74">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://downtownplainfield.com/historicdistricts/">Historic Districts</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180327023605/http://downtownplainfield.com/historicdistricts/">Archived</a> March 27, 2018, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Downtown Plainfield Alliance. Accessed June 10, 2018. </li> <li id="cite_note-downtownplainfield-75">^ <a href="#cite_ref-downtownplainfield_75-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-downtownplainfield_75-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180419183920/http://downtownplainfield.com/">"Downtown Plainfield"</a>. downtownplainfield.com. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.downtownplainfield.com/">the original</a> on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=downtownplainfield.com&rft.atitle=Downtown+Plainfield&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.downtownplainfield.com%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlainfield%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-76"><a href="#cite_ref-76">^</a> Coleman, Brian D. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oldhouseonline.com/articles/rich-rewards-labor-love">"Rich Rewards for a Labor of Love; Hard to believe this house had been cut up into four shabby apartments, or the woodwork painted industrial green and the verandah enclosed with aluminum siding and jalousie windows. Then there were the structural problems."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180401004813/https://www.oldhouseonline.com/articles/rich-rewards-labor-love">Archived</a> April 1, 2018, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Old-House_Journal" title="The Old-House Journal">The Old-House Journal</a>, July 2, 2015. Accessed June 10, 2018. </li> <li id="cite_note-77"><a href="#cite_ref-77">^</a> Payne, Lauren. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/home-garden/history-lesson/">"History Lesson: Preserving An Architectural Treasure in Plainfield; A Plainfield couple prove that preserving an architectural treasure—while challenging, time-consuming and, yes, costly—is well worth the effort."</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Monthly" title="New Jersey Monthly">New Jersey Monthly</a>, October 16, 2012. Accessed June 10, 2018. </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><a href="#cite_ref-78">^</a> Jackson, Kimberly L. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/homegarden/index.ssf/2012/09/this_old_house_restoring_homes.html">"This old house: Restoring homes and building community in Plainfield's Van Wyck Brooks Historic District"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a>, September 21, 2012. Accessed June 10, 2018. </li> <li id="cite_note-vwbhd-79"><a href="#cite_ref-vwbhd_79-0">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vwbhd.com/about">Our History</a>, The Van Wyck Brooks Historic District. Accessed April 25, 2021. "Van Wyck Brooks Historic District is the largest of the six residential Historic Districts in Plainfield and encompasses 152 properties.... In 1982 the Van Wyck Brooks Historic District was designated by the City of Plainfield as a Historic District and placed on the National Register in 1986." </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/85003337">"National Register Information System – Van Wyck Brooks Historic District (#85003337)"</a>. <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a>. <a href="/wiki/National_Park_Service" title="National Park Service">National Park Service</a>. 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Retrieved April 18, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=drakehouseplainfieldnj.org&rft.atitle=Historic+Districts+-+Drake+House+Museum&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drakehouseplainfieldnj.org%2Fhistoric-districts.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlainfield%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-plainfieldnj-82"><a href="#cite_ref-plainfieldnj_82-0">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://plainfieldnj.gov/cms.aspx?page_id=47&page_name=Do%20I%20live%20in%20a%20Historic%20District?">Do I live in a Historic District?</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210813062955/https://plainfieldnj.gov/cms.aspx?page_id=47&page_name=Do%20I%20live%20in%20a%20Historic%20District%3F">Archived</a> August 13, 2021, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, City of Plainfield. Accessed May 13, 2020. </li> <li id="cite_note-blogspot-83"><a href="#cite_ref-blogspot_83-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ptoday.blogspot.com/2017/02/sleepy-hollow-neighborhood-looking-for.html">"PLAINFIELD TODAY: "Sleepy Hollow" Neighborhood: Looking for the rainbow's end?"</a>. ptoday.blogspot.com. February 13, 2017. 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Bamberger's: New Jersey's Greatest Store (2016). </li> <li id="cite_note-85"><a href="#cite_ref-85">^</a> Plainfield Ponders the Legacy of Its Own Bloody '67 Riots <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://nyti.ms/2pH3qeP">https://nyti.ms/2pH3qeP</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-86"><a href="#cite_ref-86">^</a> Deak, Mike. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/history/new-jersey/2017/07/16/50-years-plainfields-history-devastating-riots-long-awaited-rebirth/425401001/">'50 years in Plainfield's history: From devastating riots to long-awaited rebirth"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Courier_News" title="Courier News">Courier News</a>, July 16, 2017. Accessed March 3, 2020. "Appliances stolen from a store became barricades to block outsiders from entering a part of the West End now called 'Soulville.'" </li> <li id="cite_note-plainfieldlibrary-87"><a href="#cite_ref-plainfieldlibrary_87-0">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.plainfieldlibrary.info/OnlineExhibits/Worship/worship13.html">Mount Olive Baptist Church</a>, Plainfield Public Library. Accessed March 3, 2020. "Mount Olive Baptist Church was organized in 1870 and groundbreaking for what was to be Plainfield's first Black church occurred on March 1, 1871, at the intersection of Third and Liberty streets." </li> <li id="cite_note-tapinto-88"><a href="#cite_ref-tapinto_88-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tapinto.net/towns/plainfield/articles/calvary-baptist-church-celebrates-its-120th-anniv">"Calvary Baptist Church Celebrates its 120th Anniversary - Plainfield NJ News"</a>. TAPinto. Retrieved April 18, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=TAPinto&rft.atitle=Calvary+Baptist+Church+Celebrates+its+120th+Anniversary+-+Plainfield+NJ+News&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tapinto.net%2Ftowns%2Fplainfield%2Farticles%2Fcalvary-baptist-church-celebrates-its-120th-anniv&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlainfield%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-wordpress-89"><a href="#cite_ref-wordpress_89-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://calvarybaptistplfd.wordpress.com/the-calvary-baptist-church-history/">"The Calvary Baptist Church History | The Calvary Baptist Church of Plainfield"</a>. calvarybaptistplfd.wordpress.com. July 24, 2015. 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February 24, 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Asbury+Park+Press&rft.atitle=Acute-care+hospital+facility+to+close.+Solaris+Health+Systems%2C+the+nonprofit+parent+company+of+Muhlenberg+and+the+JFK+Medical+Center+in+Edison%2C+will+file+a+certificate+of+need...&rft.date=2008-02-24&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlainfield%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-238"><a href="#cite_ref-238">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"They rally to save Muhlenberg center Sixty or so people, many from the Plainfield area, gathered in front of the Statehouse Thursday to protest the planned closing of Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center...". Asbury Park Press. May 9, 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Asbury+Park+Press&rft.atitle=They+rally+to+save+Muhlenberg+center+Sixty+or+so+people%2C+many+from+the+Plainfield+area%2C+gathered+in+front+of+the+Statehouse+Thursday+to+protest+the+planned+closing+of+Muhlenberg+Regional+Medical+Center...&rft.date=2008-05-09&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlainfield%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-239"><a href="#cite_ref-239">^</a> Jukaku, Mariam. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/02/muhlenberg_regional_medical_ce.html">"Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center shutting its doors"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a>, February 23, 2008. Accessed June 15, 2014. "Faced with mounting deficits caused mainly by insufficient state aid to cover all its uninsured patients, officials at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield plan to close the 130-year-old facility later this year." </li> <li id="cite_note-240"><a href="#cite_ref-240">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.drugmartpharmacy.com">"Health care - Drug Mart Pharmacy"</a>. Drug Mart Pharmacy. Retrieved March 11, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Drug+Mart+Pharmacy&rft.atitle=Health+care+-+Drug+Mart+Pharmacy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.drugmartpharmacy.com&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlainfield%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-241"><a href="#cite_ref-241">^</a> Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ptoday.blogspot.com/2008/02/muhlenberg-to-close.html">"Muhlenberg Hospital to close"</a>, Plainfield Today, February 22, 2008. Accessed June 3, 2015. "Without a hospital, what incentive will doctors have to have large offices in Plainfield, particularly along the Park Avenue 'Doctor's Row'?" </li> <li id="cite_note-242"><a href="#cite_ref-242">^</a> Johnson, Bruce. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goleader.com/05oct13/16.pdf#search='plainfield%20teachers%20football%20hoax'">"Plainfield State and Chung Were Too Good to Be True"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070620154241/http://www.goleader.com/05oct13/16.pdf#search='plainfield%20teachers%20football%20hoax'">Archived</a> June 20, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Westfield Leader, October 13, 2005. Accessed May 13, 2007. "Never heard of Plainfield State? Well, that's because neither Plainfield State Teachers College nor Johnny Chung actually existed... On the spur of the moment, he decided to call The New York Times and said, 'I want to report a score... Plainfield Teachers 21 (his secretary was from Plainfield) ... Regency 12.' The next morning, there was the score in The New York Times!" </li> <li id="cite_note-243"><a href="#cite_ref-243">^</a> Christine, Bill. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/16/sports/ncaafootball/the-41-season-at-plainfield-teachers-college-when-every-play-was-a-fake.html">"The Greatest Hoax in Sports Agate History (Yes, The Times Fell for It, Too)"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, January 15, 2016. Accessed January 15, 2016. "Harold Rosenthal, who worked on the rewrite desk at The Herald Tribune, answered the phone. Mr. Newburger told him that Plainfield Teachers College had beaten Winona, 27-3. 'Plainfield Teachers?' Mr. Rosenthal said. 'That a New Jersey school?' Mr. Newburger said yes. The name had settled in his mind because his secretary was from Plainfield, N.J." </li> <li id="cite_note-244"><a href="#cite_ref-244">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000021">Ernest Robinson Ackerman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Biographical Directory of the United States Congress">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a>. Accessed June 25, 2007. </li> <li id="cite_note-Marquis_1607–1896-245"><a href="#cite_ref-Marquis_1607–1896_245-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Who+Was+Who+in+America%2C+Historical+Volume%2C+1607-1896&rft.place=Chicago&rft.pub=Marquis+Who%27s+Who&rft.date=1963&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlainfield%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-246"><a href="#cite_ref-246">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/221009575/">"Mrs. K. Adams Exhibits In New York Galleries"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Courier_News" title="Courier News">Courier News</a>, May 11, 1928. Accessed December 30, 2017. "An exhibition of recent paintings by Katherine Langhorne Adams, formerly of Plainfield, is being held at the Babcock Galleries, 5 East 57th, street. New York City." </li> <li id="cite_note-247"><a href="#cite_ref-247">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.velvetchain.com/erikabio.html">Erika Amato - Biography</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190202042224/http://www.velvetchain.com/erikabio.html">Archived</a> February 2, 2019, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Velvet_Chain" title="Velvet Chain">Velvet Chain</a>. Accessed September 12, 2013. "Erika was born in Plainfield, NJ, and grew up in the small, rather upscale town of Summit (she actually lived in Mountainside, one of the smaller, adjoining towns), about 25 minutes from Manhattan." </li> <li id="cite_note-248"><a href="#cite_ref-248">^</a> Moran, James M. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rahist.nrao.edu/backer_bio-memoir.shtml">"Donald C. Backer"</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Radio_Astronomy_Observatory" title="National Radio Astronomy Observatory">National Radio Astronomy Observatory</a>. Accessed June 15, 2014. "Don was born in Plainfield, NJ, on November 9, 1943." </li> <li id="cite_note-249"><a href="#cite_ref-249">^</a> Symons, Michael. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://blogs.app.com/capitolquickies/2009/11/20/transition-team-rich-bagger/">"Transition team: Rich Bagger"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asbury_Park_Press" title="Asbury Park Press">Asbury Park Press</a>, November 20, 2009. Accessed April 10, 2012. "Bagger, who was born in Plainfield and lives in Westfield, holds degrees from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Rutgers Law School." </li> <li id="cite_note-250"><a href="#cite_ref-250">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=19705">John Drayton Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Military_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="Military Times">Military Times</a>. Accessed September 21, 2015. </li> <li id="cite_note-251"><a href="#cite_ref-251">^</a> Cooper, Kim; Smay, David; and Austen, Jake. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=X4Y5NIyCikIC&q=plainfield">"Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth"</a>, p. 126. <a href="/wiki/Feral_House" title="Feral House">Feral House</a>, 2001. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-922915-69-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-922915-69-5">0-922915-69-5</a>. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Jeff Barry: I was born in Brooklyn. When I was about seven, my parents got divorced, and I moved in with my mom and sister in Plainfield, New Jersey." </li> <li id="cite_note-252"><a href="#cite_ref-252">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.plainfieldlibrary.info/Departments/LH/LH_women.html">Notable Women of Plainfield</a>, Plainfield Public Library. Accessed December 25, 2022. "Ann (Baumgartner) Carl (1918-2008) Born in 1918, Ann Baumgartner spent her early childhood in Plainfield, attending the Evergreen School and Miss Hartridge's School for Girls." </li> <li id="cite_note-253"><a href="#cite_ref-253">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/james_bell_697885.html">James Bell</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161107105128/http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/james_bell_697885.html">Archived</a> November 7, 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Villanova Wildcats men's basketball">Villanova Wildcats men's basketball</a>. Accessed December 3, 2016. "Born Jan. 7, 1992 in Plainfield, N.J." </li> <li id="cite_note-254"><a href="#cite_ref-254">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2020/03/04/obituaries-3-4-20/">"Obituaries: The Rt. Rev. G. P. Mellick Belshaw"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Town_Topics_(newspaper)" title="Town Topics (newspaper)">Town Topics</a>, March 4, 2020. Accessed December 3, 2020. "He was 91 years of age, born July 14, 1928 in Plainfield, NJ, the only child of Edith Mellick of Plainfield and New York and the Rev. Harold Belshaw, who immigrated to America from Wigan, England when a teen." </li> <li id="cite_note-255"><a href="#cite_ref-255">^</a> Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx?n=charles-bicknell-buddy&pid=168286946">"Charles 'Buddy' Bicknell"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a>, December 1, 2013. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Charles 'Buddy' Bicknell, 85, passed away on Nov. 24, 2013, in Livingston, Mont. A private service will be held. Buddy was born in Plainfield, N.J., to Charles Bicknell and Ann (Blazo) Bicknell in 1928." </li> <li id="cite_note-256"><a href="#cite_ref-256">^</a> Goldblatt, Jennifer. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/nyregion/14NJ.html">"Blume's Day"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, November 14, 2004. Accessed February 5, 2008. "It wasn't until after Ms. Blume had gotten her bachelor's degree in education from New York University in 1961, was married and raising her son, Larry, and her daughter, Randy, and living in Plainfield and later Scotch Plains, that she started to commit her stories and characters to paper, cramming writing sessions in while the children were at preschool and at play." </li> <li id="cite_note-257"><a href="#cite_ref-257">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?Leg=222">Assemblyman Jon M. Bramnick</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151102042453/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=222">Archived</a> November 2, 2015, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey Legislature</a>. Accessed September 21, 2015. </li> <li id="cite_note-258"><a href="#cite_ref-258">^</a> Schermer, Victor L. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allaboutjazz.com/anthony-branker-jazz-dialogics-anthony-branker-by-victor-l-schermer.php?page=1">"Anthony Branker: Jazz Dialogics"</a>, All About Jazz, June 13, 2011. Accessed September 21, 2015. "AAJ: Let's go now to your early background and influences. You grew up in Piscataway and Plainfield, NJ. I believe that pianist Bill Evans grew up in that area. AB: Yes, in Plainfield." </li> <li id="cite_note-259"><a href="#cite_ref-259">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=z80GAQAAIAAJ&q=%22plainfield+high+school%22+%22Jack+E.+Bronston%22">The New York Red Book</a>, p. 63. Williams Press, 1977. Accessed November 9, 2017. "Jack E. Bronston 5th District (8th, 9th and 10th Assembly districts of Queens county) Jack E. Bronston, Democrat-Liberal, was born in Plainfield, NJ, on January 10, 1922. He attended Plainfield High School and was graduated magna cum laude with an A.B. degree from Harvard College in 1942." </li> <li id="cite_note-260"><a href="#cite_ref-260">^</a> Prichard, William H. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/01/books/not-to-write-was-not-to-be-alive.html">"Not To Write Was Not To Be Alive"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, November 1, 1981. Accessed December 25, 2012. "Van Wyck Brooks grew up in Plainfield, NJ, second son of a wellto-do Episcopalian and Republican family." </li> <li id="cite_note-261"><a href="#cite_ref-261">^</a> Bernstein, Adam. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/brock-brower-magazine-journalist-novelist-and-tv-writer-dies-at-82/2014/04/29/ac6095e6-ceea-11e3-a6b1-45c4dffb85a6_story.html">"Brock Brower, magazine journalist, novelist and TV writer, dies at 82"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a>, April 29, 2014. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Brock Hendrickson Brower was born November 27, 1931, in Plainfield, NJ, and raised in Westfield, NJ" </li> <li id="cite_note-262"><a href="#cite_ref-262">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.njboxinghof.org/glenwood-brown/">Glenwood Brown</a>, New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. Accessed September 21, 2015. "I was born in Plainfield, NJ, and won national acclaim in the sport of boxing since the age of 10." </li> <li id="cite_note-263"><a href="#cite_ref-263">^</a> Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030104aaa.html">"Veteran NFL Coach Pete Carmichael Joins Panthers Football Staff"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160112230347/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030104aaa.html">Archived</a> January 12, 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football" title="Pittsburgh Panthers football">Pittsburgh Panthers football</a>, March 1, 2004. Accessed September 21, 2015. "A native of Plainfield, N.J., he attended North Plainfield High, where he lettered three years in both football and baseball." </li> <li id="cite_note-264"><a href="#cite_ref-264">^</a> Dunleavy, Ryan. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2016/08/rutgers_greats_mohamed_sanu_leonte_carroo_swap_nfl_jerseys.html">"Rutgers greats Mohamed Sanu, Leonte Carroo swap NFL jerseys after Falcons-Dolphins game"</a>, NJ Advance Media for <a href="/wiki/NJ.com" title="NJ.com">NJ.com</a>, August 29, 2016. Accessed October 17, 2018. "Sanu, who played at South Brunswick High School, mentored Carroo, a Plainfield native who grew up in Edison, during his days at Rutgers." </li> <li id="cite_note-265"><a href="#cite_ref-265">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/414/assemblywoman-carter">Assemblywoman Linda S. Carter (D)</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey Legislature</a>. Accessed April 18, 2022. "Plainfield City Council 2004-10" </li> <li id="cite_note-266"><a href="#cite_ref-266">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000215">"Cary, Jeremiah Eaton, (1803-1888)"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Biographical Directory of the United States Congress">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a>. Accessed September 21, 2015. "moved to Plainfield, N.J., in 1860, where he continued the practice of law" </li> <li id="cite_note-267"><a href="#cite_ref-267">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Roberts_(newspaper_journalist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sam Roberts (newspaper journalist)">Roberts, Sam</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/19/us/rev-w-sterling-cary-dead.html">"Rev. W. Sterling Cary, Pioneering Black Churchman, Dies at 94"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, November 19, 2021. Accessed April 18, 2022. "William Sterling Cary was born on Aug. 10, 1927, in Plainfield, N.J., one of eight children of Andrew Jackson Cary, a real estate broker and Y.M.C.A. administrator, and Sadie (Walker) Cary, a homemaker." </li> <li id="cite_note-268"><a href="#cite_ref-268">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://washjeff.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4019coll8/id/30">James Herbert Case Jr. (1946-1949)</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160108003223/http://washjeff.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4019coll8/id/30">Archived</a> January 8, 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/U._Grant_Miller_Library" class="mw-redirect" title="U. Grant Miller Library">U. Grant Miller Library</a> Digital Archives. Accessed September 21, 2015. "He was born October 26, 1906, at Plainfield, NJ." </li> <li id="cite_note-269"><a href="#cite_ref-269">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dianechamberlain.com/about/">About</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150922211735/http://dianechamberlain.com/about/">Archived</a> September 22, 2015, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Diane Chamberlain. Accessed September 21, 2015. "I grew up in Plainfield, NJ and spent my summers at the Jersey Shore, two settings that have found their way into my novels." </li> <li id="cite_note-270"><a href="#cite_ref-270">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kingkutdjcheese.com/index.php/about-dj-cheese/bio">About DJ Cheese</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160112190232/http://kingkutdjcheese.com/index.php/about-dj-cheese/bio">Archived</a> January 12, 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, King Kut DJ Cheese. Accessed September 21, 2015. "DJ Cheese has a long history in this thing We call the 'Hip Hop' He was born in W. Virginia then raised in Potters Crossing – Edison, NJ and Later Move To Plainfield, NJ when he was 8Yrs Old." </li> <li id="cite_note-271"><a href="#cite_ref-271">^</a> Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx?pid=146103820">"John Chironna"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a>, October 19, 2010. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Mr. Chironna was born on July 4, 1928, in Plainfield, NJ, and graduated from Westfield High School in 1946." </li> <li id="cite_note-272"><a href="#cite_ref-272">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/event/115th-congress/senate-event/LC64861/text">"S.Hrg. 115-761 — NOMINATIONS TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"</a>. www.congress.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.congress.gov&rft.atitle=S.Hrg.+115-761+%E2%80%94+NOMINATIONS+TO+THE+FEDERAL+TRADE+COMMISSION&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.congress.gov%2Fevent%2F115th-congress%2Fsenate-event%2FLC64861%2Ftext&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlainfield%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-273"><a href="#cite_ref-273">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/clark_earl00.html">Earl Clark</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090221233830/http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/clark_earl00.html">Archived</a> February 21, 2009, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/CSTV" class="mw-redirect" title="CSTV">CSTV</a>. Accessed January 2, 2008. </li> <li id="cite_note-274"><a href="#cite_ref-274">^</a> Fried, Jonathan. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/17/nyregion/jersey-footlights-a-funkmaster-comes-home.html">"Jersey Footlights; A Funkmaster Comes Home"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, October 17, 1999. Accessed April 10, 2012. "The Mothership landed on October 6 when George Clinton, Plainfield native and funkmaster, brought his band to the Community Theater in Morristown for the second night of a monthlong national tour." </li> <li id="cite_note-275"><a href="#cite_ref-275">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20070505113218/http://www.unioncountynj.org/news/0702hotstove.html">"71st Annual Hot Stove Awards Dinner, Feb. 11, Honors Union County Athletes, Young and Old"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union County, New Jersey">Union County, New Jersey</a>, press release dated February 2, 2007. Accessed November 14, 2007. "Manny Collins was a standout at both wide receiver and defensive back for the Plainfield High School Cardinals and earned All-County, All-Conference and All-Area honors." </li> <li id="cite_note-276"><a href="#cite_ref-276">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic49-3-319.pdf">"Richard Guy Condon (1952-1995)"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182215/http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic49-3-319.pdf">Archived</a> March 3, 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arctic_(journal)" title="Arctic (journal)">Arctic</a>, Vol. 49, No. 3, September 1996. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Rick was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and received his bachelor's degree with honors in anthropology from Rutgers College (1974) and his PhD at the University of Pittsburgh (1981)." </li> <li id="cite_note-277"><a href="#cite_ref-277">^</a> Risen, Clay. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/us/william-consovoy-dead.html">"William Consovoy Dies at 48; Took Conservative Cases to Supreme Court"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, January 12, 2023. Accessed January 18, 2023. "William Spencer Consovoy was born on Aug. 31, 1974, in Plainfield, N.J. " </li> <li id="cite_note-278"><a href="#cite_ref-278">^</a> Gormley, Ken. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.harvardlawreview.org/issues/118/Nov04/Cox_TributeFTX.pdf">"In Memoriam: Archibald Cox"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070620154230/http://www.harvardlawreview.org/issues/118/Nov04/Cox_TributeFTX.pdf">Archived</a> June 20, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Law_Review" title="Harvard Law Review">Harvard Law Review</a>, November 2004. Accessed May 13, 2007. "He grew up in Plainfield, NJ, the son of a distinguished New York patent attorney." </li> <li id="cite_note-279"><a href="#cite_ref-279">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/17503/kathy-cox#.Wx09fPkvzDc">Kathy Cox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vote_Smart" title="Vote Smart">Vote Smart</a>. Accessed June 10, 2018. </li> <li id="cite_note-280"><a href="#cite_ref-280">^</a> Boyer, Zac. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://connecticut.rivals.com/news/after-four-years-davis-ready-to-move-on">"After four years, Davis ready to move on"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals.com</a>. November 17, 2007. Accessed November 9, 2017. "Davis' hard-hitting mentality was rooted deep within him as a child growing up in Plainfield, NJ, a city of approximately 50,000 located a half-hour southwest of Newark.... According to Davis, many of those who attended Plainfield High School with him failed to move on to college and instead ended up involved either in jail or, worse, dead." </li> <li id="cite_note-281"><a href="#cite_ref-281">^</a> Slotnik, Daniel E. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/obituaries/pat-dinizio-singer-and-songwriter-for-the-smithereens-dies-at-62.html">"Pat DiNizio, Singer and Songwriter for the Smithereens, Dies at 62"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, December 13, 2017. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Patrick Michael DiNizio was born in Plainfield, NJ, on Oct. 12, 1955, to Nicholas DiNizio, who ran a waste management business, and the former Antoinette Gallo. He grew up nearby in Scotch Plains and graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School before attending several colleges, including Union County College in Cranford, NJ; Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J.; and New York University." </li> <li id="cite_note-282"><a href="#cite_ref-282">^</a> Welsh, Jack D. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=epbbg1CA4CAC&pg=PA99">Medical Histories of Union Generals</a>, p. 99. <a href="/wiki/Kent_State_University_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="Kent State University Press">Kent State University Press</a>, 2005. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780873388535" title="Special:BookSources/9780873388535">9780873388535</a>. Accessed July 25, 2022. "Charles Cleveland Dodge: Born September 16, 1841, at Plainfield, New Jersey." </li> <li id="cite_note-283"><a href="#cite_ref-283">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vashonbeachcomber.com/obituaries/barbara-lee-drinkwater/">"Barbara Lee Drinkwater"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Island_Beachcomber" class="mw-redirect" title="Island Beachcomber">Island Beachcomber</a>. Accessed July 21, 2023. "Born on November 18, 1926, in Plainfield, New Jersey, Barbara was a remarkable influence on so many people in so many different ways." </li> <li id="cite_note-284"><a href="#cite_ref-284">^</a> Jarvis, Gail. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lewrockwell.com/2004/02/gail-jarvis/the-dunning-school/">"The Dunning School"</a>, LewRockwell.com, February 2, 2004. Accessed September 21, 2015. "William Archibald Dunning was born in Plainfield, NJ, in 1857, the son of a wealthy manufacturer with an intellectual bent and a strong interest in American history." </li> <li id="cite_note-285"><a href="#cite_ref-285">^</a> Lyons, Leonard S. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=UV8twW58ROkC&pg=PA219">"The Great Jazz Pianists: Speaking of Their Lives and Music"</a>, accessed May 13, 2007. "Bill Evans Grew up in Plainfield, NJ." </li> <li id="cite_note-286"><a href="#cite_ref-286">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-obituary-for-alfred-a/123189027/">"Legends of Banjoist's Fabulous Career Recalled"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Courier_News" title="Courier News">Courier News</a>, May 6, 1954. Accessed April 19, 2023, via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>. "The saga of a fabulous career, told in legend and fact, is remembered today, after the death of Alfred A. Farland, 90, of 358 E. Second St, banjoist, banjo-maker and concert artist.... Mr. Farland came to Plainfield from Jersey City in 1903 and lived at his late address since 1910." </li> <li id="cite_note-287"><a href="#cite_ref-287">^</a> Scott, Rose. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wabe.org/breaking-away-dionne-farris-talks-time-music/">"Breaking Away, Dionne Farris Talks Time Off From Music"</a>, <a href="/wiki/WABE-FM" class="mw-redirect" title="WABE-FM">WABE-FM</a>, June 21, 2013. Accessed July 23, 2019. "The Plainfield, NJ native came to Atlanta in 1990 and was the strong vocal nucleus of the 'socially-conscious' hip hop group Arrested Development." </li> <li id="cite_note-288"><a href="#cite_ref-288">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/negley-farson">Negley Farson (1890–1960)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Academy_of_Arts" title="Royal Academy of Arts">Royal Academy of Arts</a>. Accessed April 12, 2020. "Born in Plainfield, NJ, Farson was raised by his eccentric grandfather, the Civil War General James Negley (1826-1901)." </li> <li id="cite_note-289"><a href="#cite_ref-289">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/oes/rls/25877.htm">J. Michael Fay</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State" title="United States Department of State">United States Department of State</a>. Accessed December 10, 2007. </li> <li id="cite_note-290"><a href="#cite_ref-290">^</a> Stanmyre, Matthew. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-4893435448098940908/former-school-says-rashan-gary-nations-top-recruit-was-recruited-to-paramus-catholic/">"Rashan Gary, nation's top recruit, was recruited to Paramus Catholic, old school indicates"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181119011358/http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-4893435448098940908/former-school-says-rashan-gary-nations-top-recruit-was-recruited-to-paramus-catholic/">Archived</a> November 19, 2018, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a>, August 25, 2014. Accessed November 6, 2017. "Gary's mother, Jennifer Coney, said today her son 'absolutely was not recruited.' She said Gary had been living with his father and grandparents in Scotch Plains, but the house is now for sale, so she moved her son into her home in Plainfield." </li> <li id="cite_note-291"><a href="#cite_ref-291">^</a> Makin, Bob. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/2016/03/27/doo-wop-hip-hop/80773126/">"Parliament-Funkadelic: From doo-wop to hip-hop"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Courier_News" title="Courier News">Courier News</a>, March 27, 2016. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Plainfield guitarist-vocalist Glenn Goins, who earlier joined the collective, now known as Parliament-Funkadelic or P-Funk, helped end each show by calling on the Mothership, a prop from the classic 1951 sci-fi movie The Day the Earth Stood Still." </li> <li id="cite_note-292"><a href="#cite_ref-292">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/04/obituaries/gertrude-joy-grimm-waves-officer-83.html">"Gertrude Joy Grimm; Waves Officer, 83"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, June 4, 1988. Accessed November 19, 2022. "A native of Plainfield, N.J., and a graduate of Wellesley College, Mrs. Grimm was a retailing manager in New York City and Detroit before the war." </li> <li id="cite_note-293"><a href="#cite_ref-293">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandart.org/exhibit/legacy/bios/bios-gh.html">Artist Biographies</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121204154943/http://www.clevelandart.org/exhibit/legacy/bios/bios-gh.html">Archived</a> December 4, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art" class="mw-redirect" title="The Cleveland Museum of Art">The Cleveland Museum of Art</a>. Accessed December 13, 2007. </li> <li id="cite_note-294"><a href="#cite_ref-294">^</a> Strauss, Robert. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/23/nyregion/new-jersey-co-all-eyes-are-on-fort-lee.html">"New Jersey & Co.; All Eyes Are on Fort Lee"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, April 23, 2000. Accessed April 10, 2012. "Alerted by a viewer, Mr. Haines – a Plainfield native who now lives in Monmouth County – researched tapes and noted that when Mr. Greenspan, the head of the Federal Reserve, carried a fat briefcase to the meetings, interest rates rose; a thin briefcase indicated lower rates." </li> <li id="cite_note-295"><a href="#cite_ref-295">^</a> Murphy, Robert. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Kgn8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT700">Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion</a>, p. 700. <a href="/wiki/Bloomsbury_Publishing" title="Bloomsbury Publishing">Bloomsbury Publishing</a>, 2019. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781838715328" title="Special:BookSources/9781838715328">9781838715328</a>. Accessed December 27, 2020. "Hand, David (1900–1986) David Hand was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on 23 January 1900, and educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago." </li> <li id="cite_note-296"><a href="#cite_ref-296">^</a> Nissen, Axel. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bretharteprincep00niss/page/244">Bret Harte: Prince and Pauper</a>, p. 244. <a href="/wiki/University_Press_of_Mississippi" title="University Press of Mississippi">University Press of Mississippi</a>, 2000. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1578062535" title="Special:BookSources/1578062535">1578062535</a>. Accessed August 6, 2012. "By April 1884, both the Knauffts and the Hartes had removed to Plainfield, NJ..." </li> <li id="cite_note-297"><a href="#cite_ref-297">^</a> Sullivan, James. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.spinner.com/2008/07/11/twisted-tales-p-funks-eddie-hazel-is-the-new-hendrix-for-bett/">"Twisted Tales: P-Funk's Eddie Hazel Is the New Hendrix, for Better or Worse"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120722030902/http://www.spinner.com/2008/07/11/twisted-tales-p-funks-eddie-hazel-is-the-new-hendrix-for-bett/">Archived</a> July 22, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spinner_(website)" title="Spinner (website)">Spinner</a>, July 11, 2008. Accessed October 26, 2011. "Born in Brooklyn but raised in Plainfield, NJ – where his mother, sadly, thought she could keep her son from the ravages of big-city temptation – the young Hazel taught himself to play guitar alongside a school-age buddy, Billy 'Bass' Nelson." </li> <li id="cite_note-298"><a href="#cite_ref-298">^</a> Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17410561/thecouriernews_bridgewater_nj_fri/">"Union County Tech Gives 29 Diplomas"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Courier_News" title="Courier News">Courier News</a>, June 14, 1963. Accessed July 23, 2019. "'Challenge of Change' was the subject of an address last night by William Hazell of Plainfield before the 29-student graduating class of the Union County Technical Institute." </li> <li id="cite_note-299"><a href="#cite_ref-299">^</a> McDonough, Megan. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/elise-b-heinz-lawyer-and-former-virginia-delegate/2014/01/27/931a0940-877e-11e3-916e-e01534b1e132_story.html">"Elise B. Heinz, lawyer and former Virginia delegate"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a>, January 27, 2014. Accessed May 4, 2021. "Elise Brookfield Heinz was born in Plainfield, N.J., and raised in Alexandria, where she was a 1951 graduate of George Washington High School." </li> <li id="cite_note-300"><a href="#cite_ref-300">^</a> Skelly, Richard. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/12/11/richard-heyman-owls-playing-record-collector/77103986/">"Richard X. Heyman and the Owls playing the Record Collector"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asbury_Park_Press" title="Asbury Park Press">Asbury Park Press</a>, December 11, 2015. Accessed July 23, 2019. "In 2002, Heyman self-published a book documenting his life and musical times growing up in and around Plainfield, and his time with the Doughboys, who became one of the Garden State's most popular rock 'n' roll bands when the musical genre was still emerging." </li> <li id="cite_note-301"><a href="#cite_ref-301">^</a> Stapleton, Art. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2019/09/27/jon-hilliman-nfl-long-shot-opportunity-home-ny-giants/3780904002/">"Jon Hilliman: How the New Jersey native went from being an NFL long shot to the NY Giants"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Record_(North_Jersey)" title="The Record (North Jersey)">The Record</a>, September 27, 2019. Accessed April 2, 2021. "Raised in Plainfield, Hilliman was essentially born into Big Apple football." </li> <li id="cite_note-302"><a href="#cite_ref-302">^</a> Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/fashion/weddings/01crumel.html">"Kenya Crumel and Byron Hurt"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, October 1, 2006. Accessed May 21, 2013. "Kenya Felice Crumel and Byron Patrick Hurt were married last evening at their home in Plainfield, NJ" </li> <li id="cite_note-303"><a href="#cite_ref-303">^</a> Ashmore, Mike. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.trentonian.com/sports/two-years-full-of-adversity-have-led-pennington-school-grad-dontae-johnson-to-super-bowl/article_7219ccec-4502-11ea-b064-ef6a8b0bb9eb.html">"Two years full of adversity have led Pennington School grad Dontae Johnson to Super Bowl with 49ers"</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot">permanent dead link</a>‍], <a href="/wiki/The_Trentonian" title="The Trentonian">The Trentonian</a>, February 1, 2020. Accessed November 8, 2020. "Former Pennington School star Dontae Johnson is expected to suit up for the San Francisco 49ers, and is the school's first alum to play in the big game. The 28-year-old was born in Plainfield and actually went to South Plainfield High for a year, but transferred to Pennington for the final three years of his high school career." </li> <li id="cite_note-304"><a href="#cite_ref-304">^</a> Segedy, Andria. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.blufftontoday.com/news/2018-02-13/savannah-s-own-hidden-figure-marion-lee-johnson-worked-apollo-11-program">"Savannah's own 'Hidden Figure': Marion Lee Johnson worked on Apollo 11 program"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bluffton_Today" title="Bluffton Today">Bluffton Today</a>, February 13, 2018. Accessed October 9, 2019 "Her Savannah classmates are not surprised. While Johnson now lives in Plainfield, NJ, she maintains strong ties to Savannah with friends and family, including a daughter who works at Savannah State University." </li> <li id="cite_note-305"><a href="#cite_ref-305">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gamecocksonline.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=513">Tyrone Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_men%27s_basketball" title="South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball">South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball</a>. Accessed August 5, 2019. "Hometown: Plainfield, NJ" </li> <li id="cite_note-306"><a href="#cite_ref-306">^</a> Sanders, Sally. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sheltonherald.com/arts-leisure/article/Memories-of-a-musical-life-13863762.php">"Memories of a musical life"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190724014046/https://www.sheltonherald.com/arts-leisure/article/Memories-of-a-musical-life-13863762.php">Archived</a> July 24, 2019, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Shelton Herald, April 2, 2015. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Betty was born into a nurturing middle class African American family in Plainfield, NJ" </li> <li id="cite_note-307"><a href="#cite_ref-307">^</a> Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/messenger-gazette/index.ssf/2014/04/former_nfl_wide_receiver_donald_jones_works_out_with_somerset_patriots.html">"Former NFL wide receiver Donald Jones works out with Somerset Patriots"</a>, The Messenger-Gazette, April 18, 2014. Accessed October 18, 2015. "Former NFL wide receiver and Plainfield native Donald Jones will be working out with the Somerset Patriots during Spring Training.... Now Jones is looking to make a return to the baseball diamond, where he last played for Plainfield High School." </li> <li id="cite_note-308"><a href="#cite_ref-308">^</a> Barnes, Mike. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/david-kapralik-dead-streisand-sly-stone-music-exec-was-91-1020112/">"David Kapralik, Influential Barbra Streisand, Sly Stone Music Exec, Dies at 91"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, July 12, 2017. Accessed March 26, 2023. "Kapralik was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, the youngest of three children of milliners." </li> <li id="cite_note-309"><a href="#cite_ref-309">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.usfieldhockey.com/teams/women/u20/kenney.htm">Robyn Kenney</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071031060248/http://www.usfieldhockey.com/teams/women/u20/kenney.htm">Archived</a> October 31, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/USA_Field_Hockey" title="USA Field Hockey">USA Field Hockey</a>. Accessed December 20, 2007. </li> <li id="cite_note-310"><a href="#cite_ref-310">^</a> via <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/23/arts/23kirk.html">"Phyllis Kirk, 79, Who Starred in House of Wax and Thin Man, Dies"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, October 23, 2006. Accessed April 10, 2012. "Phyllis Kirkegaard was born in Plainfield, NJ, but moved to New York City in her late teens to study acting and shortened her last name to Kirk." </li> <li id="cite_note-311"><a href="#cite_ref-311">^</a> Scott, Don. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.montgomerynews.com/timeschronicle/opinion/a-place-in-history-florence-larue-the-fifth-dimension-created/article_9cfde364-8813-5440-81e0-d9627a95ab82.html">"A Place In History: Florence LaRue, The Fifth Dimension created music of joy"</a>, Montgomery News, September 10, 2015. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Born Feb. 4, 1942, in Plainfield, NJ, as World War II raged, LaRue and her family "moved to Glenside, Pa., where she began studying dance and violin," according to www.thehistorymakers.com, as well as attended Abington Senior High School, where she was inducted in 1988 to the school's Hall of Fame, likely indicative of her keen intelligence, social sensibilities and immense spirituality passed down by her African-American elders." </li> <li id="cite_note-312"><a href="#cite_ref-312">^</a> Slotnik, Daniel E. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/movies/geoffrey-lewis-actor-in-clint-eastwood-films-dies-at-79.html">"Geoffrey Lewis, Actor in Clint Eastwood Films, Dies at 79"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, April 9, 2015. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Geoffrey Bond Lewis was born in Plainfield, NJ, on July 31, 1935." </li> <li id="cite_note-313"><a href="#cite_ref-313">^</a> Laurie, Artiss. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZOpUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lzwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1330,4193622&dq=plainfield+peter-liske&hl=en">"Liske Recalls Vivid Hoax"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Leader-Post" class="mw-redirect" title="The Leader-Post">The Leader-Post</a>, September 22, 1967. Accessed April 10, 2012. "They should be indebted then, as I am, to The Globe and Mail's Dick Beddoes for revealing the hoax surrounding Peter Liske. That is, if you consider his hometown - Plainfield, NJ - as sufficient evidence for guilt by association." </li> <li id="cite_note-314"><a href="#cite_ref-314">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/3730/record/">Portrait of Edith Lowry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University" title="Rutgers University">Rutgers University</a>. Accessed August 27, 2024. "Edith Elizabeth Lowry was born on March 23rd, 1897 in Plainfield NJ." </li> <li id="cite_note-315"><a href="#cite_ref-315">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lit.blogs.bucknell.edu/2017/02/10/from-special-collectionsuniversity-archives-robert-lowry/">From Special Collections/University Archives: Robert Lowry</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190723224324/https://lit.blogs.bucknell.edu/2017/02/10/from-special-collectionsuniversity-archives-robert-lowry/">Archived</a> July 23, 2019, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bucknell_University" title="Bucknell University">Bucknell University</a>. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Lowry retired to Plainfield, NJ to continue to read and write, giving sermons and returning to do work with his alma mater when he had the time." </li> <li id="cite_note-316"><a href="#cite_ref-316">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.micourthistory.org/justices/randolph-manning">Randolph Manning</a>, Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society. Accessed May 21, 2013. "Randolph Manning was born in Plainfield, NJ, on May 19, 1804." </li> <li id="cite_note-317"><a href="#cite_ref-317">^</a> Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1927/05/26/archives/queena-mario-sings-to-students.html">"Queena Mario Sings to Students"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, May 26, 1927. Accessed August 26, 2018. "Queena Mario of the Metropolitan Opera Company, formerly of this city, was a guest of the Plainfield High School today where she sang a group of four numbers to the student body.... The opera star whose family name was Tillotson is a graduate of the local high school and has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Coddington of Sheridan Avenue." </li> <li id="cite_note-318"><a href="#cite_ref-318">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Tommasini" title="Anthony Tommasini">Tommasini, Anthony</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/12/arts/donald-martino-74-creator-of-atonal-musical-works-dies.html">"Donald Martino, 74, Creator of Atonal Musical Works, Dies"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, December 12, 2005. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Born on May 16, 1931, in Plainfield, NJ, he began studying music at 9, first learning the clarinet, saxophone and oboe." </li> <li id="cite_note-319"><a href="#cite_ref-319">^</a> Barnes, Bart. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/343021221.html?dids=343021221:343021221&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=JUN+03%2C+2003&author=Bart+Barnes&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Burke+Marshall%2C+80%2C+Dies%3B++JFK's+Civil+Rights+Enforcer&pqatl=google">"Burke Marshall, 80, Dies; JFK's Civil Rights Enforcer"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130722235527/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/343021221.html?dids=343021221%3A343021221&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&date=JUN+03%2C+2003&author=Bart+Barnes&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Burke+Marshall%2C+80%2C+Dies%3B++JFK%27s+Civil+Rights+Enforcer&pqatl=google">Archived</a> July 22, 2013, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a>, June 3, 2003. Accessed November 21, 2008. "Mr. Marshall, a native of Plainfield, NJ, graduated from Yale University." </li> <li id="cite_note-320"><a href="#cite_ref-320">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/222671933/">"Plainfield honors seven outstanding black citizens"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Courier_News" title="Courier News">Courier News</a>, February 21, 1985. Accessed November 9, 2017. "A 1981 Plainfield High School graduate, Marshall broke the 800-meter collegiate record in 1982 and was named to the U.S. Junior National Team." </li> <li id="cite_note-321"><a href="#cite_ref-321">^</a> Faber, Charles F. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/84c2950a">"Jack Martin"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research" title="Society for American Baseball Research">Society for American Baseball Research</a>. Accessed November 9, 2017. "John Christopher Martin was born in Plainfield, NJ, in the central part of the state, on April 19, 1887. The son of Adeline and James B. Martin, a trolley conductor, Jack played baseball at Plainfield High School and for the town's amateur clubs." </li> <li id="cite_note-322"><a href="#cite_ref-322">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000205">James Edgar Martine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Biographical Directory of the United States Congress">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a>. Accessed April 16, 2008. </li> <li id="cite_note-323"><a href="#cite_ref-323">^</a> Prendergast, Mark. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/91811324.html?dids=91811324:91811324&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+01%2C+1985&author=Mark+Prendergast&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=HIS+LONG+FLIGHT+HOME+FOR+ROBERT+MASON%2C+WAR+WAS+HELL+AND+PEACE+HARD+TO+FIND.+NOW+HE+THINKS+HE+KNOWS+WHERE+TO+LOOK.+AND+WHERE+NOT+TO+LOOK.&pqatl=google">"His Long Flight Home For Robert Mason, War Was Hell And Peace Hard To Find. Now He Thinks He Knows Where To Look. And Where Not To Look."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130722183525/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/91811324.html?dids=91811324:91811324&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+01%2C+1985&author=Mark+Prendergast&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=HIS+LONG+FLIGHT+HOME+FOR+ROBERT+MASON%2C+WAR+WAS+HELL+AND+PEACE+HARD+TO+FIND.+NOW+HE+THINKS+HE+KNOWS+WHERE+TO+LOOK.+AND+WHERE+NOT+TO+LOOK.&pqatl=google">Archived</a> July 22, 2013, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel" title="Orlando Sentinel">Orlando Sentinel</a>, September 1, 1985. Accessed April 10, 2012. "Robert Mason was born 43 years ago in Plainfield, NJ. When he was 8, his family moved to a chicken farm west of Delray Beach." </li> <li id="cite_note-324"><a href="#cite_ref-324">^</a> Kuras, Amy. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.metroparent.com/daily/parenting/parenting-issues-tips/mom-bridget-mary-mccormack-lays-down-the-law/">"Mom Bridget Mary McCormack Lays Down the Law"</a>, Metro Parent for Southeast Michigan, August 27, 2012. Accessed March 17, 2021. "She grew up in Plainfield, N.J., with a mom who went back to school to be a social worker when her kids were nearly grown – and a dad who was a Marine and a small business owner who worked seven days a week his entire life." </li> <li id="cite_note-325"><a href="#cite_ref-325">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nbc.com/The_West_Wing/bios/Mary_McCormack.html">Mary McCormack cast member profile</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_West_Wing" title="The West Wing">The West Wing</a>. Accessed September 30, 2007. "Born in Plainfield, NJ, McCormack is a graduate of Trinity College and resides in Los Angeles." </li> <li id="cite_note-326"><a href="#cite_ref-326">^</a> Catlin, Roger. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/263478677/">"Behind The Scenes Success Story; Trinity College Alum McCormack Makes His Own Work As Writer And Producer"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hartford_Courant" title="Hartford Courant">Hartford Courant</a>, October 19, 2014. Accessed March 17, 2021, via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>. "When Will McCormack was attending Trinity College in the mid-1990s as a performing arts minor, "I was in every play I could be in there." A role model for the Plainfield, N. J., native was his older sister, Mary McCormack, a Trinity grad, who was by then starting her movie career that would bring her to starring roles in The West Wing and In Plain Sight." </li> <li id="cite_note-327"><a href="#cite_ref-327">^</a> via <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/01/nyregion/peter-mcdonough-73-retired-legislator.html">"Peter McDonough, 73, Retired Legislator"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, September 1, 1998. Accessed November 9, 2017. "Mr. McDonough was a lifelong resident of Plainfield and was a champion high school swimmer." </li> <li id="cite_note-328"><a href="#cite_ref-328">^</a> Lamb, Bill. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/warren-mclaughlin/">Warren McLaughlin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research" title="Society for American Baseball Research">Society for American Baseball Research</a>. Accessed May 13, 2024. "Now returned home permanently, bachelor McLaughlin alternated between living in a Plainfield apartment with his widowed mother and four other unmarried siblings, and residing at the nearby home of older brother John and his family." </li> <li id="cite_note-329"><a href="#cite_ref-329">^</a> van Esselstyn, Drew. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2009/04/plainfields_eugene_monroe_sele.html">"Plainfield's Eugene Monroe selected No. 8 overall by Jacksonville Jaguars"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a>, April 25, 2009. Accessed October 26, 2011. </li> <li id="cite_note-330"><a href="#cite_ref-330">^</a> Brush, Pete. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130615234230/http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-207_162-504782.html">"Actor Dudley Moore Dies"</a>, <a href="/wiki/CBS_News" title="CBS News">CBS News</a>, February 11, 2009. Accessed May 21, 2013. </li> <li id="cite_note-331"><a href="#cite_ref-331">^</a> Hevesi, Dennis. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/business/media/25moore.html">"Nonnie Moore, Fashion Editor at Magazines, Dies at 87"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, February 24, 2009. Accessed June 15, 2014. "Born Marjorie Eilers on Jan. 21, 1922, in Plainfield, NJ, Ms. Moore was one of two daughters of Henry and Lovinia Burton Eilers." </li> <li id="cite_note-332"><a href="#cite_ref-332">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Tris_McCall" title="Tris McCall">McCall, Tris</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2013/04/cordell_boogie_mosson_p-funk_b.html">"Cordell 'Boogie' Mosson, P-Funk bassist, dies at 60"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a>, April 21, 2013. Accessed May 21, 2013. "Cordell 'Boogie' Mosson (born Cardell Mosson), a Plainfield musician whose rubbery bass guitar gave the classic albums by Parliament and Funkadelic much of their buoyant, elastic, bouncing-off-of-the-walls character, died on Thursday at 60." </li> <li id="cite_note-333"><a href="#cite_ref-333">^</a> Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1894/04/20/archives/50000-in-bonds-in-a-bag-stolen-from-gen-james-s-negley-in.html">"$50,000 In Bonds In A Bag; Stolen From Gen. James S. Negley In Plainfield. Found in a House in Madison Avenue – With Them an Insurance Policy for $1,000 and Gen. Negley's Commission, Signed by President Lincoln – Coachman Was the Thief – He Was Dismissed from Gen. Negley's Service Last Month."</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, April 20, 1894. Accessed August 26, 2018. "Gen. Negley was the manager of the Home for Decrepit Veteran Soldiers at Pittsburgh, PA. He has an office at 136 Liberty Street, this city, and lives in Plainfield, NJ" </li> <li id="cite_note-334"><a href="#cite_ref-334">^</a> Britannica Educational Publishing. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=YeDFjTnCGVUC&dq=%22Billy+Bass+Nelson%22+plainfield&pg=PA271">The 100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time</a>, p. 273. <a href="/wiki/The_Rosen_Publishing_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="The Rosen Publishing Group">The Rosen Publishing Group</a>, 2009. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1615300562" title="Special:BookSources/1615300562">1615300562</a>. "Billy Bass Nelson (b. Jan. 28, 1951, Plainfield, N.J., U.S.)" </li> <li id="cite_note-335"><a href="#cite_ref-335">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gailoday.wfu.edu/obituary/">Remembering Gail O'Day</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_University" title="Wake Forest University">Wake Forest University</a>. Accessed September 1, 2019. "Gail Radcliffe O'Day was born on December 2, 1954, in Muhlenberg, New Jersey, where her mother, Sally Wilcox O'Day, was living while her father, Arthur F. O'Day, was serving in the Korean War." </li> <li id="cite_note-336"><a href="#cite_ref-336">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Berger_(author)" title="Joseph Berger (author)">Berger, Joseph</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/05/nyregion/andrew-p-orourke-longtime-westchester-chief-executive-dies-at-79.html">'Andrew P. O'Rourke, Longtime Westchester County Leader, Dies at 79"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, January 4, 2013. Accessed May 24, 2016. "Andrew Patrick O'Rourke was born in Plainfield, NJ, on October 26, 1933, the youngest of five children." </li> <li id="cite_note-337"><a href="#cite_ref-337">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/player/montellowens/2506817/profile">Montell Owens</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL.com" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL.com">NFL.com</a>. Accessed May 21, 2013. </li> <li id="cite_note-338"><a href="#cite_ref-338">^</a> Via <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-10-07-irving-penn-obit_N.htm">"Fashion, celebrity photographer Irving Penn dies"</a>, <a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a>, October 7, 2009. Accessed October 26, 2011. "Born in Plainfield, NJ, in 1917, Penn studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art from 1934 to 1938, and worked as an assistant at Harper's Bazaar in 1939." </li> <li id="cite_note-339"><a href="#cite_ref-339">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gym-style.com/elizabeth/about.htm">"The Official Website of Elizabeth 'Ebee' Price" - About Elizabeth</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120804073603/http://www.gym-style.com/elizabeth/about.htm">Archived</a> August 4, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Accessed August 5, 2012. "Elizabeth Nicole Price was born on May 28, 1996 in Planfield, NJ to Diane and David Price." </li> <li id="cite_note-340"><a href="#cite_ref-340">^</a> Stevens, Andrew. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/atlanta-mayor-reed.html">"Kasim Reed; Mayor of Atlanta"</a>, <a href="/wiki/City_Mayors_Foundation" title="City Mayors Foundation">City Mayors Foundation</a>, March 29, 2010. Accessed October 26, 2011. "Though born in the New Jersey suburb of Plainfield, Reed was raised in Fulton County, Georgia and schooled at the Westlake High School locally." </li> <li id="cite_note-341"><a href="#cite_ref-341">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Robert_D._McFadden" title="Robert D. McFadden">McFadden, Robert D.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/nyregion/edward-v-regan-longtime-new-york-state-comptroller-dies-at-84-.html?_r=0">"Edward V. Regan, Longtime New York State Comptroller, Dies at 84"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, October 18, 2014. Accessed October 19, 2014. "Edward Van Buren Regan was born in Plainfield, NJ, on May 14, 1930, the oldest of five children of William and Caroline Van Buren Regan." </li> <li id="cite_note-342"><a href="#cite_ref-342">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://uncap.lib.uchicago.edu/view.php?eadid=inu-ead-nua-archon-1242">Guide to the Henry Wade Rogers (1853-1926) Papers 1890/1971</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_University" title="Northwestern University">Northwestern University</a>. Accessed April 25, 2021. "Emma Ferdon Winner Rogers was born on January 20, 1855 in Plainfield, New Jersey." </li> <li id="cite_note-343"><a href="#cite_ref-343">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RoseEr20.htm">Erik Rosenmeier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pro-Football-Reference.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-Football-Reference.com">Pro-Football-Reference.com</a>. Accessed September 6, 2017. </li> <li id="cite_note-344"><a href="#cite_ref-344">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Margalit_Fox" title="Margalit Fox">Fox, Margalit</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/arts/09rule.html">"Jane Rule, Canadian Novelist, Dies at 76"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, December 29, 2007. Accessed October 26, 2011. "Jane Vance Rule was born on March 28, 1931, in Plainfield, NJ, and raised in the Midwest and California." </li> <li id="cite_note-345"><a href="#cite_ref-345">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=97923058be3f9010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD">New Jersey Governor William Nelson Runyon</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185553/http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=97923058be3f9010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD">Archived</a> September 27, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Governors_Association" title="National Governors Association">National Governors Association</a>. Accessed August 3, 2007. </li> <li id="cite_note-346"><a href="#cite_ref-346">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/bios/sears_justin_x1pp?view=bio">Justin Sears</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170321081413/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/bios/sears_justin_x1pp?view=bio">Archived</a> March 21, 2017, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yale_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Yale Bulldogs men's basketball">Yale Bulldogs men's basketball</a>. Accessed March 20, 2017. "Hometown: Plainfield, NJ" </li> <li id="cite_note-347"><a href="#cite_ref-347">^</a> Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/68250302.html?dids=68250302:68250302&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+30%2C+1994&author=&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=Stars+shine+to+'ultimate+deal+maker'&pqatl=google">"Stars shine to 'ultimate deal maker'"</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot">dead link</a>‍], <a href="/wiki/Boston_Herald" title="Boston Herald">Boston Herald</a>, June 30, 1994. Accessed January 12, 2011. "Born into a working-class family in Plainfield, NJ. Shapiro came to Los Angeles as a boy and later attended UCLA as a finance major." </li> <li id="cite_note-348"><a href="#cite_ref-348">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Tris_McCall" title="Tris McCall">McCall, Tris</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/06/garry_shider_of_p-funk_fame_di.html">"Garry Shider of P-Funk fame dies at 56"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a>, June 16, 2010. Accessed January 12, 2011. "The Plainfield native and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, best known as the musical director of George Clinton's Parliament and Funkadelic bands, died today at the age of 56, from complications arising from brain and lung cancer." </li> <li id="cite_note-349"><a href="#cite_ref-349">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.earnedmedia.org/sf0129.htm">"Rev. Henry Soles Jr., Longtime Chicago Bulls Chaplain, Dies at 82"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180204000051/http://www.earnedmedia.org/sf0129.htm">Archived</a> February 4, 2018, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Earned Media, January 29, 2018. Accessed February 4, 2018. "Reverend Henry Soles, Jr. (photo) was born on August 17, 1935 in Anniston, AL. He grew up in Plainfield, NJ and attended Plainfield High School, Manhattan Bible Institute, and Rutgers University." </li> <li id="cite_note-350"><a href="#cite_ref-350">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000919">Percy Hamilton Stewart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Biographical Directory of the United States Congress">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a>. Accessed July 10, 2007. </li> <li id="cite_note-351"><a href="#cite_ref-351">^</a> Narvaez, Alfonso A. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/19/obituaries/bertram-d-tallamy-87-official-for-us-and-new-york-highways.html">"Bertram D. Tallamy, 87, Official For U.S. and New York Highways"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, September 19, 1989. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Mr. Tallamy was born in Plainfield, NJ on Dec. 1, 1901." </li> <li id="cite_note-352"><a href="#cite_ref-352">^</a> Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1932/03/11/archives/maya-ruins-described-explorer-in-yucatan-speaks-before-new-jersey.html">"Maya Ruins Described.; Explorer in Yucatan Speaks Before New Jersey Archaeologists."</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, March 11, 1932. Accessed January 12, 2011. "The seventy-five persons present heard talks by Dr. Edward Herbert Thompson of Plainfield, lecturer on archaeology and former United States Consul at Merida." </li> <li id="cite_note-353"><a href="#cite_ref-353">^</a> Spivey, Mark. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1694212501.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+28%2C+2008&author=MARK+SPIVEY&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Hillsborough+man+pens+sports+book+on+notable+New+Jersey+athletes&pqatl=google">"Hillsborough man pens sports book on notable New Jersey athletes"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130722233825/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1694212501.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+28%2C+2008&author=MARK+SPIVEY&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Hillsborough+man+pens+sports+book+on+notable+New+Jersey+athletes&pqatl=google">Archived</a> July 22, 2013, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Home_News_Tribune" title="Home News Tribune">Home News Tribune</a>, November 28, 2008. Accessed January 12, 2011. "Milt Campbell and MLB catcher and manager Jeff Torborg, who caught a perfect game from Sandy Koufax, both called Plainfield home." </li> <li id="cite_note-354"><a href="#cite_ref-354">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://steveadubato.org/the-importance-of-diversity-in-the-tech-community.html">"Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with Janeen Uzzell, Former Head of Women in Technology at GE, from the Amazon Alexa VOICE Summit at NJIT, to talk about the importance of diversity within the tech community."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230816202427/https://steveadubato.org/the-importance-of-diversity-in-the-tech-community.html">Archived</a> August 16, 2023, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, One on One with Steve Adubato, September 28, 2018. Accessed February 2, 2020. "Janeen Uzzell, she is a former head of Women in Technology at GE, and currently emerging market and tech consultant.... Born and raised at the Beth? Beth Israel?... So, I grew up in Plainfield... It's a good town." </li> <li id="cite_note-355"><a href="#cite_ref-355">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTwenty-First_Annual_Reunion_Proceedings" class="citation book cs1">Association of Graduates of United States Military Academy (1890). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=PZdNAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA12">Twenty-First Annual Reunion Proceedings</a>. Saginaw, MI: Evening News printing and Binding House.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Twenty-First+Annual+Reunion+Proceedings&rft.place=Saginaw%2C+MI&rft.pub=Evening+News+printing+and+Binding+House&rft.date=1890&rft.au=Association+of+Graduates+of+United+States+Military+Academy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DPZdNAAAAYAAJ%26pg%3DRA1-PA12&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlainfield%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-356"><a href="#cite_ref-356">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.praguepost.com/night-day/44261-opera-hamlet-prince-of-denmark-premieres-in-prague">"Hamlet Prince of Denmark premieres in Prague"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Prague_Post" title="The Prague Post">The Prague Post</a>. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Nancy Van de Vate was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, studied piano at Eastman School of Music as well as composition at both the University of Mississippi and Florida State University." </li> <li id="cite_note-357"><a href="#cite_ref-357">^</a> Gracyk, Tim. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gracyk.com/fredvaneps.shtml">Fred Van Eps – Banjoist</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514120106/http://www.gracyk.com/fredvaneps.shtml">Archived</a> May 14, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Tims Phonographs & Old Records. Accessed 'July 23, 2019. "Van Eps moved with his family to nearby Plainfield in 1892 and in 1893, as he reported later in life, heard his first Vess L. Ossman cylinder, 'The White Star Line March." </li> <li id="cite_note-358"><a href="#cite_ref-358">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Voce" title="Steve Voce">Voce, Steve</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-george-van-eps-1189986.html">"Obituary: George Van Eps"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a>, December 8, 1998. Accessed July 23, 2019. "George Abel Van Eps, guitarist: born Plainfield, NJ, 7 August 1913; married (one daughter); died Newport Beach, CA, 29 November 1998." </li> <li id="cite_note-359"><a href="#cite_ref-359">^</a> Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FCBD74D2FAD00BE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM">"Comics wait to see who'll be standing "</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Journal-Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Journal-Constitution">Atlanta Journal-Constitution</a>, August 5, 2003. Accessed November 21, 2008. "Two grizzled veteran comics with minimal name recognition until a few weeks ago – Dave Mordal of Elk River, MN, and Rich Vos of Plainfield, NJ – have found a higher level of fame thanks to NBC's moderately successful reality show Last Comic Standing." </li> <li id="cite_note-360"><a href="#cite_ref-360">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/profiles/kiely-helen-walulik/98">"Helen Kiely (Walulik) AAGPBL Player/Profile"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Helen+Kiely+%28Walulik%29+AAGPBL+Player%2FProfile&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aagpbl.org%2Findex.cfm%2Fprofiles%2Fkiely-helen-walulik%2F98&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlainfield%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-361"><a href="#cite_ref-361">^</a> Freeman, Phil. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-05-29/music/free-at-last/">"Free at LastAvant-jazz titans the David S. Ware Quartet triumphantly disband—sort of"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120707144238/http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-05-29/music/free-at-last/">Archived</a> July 7, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a>, May 29, 2007. Accessed October 26, 2011. "'I didn't disband the group,' says saxophonist David S. Ware by phone from his home in Plainfield, N.J." </li> <li id="cite_note-362"><a href="#cite_ref-362">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://wyomingathletics.cstv.com/genrel/021905aaa.html">Six Individuals, One Team Inducted into the 13th Hall of Fame Class</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070130074043/http://wyomingathletics.cstv.com/genrel/021905aaa.html">Archived</a> January 30, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Wyoming" title="University of Wyoming">University of Wyoming</a>, February 19, 2005. Accessed July 10, 2007. "Vic Washington. Hometown: Plainfield, NJ" </li> <li id="cite_note-363"><a href="#cite_ref-363">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/recipients/2006.jsp">The National Medal of Technology and Innovation Recipients: 2006 Laureates</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Patent_and_Trademark_Office" title="United States Patent and Trademark Office">United States Patent and Trademark Office</a>. Accessed January 12, 2011. </li> <li id="cite_note-364"><a href="#cite_ref-364">^</a> Housenick, Tom. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/mc-west-virginia-kevin-white-emmaus-column-1022-20141022-column.html">"Emmaus grad Kevin White making better life for himself at West Virginia"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Morning_Call" title="The Morning Call">The Morning Call</a>, October 23, 2014. Accessed November 5, 2018. "It was about a decade ago when parents Tammy and Kevin White moved Kevin and his siblings out of their Plainfield, NJ's violent, drug-infested neighborhood." </li> <li id="cite_note-365"><a href="#cite_ref-365">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=w000502">Harrison Arlington Williams Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Biographical Directory of the United States Congress">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a>. Accessed July 10, 2008. </li> <li id="cite_note-366"><a href="#cite_ref-366">^</a> D'Allesandro, Dave. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2008/09/plainfields_jay_williams_says.html">"Plainfield's Jay Williams thinks he's almost ready to let go of NBA dreams"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a>, September 20, 2008. Accessed January 12, 2011. </li> <li id="cite_note-367"><a href="#cite_ref-367">^</a> Daniels, Karu F. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blackvoices.com/black_entertainment/newswirecanvas/_a/bv-entertainment-newswire-july-5/20060705160809990001">"A windfall indeed for Malinda Williams; BET celeb gift bags up for grabs; Hip Hop Wives on TV</a>; <a href="/wiki/Danyel_Smith" title="Danyel Smith">Danyel Smith</a>'s new Vibe", <a href="/wiki/AOL" title="AOL">AOL</a> Black Voices, July 6, 2006. Accessed January 12, 2011. </li> <li id="cite_note-368"><a href="#cite_ref-368">^</a> Deggan, Eric. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sptimes.com/2002/06/28/news_pf/Floridian/The_best_keyboardist_.shtml">"The best keyboardist you've never heard of"</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Petersburg Times">St. Petersburg Times</a>, June 28, 2002. Accessed January 12, 2011. </li> <li id="cite_note-369"><a href="#cite_ref-369">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1953/01/13/archives/rev-albert-c-wyckoff.html">"Rev. Albert C. Wyckoff"</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>, January 13, 1953. Accessed October 29, 2019. "Elizabeth, NJ, Jan. 12--The Rev. Albert Capwell Wyckoff, formerly of this city who served the Presbyterian Church in the South for more than two decades as missionary and pastor died Saturday at Columbia, KY, after a brief illness... Born in near-by Plainfield, he was ordained in 1928." </li> <li id="cite_note-370"><a href="#cite_ref-370">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070619062543/http://yorke.umd.edu/CV.htm">Curriculum Vitae: James A. Yorke</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Maryland,_College_Park" title="University of Maryland, College Park">University of Maryland, College Park</a>. Accessed July 11, 2013. "Born 1941 in Plainfield, NJ, U.S.A., U.S. Citizen" </li> <li id="cite_note-371"><a href="#cite_ref-371">^</a> Santoliquito, Joseph.<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.phillyvoice.com/the-journey-of-the-wizard-of-oz-also-known-as-south-jersey-st-joes-prep-olamide-zaccheaus-to-atlanta/">"The journey of the Wizard of Oz (also known as South Jersey's Olamide Zaccheaus) to Atlanta"</a>, Philly Voice, September 12, 2019. August 10, 2022. 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York">Nassau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Haven_County,_Connecticut" title="New Haven County, Connecticut">New Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ocean_County,_New_Jersey" title="Ocean County, New Jersey">Ocean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_New_York" title="Orange County, New York">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Passaic_County,_New_Jersey" title="Passaic County, New Jersey">Passaic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Pike County, Pennsylvania">Pike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Putnam_County,_New_York" title="Putnam County, New York">Putnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staten_Island" title="Staten Island">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockland_County,_New_York" title="Rockland County, New York">Rockland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_County,_New_Jersey" title="Somerset County, New Jersey">Somerset</a></li> 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100,000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Babylon,_New_York" title="Babylon, New York">Babylon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_Connecticut" title="Bridgeport, Connecticut">Bridgeport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookhaven,_New_York" title="Brookhaven, New York">Brookhaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edison,_New_Jersey" title="Edison, New Jersey">Edison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth,_New_Jersey" title="Elizabeth, New Jersey">Elizabeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hempstead,_New_York" title="Hempstead, New York">Hempstead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington,_New_York" title="Huntington, New York">Huntington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islip,_New_York" title="Islip, New York">Islip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakewood_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Lakewood Township, New Jersey">Lakewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">New Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Hempstead,_New_York" title="North Hempstead, New York">North Hempstead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oyster_Bay,_New_York" title="Oyster Bay, New York">Oyster Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paterson,_New_Jersey" title="Paterson, New Jersey">Paterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithtown,_New_York" title="Smithtown, New York">Smithtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stamford,_Connecticut" title="Stamford, Connecticut">Stamford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterbury,_Connecticut" title="Waterbury, Connecticut">Waterbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodbridge_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Woodbridge Township, New Jersey">Woodbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yonkers,_New_York" title="Yonkers, New York">Yonkers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003884; color: #FF6600;;width:1%">Cities and towns over 25,000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bayonne,_New_Jersey" title="Bayonne, New Jersey">Bayonne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bergenfield,_New_Jersey" title="Bergenfield, New Jersey">Bergenfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernards_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Bernards Township, New Jersey">Bernards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Branford,_Connecticut" title="Branford, Connecticut">Branford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brick_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Brick Township, New Jersey">Brick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Bridgewater Township, New Jersey">Bridgewater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmel,_New_York" title="Carmel, New York">Carmel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire,_Connecticut" title="Cheshire, Connecticut">Cheshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifton,_New_Jersey" title="Clifton, New Jersey">Clifton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortlandt,_New_York" title="Cortlandt, New York">Cortlandt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danbury,_Connecticut" title="Danbury, Connecticut">Danbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastchester,_New_York" title="Eastchester, New York">Eastchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="East Brunswick, New Jersey">East Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Haven,_Connecticut" title="East Haven, Connecticut">East Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Orange,_New_Jersey" title="East Orange, New Jersey">East Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Windsor,_New_Jersey" title="East Windsor, New Jersey">East Windsor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Englewood,_New_Jersey" title="Englewood, New Jersey">Englewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ewing_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Ewing Township, New Jersey">Ewing</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Hamilton_Township,_Mercer_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Hillsborough Township, New Jersey">Hillsborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoboken,_New_Jersey" title="Hoboken, New Jersey">Hoboken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howell_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Howell Township, New Jersey">Howell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Jackson Township, New Jersey">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kearny,_New_Jersey" title="Kearny, New Jersey">Kearny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Township,_Mercer_County,_New_Jersey" title="Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Livingston,_New_Jersey" title="Livingston, New Jersey">Livingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_New_York" title="Long Beach, New York">Long Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Branch,_New_Jersey" title="Long Branch, New Jersey">Long Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahwah,_New_Jersey" title="Mahwah, New Jersey">Mahwah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mamaroneck,_New_York" title="Mamaroneck, New York">Mamaroneck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manalapan_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Manalapan Township, New Jersey">Manalapan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maplewood,_New_Jersey" title="Maplewood, New Jersey">Maplewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlboro_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Marlboro Township, New Jersey">Marlboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meriden,_Connecticut" title="Meriden, Connecticut">Meriden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middletown_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Middletown Township, New Jersey">Middletown, NJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middletown,_Orange_County,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Middletown, Orange County, New York">Middletown, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milford,_Connecticut" title="Milford, Connecticut">Milford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_Township,_Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montclair,_New_Jersey" title="Montclair, New Jersey">Montclair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Olive_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Mount Olive Township, New Jersey">Mount Olive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_New_York" title="Mount Vernon, New York">Mount Vernon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naugatuck,_Connecticut" title="Naugatuck, Connecticut">Naugatuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="New Brunswick, New Jersey">New Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Milford,_Connecticut" title="New Milford, Connecticut">New Milford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Rochelle,_New_York" title="New Rochelle, New York">New Rochelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newburgh,_New_York" title="Newburgh, New York">Newburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newtown,_Connecticut" title="Newtown, Connecticut">Newtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="North Brunswick, New Jersey">North Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwalk,_Connecticut" title="Norwalk, Connecticut">Norwalk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Bridge_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Old Bridge Township, New Jersey">Old Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange,_New_Jersey" title="Orange, New Jersey">Orange, NJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ossining_(town),_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Ossining (town), New York">Ossining</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palm_Tree,_New_York" title="Palm Tree, New York">Palm Tree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramus,_New_Jersey" title="Paramus, New Jersey">Paramus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parsippany%E2%80%93Troy_Hills,_New_Jersey" title="Parsippany–Troy Hills, New Jersey">Parsippany–Troy Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Passaic,_New_Jersey" title="Passaic, New Jersey">Passaic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perth_Amboy,_New_Jersey" title="Perth Amboy, New Jersey">Perth Amboy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piscataway,_New_Jersey" title="Piscataway, New Jersey">Piscataway</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Plainfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poughkeepsie,_New_York" title="Poughkeepsie, New York">Poughkeepsie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_New_Jersey" title="Princeton, New Jersey">Princeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rahway,_New_Jersey" title="Rahway, New Jersey">Rahway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph,_New_Jersey" title="Randolph, New Jersey">Randolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverhead,_New_York" title="Riverhead, New York">Riverhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockaway_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Rockaway Township, New Jersey">Rockaway Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rye_(town),_New_York" title="Rye (town), New York">Rye (town)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelton,_Connecticut" title="Shelton, Connecticut">Shelton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="South Brunswick, New Jersey">South Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stratford,_Connecticut" title="Stratford, Connecticut">Stratford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teaneck,_New_Jersey" title="Teaneck, New Jersey">Teaneck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toms_River,_New_Jersey" title="Toms River, New Jersey">Toms River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torrington,_Connecticut" title="Torrington, Connecticut">Torrington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey" title="Trenton, New Jersey">Trenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trumbull,_Connecticut" title="Trumbull, Connecticut">Trumbull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_City,_New_Jersey" title="Union City, New Jersey">Union City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Township,_Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union Township, Union County, New Jersey">Union Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wall_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Wall Township, New Jersey">Wall Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallingford,_Connecticut" title="Wallingford, Connecticut">Wallingford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne,_New_Jersey" title="Wayne, New Jersey">Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Haven,_Connecticut" title="West Haven, Connecticut">West Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Orange,_New_Jersey" title="West Orange, New Jersey">West Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Windsor,_New_Jersey" title="West Windsor, New Jersey">West Windsor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westfield,_New_Jersey" title="Westfield, New Jersey">Westfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westport,_Connecticut" title="Westport, Connecticut">Westport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Plains,_New_York" title="White Plains, New York">White Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorktown,_New_York" title="Yorktown, New York">Yorktown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003884; color: #FF6600;;width:1%">Regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catskill_Mountains" title="Catskill Mountains">Catskills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Jersey" title="Central Jersey">Central Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Connecticut" title="Coastal Connecticut">Coastal Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Danbury" title="Greater Danbury">Greater Danbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gateway_Region" title="Gateway Region">Greater Newark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_New_Haven" title="Greater New Haven">Greater New Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Torrington" class="mw-redirect" title="Greater Torrington">Greater Torrington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Naugatuck_Valley" title="Central Naugatuck Valley">Greater Waterbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Housatonic_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Housatonic Valley">Housatonic Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hudson_Valley" title="Hudson Valley">Hudson Valley</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hudson_River" title="Hudson River">Hudson River</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Shore" title="Jersey Shore">Jersey Shore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Litchfield_Hills" title="Litchfield Hills">Litchfield Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Island" title="Long Island">Long Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Jersey" title="North Jersey">North Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocono_Mountains" title="Pocono Mountains">Poconos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raritan_River" title="Raritan River">Raritan Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skylands_Region" title="Skylands Region">Skylands Region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Hills" title="Somerset Hills">Somerset Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watchung_Mountains" title="Watchung Mountains">Watchung Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Connecticut">Western Connecticut</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003884; color: #FF6600;;width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_megalopolis" title="Northeast megalopolis">Northeast megalopolis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Raritan_Valley" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Raritan_Valley_navigation" title="Template:Raritan Valley navigation"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Raritan_Valley_navigation" title="Template talk:Raritan Valley navigation"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Raritan_Valley_navigation" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Raritan Valley navigation"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Raritan_Valley" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Raritan Valley</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Geography" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_New_Jersey" title="Geography of New Jersey">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Raritan_River" title="Raritan River">Raritan River</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Branch_Raritan_River" title="North Branch Raritan River">North Branch Raritan River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Branch_Raritan_River" title="South Branch Raritan River">South Branch Raritan River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millstone_River" title="Millstone River">Millstone River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Brook" title="Green Brook">Green Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Brook" title="Lawrence Brook">Lawrence Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_River_(Raritan_River_tributary)" title="South River (Raritan River tributary)">South River</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raritan_Bay" title="Raritan Bay">Raritan Bay</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Raritan_Bayshore" title="Raritan Bayshore">Raritan Bayshore</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Raritan_River_Bridge%2C_Highland_Park%2C_NJ.jpg/200px-Raritan_River_Bridge%2C_Highland_Park%2C_NJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Raritan_River_Bridge%2C_Highland_Park%2C_NJ.jpg/300px-Raritan_River_Bridge%2C_Highland_Park%2C_NJ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Raritan_River_Bridge%2C_Highland_Park%2C_NJ.jpg/400px-Raritan_River_Bridge%2C_Highland_Park%2C_NJ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3034" data-file-height="2023" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Central_communities" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Central communities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Amboys" title="The Amboys">The Amboys</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Perth_Amboy,_New_Jersey" title="Perth Amboy, New Jersey">Perth Amboy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Amboy,_New_Jersey" title="South Amboy, New Jersey">South Amboy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Brunswicks" title="The Brunswicks">The Brunswicks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="East Brunswick, New Jersey">East Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="New Brunswick, New Jersey">New Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="North Brunswick, New Jersey">North Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="South Brunswick, New Jersey">South Brunswick</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedminster,_New_Jersey" title="Bedminster, New Jersey">Bedminster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Branchburg,_New_Jersey" title="Branchburg, New Jersey">Branchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_New_Jersey" title="Clinton, New Jersey">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flemington,_New_Jersey" title="Flemington, New Jersey">Flemington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Brook_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Green Brook Township, New Jersey">Green Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matawan,_New_Jersey" title="Matawan, New Jersey">Matawan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middletown_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Middletown Township, New Jersey">Middletown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millstone,_New_Jersey" title="Millstone, New Jersey">Millstone Borough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millstone_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Millstone Township, New Jersey">Millstone Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Plainfields" title="The Plainfields">The Plainfields</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Plainfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="North Plainfield, New Jersey">North Plainfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="South Plainfield, New Jersey">South Plainfield</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raritan,_New_Jersey" title="Raritan, New Jersey">Raritan Borough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raritan_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Raritan Township, New Jersey">Raritan Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_River,_New_Jersey" title="South River, New Jersey">South River</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Larger-sized_communities(over_25,000_in_2020)" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Larger-sized communities (over 25,000 in <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bernards_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Bernards Township, New Jersey">Bernardsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Bridgewater Township, New Jersey">Bridgewater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Windsor,_New_Jersey" title="East Windsor, New Jersey">East Windsor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edison,_New_Jersey" title="Edison, New Jersey">Edison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Township,_Somerset_County,_New_Jersey" title="Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey">Franklin Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freehold_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Freehold Township, New Jersey">Freehold Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Hillsborough Township, New Jersey">Hillsborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Township,_Mercer_County,_New_Jersey" title="Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey">Lawrenceville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manalapan_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Manalapan Township, New Jersey">Manalapan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlboro_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Marlboro Township, New Jersey">Marlboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_Township,_Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Olive_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Mount Olive Township, New Jersey">Mount Olive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Bridge_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Old Bridge Township, New Jersey">Old Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piscataway,_New_Jersey" title="Piscataway, New Jersey">Piscataway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_New_Jersey" title="Princeton, New Jersey">Princeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sayreville,_New_Jersey" title="Sayreville, New Jersey">Sayreville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Windsor,_New_Jersey" title="West Windsor, New Jersey">West Windsor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodbridge_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Woodbridge Township, New Jersey">Woodbridge</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Smaller-sized_communities(10,000_to_25,000_in_2020)" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Smaller-sized communities (10,000 to 25,000 in <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Aberdeen Township, New Jersey">Aberdeen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkeley_Heights,_New_Jersey" title="Berkeley Heights, New Jersey">Berkeley Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bound_Brook,_New_Jersey" title="Bound Brook, New Jersey">Bound Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Clinton Township, New Jersey">Clinton Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freehold_Borough,_New_Jersey" title="Freehold Borough, New Jersey">Freehold Borough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazlet,_New_Jersey" title="Hazlet, New Jersey">Hazlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland_Park,_New_Jersey" title="Highland Park, New Jersey">Highland Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holmdel_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Holmdel Township, New Jersey">Holmdel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopewell_Township,_Mercer_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey">Hopewell Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manville,_New_Jersey" title="Manville, New Jersey">Manville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metuchen,_New_Jersey" title="Metuchen, New Jersey">Metuchen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex, New Jersey">Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Montgomery Township, New Jersey">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plainsboro_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Plainsboro Township, New Jersey">Plainsboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Readington_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Readington Township, New Jersey">Readington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotch_Plains,_New_Jersey" title="Scotch Plains, New Jersey">Scotch Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerville,_New_Jersey" title="Somerville, New Jersey">Somerville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springfield_Township,_Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey">Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summit,_New_Jersey" title="Summit, New Jersey">Summit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Warren Township, New Jersey">Warren</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_New_Jersey" title="List of counties in New Jersey">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hunterdon_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hunterdon County, New Jersey">Hunterdon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercer_County,_New_Jersey" title="Mercer County, New Jersey">Mercer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monmouth_County,_New_Jersey" title="Monmouth County, New Jersey">Monmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morris_County,_New_Jersey" title="Morris County, New Jersey">Morris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_County,_New_Jersey" title="Somerset County, New Jersey">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union County, New Jersey">Union</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_Jersey" title="History of New Jersey">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lenape" title="Lenape">Lenape</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Raritan_people" title="Raritan people">Raritans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navesink_tribe" class="mw-redirect" title="Navesink tribe">Navesinks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_history_of_New_Jersey" title="Colonial history of New Jersey">Colonial history of New Jersey</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elizabethtown_Tract" title="Elizabethtown Tract">Elizabethtown Tract</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Jockey_Hollow" title="Jockey Hollow">Jockey Hollow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockingham_(house)" title="Rockingham (house)">Rockingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Rock_State_Park" title="Washington Rock State Park">Washington Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Hall" title="Ross Hall">Ross Hall</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal" title="Delaware and Raritan Canal">Delaware and Raritan Canal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knox%E2%80%93Porter_Resolution" title="Knox–Porter Resolution">Knox–Porter Resolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gateway_National_Recreation_Area" title="Gateway National Recreation Area">Gateway National Recreation Area</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Hancock,_New_Jersey" title="Fort Hancock, New Jersey">Fort Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Light" title="Sandy Hook Light">Sandy Hook</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Weapons_Station_Earle" title="Naval Weapons Station Earle">Naval Weapons Station Earle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Trump_National_Golf_Club_Bedminster" title="Trump National Golf Club Bedminster">'Summer White House'</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bedminster,_New_Jersey" title="Bedminster, New Jersey">Bedminster</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/File:Raritan_River_Bridge,_Highland_Park,_NJ.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="link=Portal:"><img alt="link=Portal:" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Raritan_River_Bridge%2C_Highland_Park%2C_NJ.jpg/20px-Raritan_River_Bridge%2C_Highland_Park%2C_NJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Raritan_River_Bridge%2C_Highland_Park%2C_NJ.jpg/30px-Raritan_River_Bridge%2C_Highland_Park%2C_NJ.jpg 1.5x, 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title="Ambrose Brook">Ambrose Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Brook_(Green_Brook_tributary)" title="Blue Brook (Green Brook tributary)">Blue Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonygutt_Brook" title="Bonygutt Brook">Bonygutt Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bound_Brook_(Raritan_River_tributary)" title="Bound Brook (Raritan River tributary)">Bound Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crab_Brook" title="Crab Brook">Crab Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stony_Brook_(Green_Brook_tributary)" title="Stony Brook (Green Brook tributary)">Stony Brook</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Brook" title="Lawrence Brook">Lawrence Brook</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beaverdam_Brook_(New_Jersey)" title="Beaverdam Brook (New Jersey)">Beaverdam Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cow_Yard_Brook_(New_Jersey)" title="Cow Yard Brook (New Jersey)">Cow Yard Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Ditch" title="Great Ditch">Great Ditch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ireland_Brook_(New_Jersey)" title="Ireland Brook (New Jersey)">Ireland Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakeys_Brook_(New_Jersey)" title="Oakeys Brook (New Jersey)">Oakeys Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sawmill_Brook_(New_Jersey)" title="Sawmill Brook (New Jersey)">Sawmill Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sucker_Brook_(Lawrence_Brook_tributary)" title="Sucker Brook (Lawrence Brook tributary)">Sucker Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terhune_Run" title="Terhune Run">Terhune Run</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_Brook_(Raritan_River_tributary)" title="Middle Brook (Raritan River tributary)">Middle Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mile_Run_(New_Jersey)" title="Mile Run (New Jersey)">Mile Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millstone_River" title="Millstone River">Millstone River</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Back_Brook_(New_Jersey)" title="Back Brook (New Jersey)">Back Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baldwins_Creek" title="Baldwins Creek">Baldwins Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Brook_(Millstone_River_tributary)" title="Bear Brook (Millstone River tributary)">Bear Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beden_Brook" title="Beden Brook">Beden Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Branch_Back_Brook" title="Branch Back Brook">Branch Back Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carters_Brook_(New_Jersey)" title="Carters Brook (New Jersey)">Carters Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cat_Tail_Brook" title="Cat Tail Brook">Cat Tail Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Brook" title="Cedar Brook">Cedar Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranbury_Brook" title="Cranbury Brook">Cranbury Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_Brook_(New_Jersey)" title="Cross Brook (New Jersey)">Cross Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cruser_Brook" title="Cruser Brook">Cruser Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devils_Brook" title="Devils Brook">Devils Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duck_Pond_Run" title="Duck Pond Run">Duck Pond Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrys_Brook" title="Harrys Brook">Harrys Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heathcote_Brook" title="Heathcote Brook">Heathcote Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heathcote_Brook_Branch" title="Heathcote Brook Branch">Heathcote Brook Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honey_Branch" title="Honey Branch">Honey Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Brook_(New_Jersey)" title="Lewis Brook (New Jersey)">Lewis Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Bear_Brook" title="Little Bear Brook">Little Bear Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlebush_Brook_(New_Jersey)" title="Middlebush Brook (New Jersey)">Middlebush Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nine_Mile_Run_(New_Jersey)" title="Nine Mile Run (New Jersey)">Nine Mile Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peters_Brook_(Stony_Brook_tributary)" title="Peters Brook (Stony Brook tributary)">Peters Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_Run_(New_Jersey)" title="Pike Run (New Jersey)">Pike Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Tree_Run" title="Pine Tree Run">Pine Tree Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_Brook" title="Randolph Brook">Randolph Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roaring_Brook_(Cruser_Brook_tributary)" title="Roaring Brook (Cruser Brook tributary)">Roaring Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Brook" title="Rock Brook">Rock Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Brook" title="Rocky Brook">Rocky Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royce_Brook" title="Royce Brook">Royce Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shallow_Brook" title="Shallow Brook">Shallow Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simonson_Brook_(New_Jersey)" title="Simonson Brook (New Jersey)">Simonson Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_Mile_Run_(New_Jersey)" title="Six Mile Run (New Jersey)">Six Mile Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steep_Hill_Brook_(New_Jersey)" title="Steep Hill Brook (New Jersey)">Steep Hill Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stony_Brook_(Millstone_River_tributary)" title="Stony Brook (Millstone River tributary)">Stony Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stony_Brook_Branch" title="Stony Brook Branch">Stony Brook Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ten_Mile_Run_(New_Jersey)" title="Ten Mile Run (New Jersey)">Ten Mile Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timber_Run" title="Timber Run">Timber Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodsville_Brook" title="Woodsville Brook">Woodsville Brook</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Branch_Raritan_River" title="North Branch Raritan River">North Branch Raritan River</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_River_(New_Jersey)" title="Black River (New Jersey)">Black River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamington_River" title="Lamington River">Lamington River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockaway_Creek_(New_Jersey)" title="Rockaway Creek (New Jersey)">Rockaway Creek</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peters_Brook_(Raritan_River_tributary)" title="Peters Brook (Raritan River tributary)">Peters Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Branch_Raritan_River" title="South Branch Raritan River">South Branch Raritan River</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Holland_Brook" title="Holland Brook">Holland Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neshanic_River" title="Neshanic River">Neshanic River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasant_Run_(New_Jersey)" title="Pleasant Run (New Jersey)">Pleasant Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spruce_Run_(Raritan_River_tributary)" title="Spruce Run (Raritan River tributary)">Spruce Run</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_River_(Raritan_River_tributary)" title="South River (Raritan River tributary)">South River</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Manalapan_Brook" title="Manalapan Brook">Manalapan Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matchaponix_Brook" title="Matchaponix Brook">Matchaponix Brook</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lakes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Budd_Lake_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Budd Lake (New Jersey)">Budd Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dismal_Swamp_(New_Jersey)" title="Dismal Swamp (New Jersey)">Dismal Swamp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duhernal_Lake" title="Duhernal Lake">Duhernal Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thompson_Park_(Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey)#Lake_Manalapan" title="Thompson Park (Middlesex County, New Jersey)">Lake Manalapan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Carnegie_(New_Jersey)" title="Lake Carnegie (New Jersey)">Lake Carnegie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Surprise_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Surprise (New Jersey)">Lake Surprise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Topanemus" title="Lake Topanemus">Lake Topanemus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manasquan_Reservoir" title="Manasquan Reservoir">Manasquan Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Round_Valley_Reservoir" title="Round Valley Reservoir">Round Valley Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spruce_Run_Recreation_Area" title="Spruce Run Recreation Area">Spruce Run Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westons_Mill_Pond" title="Westons Mill Pond">Westons Mill Pond</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Towns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hunterdon_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hunterdon County, New Jersey">Hunterdon County</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bethlehem_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Bethlehem Township, New Jersey">Bethlehem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Califon,_New_Jersey" title="Califon, New Jersey">Califon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_New_Jersey" title="Clinton, New Jersey">Clinton Borough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Clinton Township, New Jersey">Clinton Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Amwell_Township,_New_Jersey" title="East Amwell Township, New Jersey">East Amwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flemington,_New_Jersey" title="Flemington, New Jersey">Flemington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Township,_Hunterdon_County,_New_Jersey" title="Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Gardner,_New_Jersey" title="Glen Gardner, New Jersey">Glen Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampton,_New_Jersey" title="Hampton, New Jersey">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Bridge,_New_Jersey" title="High Bridge, New Jersey">High Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon,_New_Jersey" title="Lebanon, New Jersey">Lebanon Borough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Lebanon Township, New Jersey">Lebanon Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raritan_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Raritan Township, New Jersey">Raritan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Readington_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Readington Township, New Jersey">Readington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tewksbury_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Tewksbury Township, New Jersey">Tewksbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Township,_Hunterdon_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Amwell_Township,_New_Jersey" title="West Amwell Township, New Jersey">West Amwell</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mercer_County,_New_Jersey" title="Mercer County, New Jersey">Mercer County</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Windsor,_New_Jersey" title="East Windsor, New Jersey">East Windsor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hightstown,_New_Jersey" title="Hightstown, New Jersey">Hightstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopewell,_New_Jersey" title="Hopewell, New Jersey">Hopewell Borough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopewell_Township,_Mercer_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey">Hopewell Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Township,_Mercer_County,_New_Jersey" title="Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennington,_New_Jersey" title="Pennington, New Jersey">Pennington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_New_Jersey" title="Princeton, New Jersey">Princeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robbinsville_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Robbinsville Township, New Jersey">Robbinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Windsor,_New_Jersey" title="West Windsor, New Jersey">West Windsor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex County</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Amboys" title="The Amboys">The Amboys</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Perth_Amboy,_New_Jersey" title="Perth Amboy, New Jersey">Perth Amboy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Amboy,_New_Jersey" title="South Amboy, New Jersey">South Amboy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Brunswicks" title="The Brunswicks">The Brunswicks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="East Brunswick, New Jersey">East Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="New Brunswick, New Jersey">New Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="North Brunswick, New Jersey">North Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="South Brunswick, New Jersey">South Brunswick</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranbury,_New_Jersey" title="Cranbury, New Jersey">Cranbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunellen,_New_Jersey" title="Dunellen, New Jersey">Dunellen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edison,_New_Jersey" title="Edison, New Jersey">Edison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helmetta,_New_Jersey" title="Helmetta, New Jersey">Helmetta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland_Park,_New_Jersey" title="Highland Park, New Jersey">Highland Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamesburg,_New_Jersey" title="Jamesburg, New Jersey">Jamesburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metuchen,_New_Jersey" title="Metuchen, New Jersey">Metuchen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex, New Jersey">Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milltown,_New_Jersey" title="Milltown, New Jersey">Milltown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_Township,_Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Bridge_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Old Bridge Township, New Jersey">Old Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piscataway,_New_Jersey" title="Piscataway, New Jersey">Piscataway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plainsboro_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Plainsboro Township, New Jersey">Plainsboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sayreville,_New_Jersey" title="Sayreville, New Jersey">Sayreville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="South Plainfield, New Jersey">South Plainfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_River,_New_Jersey" title="South River, New Jersey">South River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spotswood,_New_Jersey" title="Spotswood, New Jersey">Spotswood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodbridge_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Woodbridge Township, New Jersey">Woodbridge</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Monmouth_County,_New_Jersey" title="Monmouth County, New Jersey">Monmouth County</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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