North Plainfield
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borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Somerset
- Incorporated
- June 9, 1885
- Type
- Mayor-Council
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Lawrence J. La Ronde ( D , term ends December 31, 2024)
- Administrator
- David E. Hollod
- Municipal clerk
- Michele Garry (acting)
- Total
- 2.82 sq mi (7.31 km )
- Land
- 2.81 sq mi (7.27 km )
- Water
- 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km ) 0.46%
- Rank
- 351st of 565 in state, 14th of 21 in county
- Elevation
- 72 ft (22 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 22,566
- Density
- 8,125.4/sq mi (3,137.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- North Plainfield
- Population
- 22808
- Area
- 7.269951
- Elevation
- 72
- Official website
- northplainfield.org
- Image
- 76 and 78 Washington Avenue, North Plainfield, NJ.jpg
- Households
- 7579
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- Commons category
- North Plainfield, New Jersey
- water as percent of area
- 0.4468
- per capita income
- 34156
- date of incorporation
- 1885-06-09
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North Plainfield is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located within the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 22,808, an increase of 872 (+4.0%) from the 2010 census count of 21,936, which in turn reflected an increase of 833 (+3.9%) from the 21,103 counted in the 2000 census.
North Plainfield Township was created from portions of Warren Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature passed on April 2, 1872. The borough of North Plainfield became an independent municipality on June 9, 1885. The name derives from Plainfield, which in turn derived its name from a local estate or from its scenic location.