Editing Plainsboro Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 12.11 square miles (31.37&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 11.74 square miles (30.40&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.37 square miles (0.97&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (3.09%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Plainsboro Center, New Jersey|Plainsboro Center]] (with a 2010 Census population of 2,712<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3459285 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Plainsboro Center CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135755/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3459285 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref>) and [[Princeton Meadows, New Jersey|Princeton Meadows]] (13,834 as of 2010<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3460975 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Princeton Meadows CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135653/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3460975 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref>) are [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated communities]] and [[census-designated place]]s (CDPs) located within Plainsboro Township.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed November 26, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34023 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212200723/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34023 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 26, 2012.</ref>

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Aqueduct, [[Schalks, New Jersey|Schalks]] and Scotts Corner.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Names], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed April 13, 2015.</ref>

The township borders the municipalities of [[Cranbury, New Jersey|Cranbury]] and [[South Brunswick, New Jersey|South Brunswick]] in Middlesex County; and [[East Windsor, New Jersey|East Windsor]], [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]] and [[West Windsor, New Jersey|West Windsor]] in [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/883275/touches.html Areas touching Plainsboro Township], MapIt. Accessed March 3, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Government/Pages/Municipalities.aspx Municipalities], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed December 1, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

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|alt     = A panorama of the D&R Canal and the Millstone River
|caption = The [[Millstone River]] as it enters into the [[Delaware & Raritan Canal|D&R Canal]], on the border of Plainsboro and [[West Windsor, New Jersey|West Windsor]].
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