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:''For the former North Plainfield Township, see Green Brook Township, New Jersey.'' North Plainfield is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 21,936,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 833 (+3.9%) from the 21,103 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,283 (+12.1%) from the 18,820 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed July 9, 2012.〕 North Plainfield Township was created from portions of Warren Township, New Jersey 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.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 155. Accessed July 9, 2012.〕〔(Police Department: North Plainfield’s Beginning ), Borough of North Plainfield. Accessed February 26, 2011. "On April 2, 1872, an Act of the New Jersey Legislature was passed, which divided North Plainfield Township from the Township of Warren. This new township included the towns of North Plainfield, Watchung and Green Brook. The boundaries of this new township were set up in the Act, known as Assembly No. 113. North Plainfield was set off from the Township in the year 1885, Watchung in the year 1926, and Green Brook in 1932."〕 The name derives from Plainfield, which derived its name from a local estate〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 11, 2015.〕 or from its scenic location.〔Gannett, Henry. (''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States'' ), p. 22. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 11, 2015.〕 In 1902, the New Jersey Legislature approved measures that would have allowed the borough to become part of Union County (a measure repealed in 1903) and to allow for a merger of North Plainfield with the City of Plainfield subject to the approval of a referendum by voters in both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.〔Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. (''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'' ), p. 208. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed September 11, 2015.〕〔Staff. ("North Plainfield Annexation Bills." ), ''The New York Times'', April 15, 1902. Accessed September 11, 2015.〕 North Plainfield is home to the Washington Park Historic District. ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.807 square miles (7.270 km2), including 2.794 square miles (7.237 km2) of land and 0.013 square miles (0.032 km2) of water (0.45%).〔〔 The borough is bordered by Watchung to the north, Green Brook Township to the southwest, and Plainfield to the south in Union County.〔(Areas touching North Plainfield ), MapIt. Accessed February 2, 2015.〕 North Plainfield is in the northern division of the Raritan Valley along with Green Brook. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「North Plainfield, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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