1926Civil Rights
South Plainfield was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1926, from portions of Piscataway, based on the results of a referendum passed on April 6,...
1963Government
Established in 1963, the club's two-sheet structure was completed in 1967.
1969Government
Lincoln Tech's campus in South Plainfield (formerly known as Engine City Technical Institute) is an accredited, diesel technology school that was established in 1969 as a traini...
1970Infrastructure
Jem Records (also known as JEM Records) was a record label that existed from 1970 to 1988, at the time principally known as the parent company of Passport Records; The label was...
1975Government
is a manufacturer of suitcases and bags for travel that was founded in 1975 by Charlie Clifford after serving in Peru with the Peace Corps.
1995History
== Notable people ==
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with South Plainfield include:
Anthony Ashnault (born 1995), freestyle wrestler
Joh...
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the 2000 United States census there were 21,810 people, 7,151 households, and 5,856 families residing in the borough.
2004Government
In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 49.9% of the vote (4,893 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W.
2006History
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $92,263 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,06...
2010History
== Demographics ==
=== 2010 census ===
The 2010 United States census counted 23,385 people, 7,876 households, and 6,175 families in the borough.
2020Education
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,400 students and 304.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teache...
2025Government
As of 2025, the mayor of South Plainfield is Republican Matthew P.
2026History
Anesh, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026.
2027History
(R, 2027), Christine Noonan Faustini (R, 2026), Melanie McCann-Mott (R, 2025), Peter D.