Frequently Used Telephone Numbers (908):
Police	322-7100 or 911	Board of Education	232-6161
Fire	322-7100 or 911	Public Library	322-5007
Rescue Squad	322-2103 or 911	Post Office	322-4242
City Hall	322-6700

HISTORY:

Scotch Plains takes its early name "Scotsplain" from the Scottish settlers who established farms on the plains of the "West Fields" of Elizabethtown late in the 17th century. In 1877, Fanwood Township was created, taking about one square mile from the center of the township, and Scotch Plains was incorporated. Today the town is the third largest municipality in square miles in Union County and is primarily a residential community. Its most notable increase in population was from 9,000 to 18,000 between 1950 and 1960. Only 1.5% of its area is comprised of industry. A good portion of its acreage is devoted to parks and playgrounds, including part of the Watchung Reservation. The township also is distinguished by excellent cultural and community recreational programs, lovely single family homes, with a few garden apartments and townhouse/condominiums. *1990 Census figures

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