Marlboro Township of United States is located in the southeast of New Jersey, USA. It is a city within one hour traffic circle of New York—the metropolis and Philadelphia---the 5th largest city in US. It adjoins some major cities of New Jersey, including Newark and Trenton. It is over 50 kilometers from Newark Liberty International Airport and also over 50 kilometers from Manhattan of New York. Trains, buses and ferries in Marlboro can directly reach Manhattan. Marlboro covers an area of 79.2 kilometers. It has a population of over 40,000, of which 14.6% are Asian Americans. The Township of Marlboro was established on February 17th, 1848. Besides Wujiang, Johana, Nanto of Japan is also its sister city.
Historically, main industries of Marlboro were agriculture and animal husbandry. It mainly produced dairy products, potatoes and tomatoes. During the Second World War, Marlboro was the biggest potato plantation in US. In the meantime, it produces large volume of tomatoes and eggs. From 1950, real estate development gradually replaced animal husbandry. Marlboro has become a habitable city from employees of big companies working in its neighboring cities like New York. Nowadays, US medias listed Marlboro as one of the top 100 most livable cities in the States. It is also one of the top 10 most safest cities in US. Marlboro almost has no industries. It is a livable pollution-free city featuring fresh air and beautiful environment. People chose to live in Marlboro because of its ideal location, high-standard schools and fantastic environment. Citizens of Marlboro mainly live in the surrounding metropolises like New York. The average educational level of Marlboro inhabitants and average household income are above the average level of New Jersey. There’re 8 public educational institutions of Marlboro, including a pre-school, 5 primary schools and 2 junior high schools. The average educational expanses of these public education institutions are above the average of New Jersey. Rankings of these schools are at the leading positions in the whole state. The current and all the past mayors have been always attached great importance to Chinese communities and often attend activities held by Chinese American. The current mayor Mr. Hornik appointed a Chinese as a deputy mayor. There’re a lot of Chinese books and audio-video products in the library of Marlboro.
Marlboro Multi-Function Center includes the city council hall, police department, educational department and recreation center. The Recreation Center funded by the city council caters to different requirements of citizens of all ages. Marlboro often hosts teenagers students’ favorite sports games. In summer, famous bands sometimes are invited to perform outdoors for free in Marlboro.
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