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Plainfield is a town in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 18,396 at the 2000 census. Its 2005 population, according to the Indiana demographic annual update, was 23,532. Plainfield is home to Metropolis, the largest mall on the west side of Indianapolis. The Plainfield School System is the only school system in the state to have all of its public schools receive 4 stars for two years in a row. Extensive renovation of State Road 267 is underway in preparation for a 100+ million dollar High School.

Metropolis, an outdoor shopping mall, opened in Plainfield in October 2005 . It is the largest on the suburban west side of Indianapolis. Continued expansions are planned for the future. Phase II, which will be roughly twice the size of the current mall, is scheduled to begin construction in Spring-Summer 07.
Plainfield is the headquarters of the Islamic Society of North America.
Plainfield is home to a Quaker Yearly Meeting Home, built in 1857.

Plainfield has long been associated with the national road, U.S. Route 40, which goes through town as "Main Street." One incident which brought Plainfield national attention occurred in 1842 when President Martin Van Buren was spilled purposefully from his stage coach into the thick mud of the highway. The practical joke came as a result of Van Buren's vetoing a bill from Congress to improve the highway, a move which angered Western settlers. When Van Buren came through Plainfield on a swing to shore up his popularity for the 1844 election, a group of perpetrators set up the incident. The elm tree whose roots caused the president's carriage to topple became known as the Van Buren Elm. An elementary school near this site is named Van Buren Elementary School.

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