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'{{Infobox settlement | name = Woodbridge Township, New Jersey | official_name = Township of Woodbridge | settlement_type = [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = Jonathan Dunham House WoodbridgeNJ Built1671.JPG | imagesize = 250x200px | image_caption = [[Jonathan Singletary Dunham House]] | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps --> | image_map = Woodbridge-twp-nj.PNG | mapsize = 250x200px | map_caption = Map of Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County. Inset: Location of Middlesex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | image_map1 = Census_Bureau_map_of_Woodbridge_Township,_New_Jersey.png | mapsize1 = 250x200px | map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey <!-- Location --> | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|New Jersey}} | subdivision_name2 = [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]] <!-- Government --> | government_type = [[Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)]] | government_footnotes = <ref name=DataBook/> | governing_body = Township Council | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = [[John McCormac]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], term ends December 31, 2019)<ref name=Mayor/><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2016mayors.pdf 2016 New Jersey Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]]. Accessed June 14, 2016.</ref> | leader_title1 = [[City manager|Administrator]] | leader_name1 = Robert M. Landolfi<ref>[http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/Departments/AdministrationandFinance/tabid/250/Default.aspx Administration and Finance], Woodbridge Township. Accessed July 13, 2016.</ref> | leader_title2 = [[Clerk (municipal official)|Clerk]] | leader_name2 = John M. Mitch<ref>[http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/Departments/ClerksOffice/tabid/253/Default.aspx Clerks Office], Woodbridge Township. Accessed July 13, 2016.</ref> | established_title = Settled | established_date = 1664 | established_title2 = Chartered | established_date2 = June 1, 1669 | established_title3 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] | established_date3 = February 21, 1798 | named_for = John W. Woodbridge <!-- Area --> | area_footnotes = <ref name=CensusArea>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/county_sub_list_34.txt 2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_sq_mi = 24.507 | area_land_sq_mi = 23.213 | area_water_sq_mi = 1.294 | area_total_km2 = 63.473 | area_land_km2 = 60.122 | area_water_km2 = 3.350 | area_water_percent = 5.28 | area_rank = 112th of 566 in state<br>5th of 25 in county<ref name=CensusArea/> <!-- Population --> | population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]] | population_footnotes = <ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400321510 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Englewood Cliffs borough, Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 1, 2012.</ref><ref name=Districts2011/><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/englewoodcliffs1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Englewood Cliffs borough], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2012.</ref> | population_total = 99585 | population_rank = 6th of 566 in state<br>2nd of 25 in county<ref name=GCTPH1NJ2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.ST16/0400000US34 GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref> | population_density_sq_mi = 4290.0 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_rank = 138th of 566 in state<br>11th of 25 in county<ref name=GCTPH1NJ2010/> | population_est = 102105 | pop_est_as_of = 2015 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name=PopEst/> <!-- General information --> | timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|Eastern (EDT)]] | utc_offset_DST = -4 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GNIS"/> | elevation_ft = 59 | elevation_m = 18 | latd = 40.560751 | longd = -74.292627 | coordinates_type = region:US-NJ_type:city | coordinates_display = yes <!--inline,title--> | coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=CensusArea/> <!-- Area/postal codes & others --> | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 07001 - [[Avenel, New Jersey|Avenel]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=avenel&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Avenel, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed March 19, 2012.</ref><br>07064 - [[Port Reading, New Jersey|Port Reading]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=port%20reading&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Port Reading, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed March 19, 2012.</ref><br>07067 - [[Colonia, New Jersey|Colonia]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=colonia&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Colonia, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed March 19, 2012.</ref><br>07077 - [[Sewaren, New Jersey|Sewaren]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=sewaren&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed March 19, 2012.</ref><br>07095 - [[Woodbridge (CDP), New Jersey|Woodbridge]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=woodbridge&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Woodbridge, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed September 4, 2011.</ref><br>08830 - [[Iselin, New Jersey|Iselin]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=iselin&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Iselin, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed January 25, 2016.</ref><br>08832 - [[Keasbey, New Jersey|Keasbey]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=keasbey&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Keasbey, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed March 19, 2012.</ref><br>08840- [[Menlo Park Terrace, New Jersey|Menlo Park Terrace]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=menlo%20park&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Menlo Park Terrace, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed March 19, 2012.</ref><br>08861 - [[Hopelawn, New Jersey|Hopelawn]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=hopelawn&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Hopelawn, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed March 19, 2012.</ref><br>08863 - [[Fords, New Jersey|Fords]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=fords&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Fords, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed March 19, 2012.</ref><ref>Cheslow, Jerry. [http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/25/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-woodbridge-nj-many-roads-trains-10-zip-codes.html?pagewanted=all "If You're Thinking of Living In/Woodbridge, N.J.; Many Roads and Trains and 10 ZIP Codes"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 25, 2002. Accessed January 25, 2016. " The 27-square-mile municipality, which is in Middlesex County, includes 10 distinct, but unincorporated, sections and stretches across an equal number of ZIP codes.Each of the 10 sections -- Woodbridge, Avenel, Colonia, Sewaren, Iselin, Fords, Menlo Park Terrace, Keasbey, Port Reading and Hopelawn -- has its own central business district; and throughout the town, strip malls abound."</ref> | area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]] | area_code = [[Area codes 732 and 848|732]]<ref name=AreaCodes>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Woodbridge&frmCounty=Middlesex Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Woodbridge, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GNIS"/><ref name="FIPS55"/> | blank_info = {{FIPS|34|82000|023}} | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] ID<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GNIS">{{cite web |url= {{GNIS3|882165}} |title= Township of Woodbridge (Middlesex County, New Jersey) |work= [[Geographic Names Information System]] |publisher= [[United States Geological Survey]] |accessdate= May 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="FIPS55">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/fips55/NJfips55_delim.txt |title=FIPS55 Data: New Jersey |work=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060613062013/http://geonames.usgs.gov/fips55.html FIPS55 Data] |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |date=February 23, 2006 |accessdate=May 15, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618160155/http://geonames.usgs.gov/fips55/NJfips55_delim.txt |archivedate=June 18, 2006 }}</ref> | blank1_info = {{GNIS4|882165}} | website = {{URL|http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/}} | footnotes = }} '''Woodbridge Township''' is a [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]], [[New Jersey]], United States99999999 As of the [[2010 United States Census]], the township had a total population of 99,585,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=Districts2011/><ref name=LWD2010/> reflecting an increase of 2,382 (+2.5%) from the 97,203 counted in the [[2000 United States Census|2000 Census]], which had in turn increased by 4,117 (+4.4%) from the 93,086 counted in the [[1990 United States Census|1990 Census]].<ref>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls 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 November 27, 2012.</ref> Woodbridge was the [[List of municipalities in New Jersey|sixth-most-populous municipality in New Jersey]] in 2010, the same ranking it held a decade earlier.<ref name=Census2010XLS>[http://2010.census.gov/news/xls/st34-final_newjersey.xls The Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships in 2010 in New Jersey: 2000 and 2010], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 20, 2012.</ref> According to [[Joshua Coffin]], the early settlers included "Captain John Pike, the ancestor of General [[Zebulon Pike|Zebulon Montgomery Pike]], who was killed at the battle of Queenstown in 1813; Thomas Bloomfield, the ancestor of [[Joseph Bloomfield]], some years governor of New Jersey, for whom the township of [[Bloomfield, New Jersey]] is named; John Bishop, senior and junior; Jonathan Haynes; Henry Jaques; George March; Stephen Kent; Abraham Toppan, junior; Elisha Ilsley; Hugh March; John Bloomfield; [[Samuel Moore (colonial official)|Samuel Moore]]; Nathaniel Webster; John Ilsley; and others."<ref>Coffin, Joshua. ''A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport and West Newbury'', S.G.Drake, Boston, 1845. p.70</ref> Woodbridge was the site of the first [[gristmill]] in New Jersey.<ref>{{cite book|author=Dally, Joseph W.|title=Woodbridge and Vicinity|year=1989|page=44}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author= Leonard, O. B.|title= THE DUNHAM FAMILY (pp. 194-196), in Monnette, Orra Eugene (Eds.) FIRST SETTLERS of YE PLANTATIONS of PISCATAWAY and WOODBRIDGE, OLDE EAST NEW JERSEY, 1664-1714|year=1930|publisher = The Leroy Carman Press, Los Angeles, CA}}</ref> The mill was built by [[Jonathan Singletary Dunham]] (married to Mary Bloomfield, relative of [[Joseph Bloomfield]]).<ref name=sandp>{{cite book |author= Ed. [[Nathaniel B. Shurtleff]] and [[David Pulsifer]]|title= Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England|year=1968}}</ref><ref name="Anderson, Robert Charles 1995">{{cite book |author= Anderson, Robert Charles|title= The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633: Great Migration Study Project (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society) |year=1995}}</ref> == History == The Township of Woodbridge is the oldest original township in New Jersey and was granted a [[royal charter]] on June 1, 1669, by King [[Charles II of England]].<ref name="History" /> It was reincorporated on October 31, 1693. Woodbridge Township was incorporated by the [[Township Act of 1798]] of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on February 21, 1798, as part of the initial group of 104 townships incorporated in the state under the Township Act. Portions of the township were taken to form [[Rahway, New Jersey|Rahway]] (April 19, 1858), Raritan Township (March 17, 1870, now [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison Township]]) and Roosevelt (April 11, 1906, now [[Carteret, New Jersey|Carteret]]).<ref name="Story">Snyder, John P. [http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 174. Accessed March 20, 2012.</ref><ref>Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. [https://books.google.com/books?id=nOkkAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA315 ''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. 315. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed November 2, 2015.</ref> The township is named after Reverend John W. Woodbridge (1613–1691) of [[Newbury, Massachusetts]], who settled in the future township in 1664.<ref name="History">[http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/Home/ABriefHistoryofWoodbridgeTownship/tabid/732/Default.aspx A Brief History], Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. Accessed November 2, 2015. "The Township of Woodbridge is the oldest original township in the state of New Jersey. It was settled in the early autumn of 1664 and was granted a charter on June 1, 1669 by King Charles of England. Joseph Dally, in his history of Woodbridge (Woodbridge and Vicinity, published 1873), records that it was so called in honor of Reverend John Woodbridge of Newbury, Massachusetts."</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=15 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 24.507 square miles (63.473&nbsp;km²), including 23.213 square miles (60.122&nbsp;km²) of land and 1.294 square miles (3.350&nbsp;km²) of water (5.28%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">[http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> The township borders [[Carteret, New Jersey|Carteret]], [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]], [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey|Perth Amboy]] and [[Sayreville, New Jersey|Sayreville]] in Middlesex County, [[Clark, New Jersey|Clark]], [[Linden, New Jersey|Linden]] and [[Rahway, New Jersey|Rahway]] in [[Union County, New Jersey|Union County]], and the Borough of [[Staten Island]] in [[New York City]].<ref>[http://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/752411/touches.html Areas touching Woodbridge Township], MapIt. Accessed April 17, 2015.</ref> [[Area codes 732 and 848]] are used in Woodbridge.<ref name=AreaCodes/> ===Communities=== Many distinct communities exist within Woodbridge Township. Several of these communities have their own [[ZIP code]]s, and many are listed by the [[United States Census Bureau]] as [[census-designated place]]s (CDPs), but they are all [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated communities]] and neighborhoods within the Township that, together, make up Woodbridge Township. [[Avenel, New Jersey|Avenel]] (with 2010 Census population of 17,011<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3402350 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Avenel CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref>), [[Colonia, New Jersey|Colonia]] (17,795<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3414380 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Colonia CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref>), [[Fords, New Jersey|Fords]] (15,187<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3424030 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Fords CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref>), [[Iselin, New Jersey|Iselin]] (18,695<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3434470 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Iselin CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref>), [[Port Reading, New Jersey|Port Reading]] (3,728<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3460540 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Port Reading CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref>), [[Sewaren, New Jersey|Sewaren]] (2,756<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3466720 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Sewaren CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref>), [[Woodbridge CDP, New Jersey|Woodbridge Proper]] (19,265<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3481950 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Woodbridge CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref>) are census-designated places and unincorporated communities located within Woodbridge Township.<ref>[http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34023 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Middlesex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref> Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include:<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 17, 2015.</ref> [[Boynton Beach, New Jersey|Boynton Beach]], Demarest Hill Top, [[Edgars, New Jersey|Edgars]], Fairfield, [[Hazelton, New Jersey|Hazelton]],{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} [[Hopelawn, New Jersey|Hopelawn]], [[Keasbey, New Jersey|Keasbey]], [[Lynn Woodoaks, New Jersey|Lynn Woodoaks]],{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} [[Menlo Park Terrace, New Jersey|Menlo Park Terrace]],{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}, Ostrander, Saint Stephens, [[Sand Hills, Edison and Woodbridge, New Jersey|Sand Hills]],{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} [[Shore View, New Jersey|Shore View]]{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}, Union and [[Woodbridge Oaks, New Jersey|Woodbridge Oaks]].{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} ==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1790= 3520 | 1810= 4247 | 1820= 4226 | 1830= 3969 | 1840= 4821 | 1850= 5141 | 1860= 3987 | 1860n=* | 1870= 3717 | 1870n=* | 1880= 4099 | 1890= 4665 | 1900= 7631 | 1910= 8948 | 1910n=* | 1920=13423 | 1930=25266 | 1940=27191 | 1950=35758 | 1960=78846 | 1970=98944 | 1980=90074 | 1990=93086 | 2000=97203 | 2010=99585 | estimate=102105 | estyear=2015 | estref=<ref name=PopEst>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2015/PEPANNRES/0400000US34.06100 PEPANNRES - Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015 - 2015 Population Estimates for New Jersey municipalities], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 22, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2010-2015/cities/totals/sub-est2015_34.csv Census Estimates for New Jersey April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref> |footnote=Population sources:<small> 1790-1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref><br>1810-1930<ref>Staff. [http://archive.woodbridgelibrary.org/Archive/WoodbridgeLeader/1930/1930-05-29/pg_0001.pdf "Township's 1810 Population Greater Than in 1880, Census Shows; 400% Increase in Last 40 Years Shows Steady Upward Trend in Number of Residents. Leader Gets Complete Figures for Last 120 Years."], ''The Woodbridge Leader'', May 29, 1930. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref> 1840<ref>[[Francis Bowen|Bowen, Francis]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 ''American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843''], p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed July 23, 2013. Source lists 1840 population as 4,822, one higher than listed in the table based on other sources.</ref> 1850-1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA248 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 248, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 23, 2013. "Woodbridge is on the northeastern end of the county and contained in 1850, 5,141 inhabitants; and in 1870, 3,717. It is about ten miles long and nine miles in breadth. Uniontown and Woodbridge are in this township. The town of Woodbridge was first settled by emigrants from England who came over in 1665 with Governor Carteret. It was at one time a prominent place in the province." No population is listed in 1860.</ref><br>1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA137 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''], p. 137. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 260. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref> 1880-1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref><br>1890-1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA337 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 337. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref> 1910-1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA7174 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 717. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref><br>1930-1990<ref>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/1990/poptrd6.htm Table 6. New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed June 28, 2015.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> 2010<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=Districts2011/><ref name=LWD2010/><br>* = Lost territory since previous census.</small> }} ===2010 Census=== {{USCensusDemographics|year=2010|type=township|place=Woodbridge Township; Middlesex County|99585|78029|78.4|17797|17.9|12591|12.6|96683|58935|9810|321|22324|39|5254|2902|15562|36124|34615|1509|24.51|1.29|23.21|4290.0|1556.2|34615|74.4|33.6|57.2|12.4|25.6|21.4|9.0|2.79|3.27|86.1|84.5|1.6|10.7|3.1|3.1|0.0|21.6|7.9|29.7|28.1|12.6|38.6|98.9|98.0}} The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $79,277 (with a margin of error of +/- $2,537) and the median family income was $88,656 (+/- $2,537). Males had a median income of $60,139 (+/- $1,971) versus $46,078 (+/- $1,635) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $32,144 (+/- $717). About 3.8% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402382000 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Woodbridge township, Middlesex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 1, 2012.</ref> ===2000 Census=== As of the [[2000 United States Census]]<ref name="GR2">[http://factfinder.census.gov American FactFinder], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> there were 97,203 people, 34,562 households, and 25,437 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 4,224.5 people per square mile (1,631.0/km²). There were 35,298 housing units at an average density of 1,534.1/sq&nbsp;mi (592.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 70.83% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.75% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 14.46% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.21% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402382000.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Woodbridge township, Middlesex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402382000 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Woodbridge township, Middlesex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref> As of the 2000 Census, 9.19% of Woodbridge Township's residents identified themselves as being of [[Indian American]] ancestry, which was the tenth-highest of any municipality in the United States and the fifth highest in New Jersey &mdash; behind [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]] (17.75%), [[Plainsboro Township, New Jersey|Plainsboro Township]] (16.97%), [[Piscataway, New Jersey|Piscataway Township]] (12.49%) and [[South Brunswick Township, New Jersey|South Brunswick Township]] (10.48%) &mdash; of all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Asian-Indian.html Asian-Indian Communities], [[EPodunk]]. Accessed February 18, 2007.</ref> There were 34,562 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.19.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> In the township the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> The median income for a household in the township was $60,683, and the median income for a family was $68,492. Males had a median income of $49,248 versus $35,096 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $25,087. About 3.2% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> ==Economy== [[Woodbridge Center]], with a [[gross leasable area]] of {{convert|1633000|sqft}},<ref>[http://www.icsc.org/apps/dmmdisp.php?dispid=NJ0640 Directory of Major Malls: Woodbridge Center], [[International Council of Shopping Centers]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref> is the third-biggest mall in New Jersey, behind [[Westfield Garden State Plaza]] and [[Freehold Raceway Mall]].<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/03/woodbridge_center_mall_shootin.html "Woodbridge Center mall shooting: New details emerge about man who held woman at knife-point"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', March 9, 2012. Accessed November 27, 2012. "With about 220 stores and 1.5 million square feet of space, Woodbridge Center is the third-largest shopping mall in New Jersey, behind only Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus and Freehold Raceway Mall."</ref> [[Wakefern Food Corporation]], owner of [[ShopRite (United States)|ShopRite]], has its headquarters in [[Keasbey, New Jersey|Keasbey]] in the township.<ref>[http://www.shoprite.com/cnt/employment.html Join the ShopRite Family and Build your Career Opportunities]. [[ShopRite (United States)|ShopRite]]. Accessed December 22, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.shoprite.com/cnt/wakefern/WFC_VendorAPStatusInquiryUserGuidelines.html 9. VENDOR A/P STATUS INQUIRY USER GUIDELINES]. [[Wakefern Food Corporation]]. Accessed December 22, 2011. "Wakefern Food Corp. 5000 Riverside Drive Keasbey, NJ 08832"</ref> ==Parks and recreation== Woodbridge Community Center is a YMCA approved Community Center that has a gym, a pool, community rooms, a playground, and also has "The Arenas", which have a roller skating rink with arcade and an ice skating rink, home to the Special Hockey International Team, the Woodbridge Warriors (formerly the Wolfpack). The Warriors have their practices and home games at the ice rink and also host the annual ASHA (American Special Hockey Association) Special Needs Hockey Day Camp in the summer for all SHI teams.<ref>[http://www.njwcc.com/ Home page], Woodbridge Community Center. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> ==Government== ===Local government=== Woodbridge is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter law, under the [[Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)]] system of municipal government, with a directly elected mayor and a nine-member Township Council, all elected to staggered four-year terms of office on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The Council consists of four members elected [[at-large]] and five members elected from each of the township's five [[ward (electoral subdivision)|wards]]. The at-large and mayoral seats come up together for vote followed two years later by the five ward seats.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 87.</ref> The Township Council is the legislative body of Woodbridge Township. {{As of|2016}}, the [[Mayor]] of Woodbridge Township is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[John McCormac]], whose term of office ends December 31, 2019.<ref name=Mayor>[http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/ElectedOfficials/MayorJohnEMcCormac/tabid/261/Default.aspx Mayor John E. McCormac], Woodbridge Township. Accessed July 5, 2015.</ref> McCormac was first elected on November 7, 2006 and sworn in on November 14, 2006.<ref>[http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061114/NEWS/611140346/1001 McCormac now heads Woodbridge], ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', November 14, 2006.</ref> McCormac replaced Frank G. Pelzman, who became mayor on January 17, 2002 when former Mayor James E. McGreevey resigned to become governor.<ref>[http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060630/NEWS/606300473/1001 Township Dems to tap successor], ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', June 30, 2006.</ref> Members of the Township Council are Council President Nancy J. Drumm (D, 2017; First Ward), Council Vice President Richard A. Dalina (D, 2017; Second Ward), Kyle M. Anderson (D, 2019; at-large), Lizbeth DeJesus (D, 2019; at-large), Gregg M. Ficarra (D, 2019; at-large), James H. Major (D, 2017; Fourth Ward), Debbie Meehan (D, 2017; Fifth Ward), Brian F. Small (D, 2019; at-large) and Cory S. Spillar (D, 2017; Third Ward).<ref>[http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/ElectedOfficials/CouncilMembers/tabid/262/Default.aspx Council Members], Woodbridge Township. Accessed July 13, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=KsgonFmko48%3d&tabid=250&mid=4236 Fiscal Year 2016 Municipal Data Sheet], Woodbridge Township. Accessed July 13, 2016.</ref><ref name=MiddlesexProfile>[http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Government/municpaldirectory/Pages/Woodbridge.aspx Woodbridge Township], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 12, 2016.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2015>[http://mcgisweb.co.middlesex.nj.us/elections/results.html?e=2015-11-3 November 3, 2015 General Election Results], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 12, 2016.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2013>[http://mcgisweb.co.middlesex.nj.us/elections/results.html?e=2013-11-5 November 5, 2013 General Election Results], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 12, 2016.</ref> In August 2015, the Township Council selected Cory Spiller from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the Third Ward seat that had been held by Council President Michele Charmello until her resignation the previous month to take a position in [[Pittsburgh]]. The council chose new leadership, promoting Nancy Drumm from vice president to president (to replace Charmello) and Rick Dalina as vice president.<ref>Russell, Suzanne. [http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2015/08/07/woodbridge-welcomes-new-council-member/31305183/ "Woodbridge welcomes new Council member"], ''[[Courier News]]'', August 7, 2015. Accessed October 9, 2015. "Cory Spiller, an Avenel fire official, was sworn in this week as a member of the Woodbridge Township Council. Spiller replaces Councilwoman Michele Charmello, who represented the Third Ward sections of Avenel and Port Reading. Charmello, who served as Council president, resigned from the Council last month to take a job working with an educational nonprofit in Pittsburgh, according to township officials."</ref> ===Federal, state and county representation=== [[File:EastJerseyStatePrisonNew.jpg|thumb|[[East Jersey State Prison]]]] Woodbridge Township is located in the 6th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 19th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[http://www.njelections.org/2011-legislative-districts/towns-district.pdf#page=9 Municipalities Grouped by 2011-2020 Legislative Districts], [[New Jersey Department of State]], p. 9. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref><ref name=LWV2016>[http://www.lwvnj.org/images/CG/2016_CG.pdf#page=68 ''2016 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], p. 66, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed July 20, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#19 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref> Prior to the 2010 Census, Woodbridge Township had been split between the {{ushr|NJ|7|7th Congressional District}} and the {{ushr|NJ|13|13th Congressional District}}, a change made by the [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]] that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.<ref name=LWV2011>[http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=66 ''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], p. 66, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref> {{NJ Congress 06}} {{NJ Senate}} {{NJ Legislative 19}} {{NJ Governor}} {{NJ Middlesex County Freeholders}} ===Politics=== As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 54,674 registered voters in Woodbridge Township, of which 20,900 (38.2%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 6,135 (11.2%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 27,611 (50.5%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 28 voters registered to other parties.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-middlesex-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Middlesex], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 62.2% of the vote (22,386 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 36.7% (13,200 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (386 votes), among the 36,301 ballots cast by the township's 55,262 registered voters (329 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 65.7%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-middlesex.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Middlesex County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-middlesex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Middlesex County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 55.9% of the vote (21,590 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 42.0% (16,251 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (472 votes), among the 38,657 ballots cast by the township's 55,075 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.2%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-middlesex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Middlesex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 53.5% of the vote (19,662 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 45.1% (16,589 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (367 votes), among the 36,770 ballots cast by the township's 51,913 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 70.8.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_middlesex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Middlesex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 58.9% of the vote (12,122 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 39.7% (8,183 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (286 votes), among the 21,064 ballots cast by the township's 56,121 registered voters (473 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.5%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-middlesex.pdf |title=Governor - Middlesex County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-middlesex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Middlesex County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 50.1% of the vote (11,987 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 41.9% (10,029 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 7.2% (1,710 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (261 votes), among the 23,913 ballots cast by the township's 53,843 registered voters, yielding a 44.4% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-middlesex.pdf 2009 Governor: Middlesex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref> ==Education== The [[Woodbridge Township School District]] serves students in [[kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]]. All schools in the district are accredited by the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] Commission on Secondary Schools. The district's three high schools offer more than 150 courses, including [[Advanced Placement]], college preparatory, business, vocational and cooperative work/study programs. As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 24 schools had an enrollment of 13,109 students and 1,029.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.74:1.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3418120&DistrictID=3418120 District information for Woodbridge Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418120 School Data for the Woodbridge Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>) are 16 K-5 elementary schools: Mawbey Street School #1<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=9 Mawbey Street School #1], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (320), Avenel Street School #4&5<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=11 Avenel Street School #4&5], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (602), Port Reading School #9<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=13 Port Reading School #9], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (396), Ross Street School #11<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=15 Ross Street School #11], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (421), Ford Avenue School #14<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=17 Ford Avenue School #14], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (214), Indiana Avenue School #18<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=19 Indiana Avenue School #18], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (493), Menlo Park Terrace #19<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=21 Menlo Park Terrace #19], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (327), Claremont Avenue School #20<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=23 Claremont Avenue School #20], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (346), Oak Ridge Heights School #21<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=25 Oak Ridge Heights School #21], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (265), Lynn Crest School #22<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=27 Lynn Crest School #22], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (374), Woodbine Avenue School #23<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=29 Woodbine Avenue School #23], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (461), Kennedy Park School #24<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=31 Kennedy Park School #24], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (369), Lafayette Estates School #25<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=33 Lafayette Estates School #25], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (534), Robert Mascenik School #26<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=35 Robert Mascenik School #26], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (290), Pennsylvania Avenue School #27<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=37 Pennsylvania Avenue School #27], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (224) and Matthew Jago School #28<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=39 Matthew Jago School #28], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (433);<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/domain/1653 Elementary Schools], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> Five middle schools (grades 6-8): Avenel Middle School<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=43 Avenel Middle School], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (602), Colonia Middle School<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=45 Colonia Middle School], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (621), Fords Middle School<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=47 Fords Middle School], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (699), Iselin Middle School<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=49 Iselin Middle School], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (625) and Woodbridge Middle School<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=51 Woodbridge Middle School], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (453);<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/domain/1654 Middle Schools], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> High schools for grades 9-12 in the district are [[Colonia High School]]<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=53 Colonia High School], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (1,389), [[John F. Kennedy Memorial High School (New Jersey)|John F. Kennedy Memorial High School]]<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=55 Woodbridge High School], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (1,380) and [[Woodbridge High School (New Jersey)|Woodbridge High School]]<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=57 Woodbridge High School], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> (1,411).<ref>[http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/domain/1655 High Schools], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school.php?district=5850&source=01 New Jersey School Directory for the Woodbridge Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref> ==Transportation== ===Roads and highways=== {{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|303.32|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|244.16|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|28.79|mi}} by Middlesex County, {{convert|17.69|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|12.68|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Middlesex.pdf Middlesex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 24, 2014.</ref> The [[Garden State Parkway]] extends {{convert|7+1/2|mi}} through the Township, including exits 127 to 131. The Parkway connects [[Sayreville, New Jersey|Sayreville]] in the south to [[Clark, New Jersey|Clark]] in the north.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000444__-.pdf#page=47 Garden State Parkway Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], January 1997. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> In addition, the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]) passes through Woodbridge Township for about {{convert|5+1/4|mi}}, and is accessible at Exit 11 (which features a 24-lane toll gate).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000095__-.pdf#page=19 Interstate 95 / New Jersey Turnpike Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], October 2001. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> The Turnpike's [[Grover Cleveland]] [[rest area|service area]] is located between Interchanges 11 and 12 northbound at milepost 92.9 and the [[Thomas Edison]] [[rest area|service area]] is located between Interchanges 11 and 12 southbound at milepost 92.9.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/our-roadways.html Travel Resources: Interchanges, Service Areas & Commuter Lots], [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> [[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 1]] and [[U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 9]] serve the township and merge heading north of the township as the [[U.S. Route 1/9]] [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]]. Other roadways passing through the township are [[New Jersey Route 27|Route 27]], [[New Jersey Route 35|Route 35]], [[New Jersey Route 184|Route 184]], and [[New Jersey Route 440|Route 440]]. The 15-lane [[Driscoll Bridge]] on the Garden State Parkway and the adjacent 6-lane [[Edison Bridge (New Jersey)|Edison Bridge]] on U.S. Route 9 both span the [[Raritan River]], connecting Woodbridge Township on the north with [[Sayreville, New Jersey|Sayreville]] on the south. The first [[cloverleaf interchange]] in the United States opened in 1929 at the intersection of [[New Jersey Route 25|Route 25]] (now U.S. Route 1/9) and [[New Jersey Route 35|Route 4]] (now Route 35).<ref>[[Joseph Nathan Kane|Kane, Joseph Nathan]]. ''[[Famous First Facts]]'', [[H.W. Wilson Company]], 2006 (ISBN 0-8242-1065-4), p. 222.</ref> ===Public transportation=== There are three train stations in the township: [[Metropark station|Metropark]],<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=83 Metropark station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> [[Avenel station|Avenel]] (which has limited service)<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=11 Avenel station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> and [[Woodbridge station (NJT)|Woodbridge]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=158 Woodbridge station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> Service is provided at Metropark by [[NJ Transit]]'s [[Northeast Corridor Line]]<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=NEC Northeast Corridor Line], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> and at Avenel and Woodbridge on the [[North Jersey Coast Line]]<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=NJCL North Jersey Coast Line], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> The Metropark station also offers [[Amtrak]] [[Northeast Corridor]] services to [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark (Penn Station)]], [[Pennsylvania Station (New York)|New York (Penn Station)]], Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Boston.<ref>[http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=MET Iselin, NJ (MET) Metropark ], [[Amtrak]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> NJ Transit provides bus service on the [[115 (New Jersey bus)|115]] and [[116 (New Jersey bus)|116]] routes to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]], on the [[48 (New Jersey bus)|48]] to [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]] and local service on the [[801 (New Jersey bus)|801]], [[802 (New Jersey bus)|802]], [[803 (New Jersey bus)|803]], [[804 (New Jersey bus)|804]], [[805 (New Jersey bus)|805]], [[810 (New Jersey bus)|810]], [[813 (New Jersey bus)|813]] and [[815 (New Jersey bus)|815]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212321/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesMiddlesexCountyTo Middlesex County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed September 4, 2011.</ref> ==Points of interest== * The [[Jonathan Singletary Dunham House]] was built near the location of the earliest [[grist mill]] in New Jersey by [[Jonathan Singletary Dunham]] who was a Member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly|New Jersey Provincial Congress]], and is President [[Barack Obama]]'s eighth great-grandfather.<ref>Reitwiesner, William Addams. [http://www.wargs.com/political/obama.html Ancestry of Barack Obama], William Addams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services. Accessed February 10, 2015.</ref><ref>http://www.wthpc.org/WHS%20map-3.pdf</ref><ref name="Charles Henry Pope 1900 416">{{cite book |author= Charles Henry Pope|title= The Pioneers of Massachusetts|year=1900 |page=416}}</ref> * The [[Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center]] is a [[prison|correctional facility]] operated by the [[New Jersey Department of Corrections]]. The facility, located in the Avenel section of the Township, provides treatment to convicted [[sex offender]]s.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/corrections/pages/contactus.html Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center], [[New Jersey Department of Corrections]]. Accessed March 20, 2012.</ref> * [[East Jersey State Prison]] is a male [[prison]] facility in Woodbridge Township, on the border of Rahway. However, the mailing address is in [[Rahway, New Jersey|Rahway]] and the facility was known until 1988 as Rahway State Prison, leading many to believe the facility was located there.<ref>Capuzzo, Jill. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/realestate/06livi.html "Changes to Cheer About. Really."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 6, 2007. Accessed September 4, 2011. "To begin with, Rahway State Prison was renamed East Jersey State Prison 19 years ago. Then there is the fact that the prison is actually in Woodbridge, not Rahway. An arrangement made long ago between the Rahway post office and prison officials has trapped this Union County city in an embrace it has had a hard time loosening."</ref> * J. J. Bitting Brewing Co., established in 1997, was the first brewery to operate in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, since the repeal of prohibition in 1933. The three-story restaurant resides in a restored 100-year-old brick building that once housed the J. J. Bitting Coal and Feed Depot that serviced the farming community of Woodbridge.<ref>Russell, Suzanne. [http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20120308/NJNEWS/303080049/Woodbridge-brew-pub-birthday-celebration-to-aid-late-Marine-s-foundation "Woodbridge brew pub birthday celebration to aid late Marine's foundation"], ''[[Courier News]]'', March 9, 2012. Accessed March 20, 2012.</ref> * [[St. James Catholic Church (Woodbridge, New Jersey)|St. James Catholic Church]], founded in 1860, has become one of the largest parishes in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]].<ref>[http://www.stjamesonline.org/ Home page], St. James Catholic Church. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> ==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Woodbridge Township, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Woodbridge Township include: * [[Nicholas L. Bissell]] (1947-1996), county prosecutor of [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]] who committed suicide after being charged with embezzlement, tax fraud and abuse of power.<ref>Glaberson, William. [http://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/01/nyregion/in-prosecutor-s-rise-and-fall-a-story-of-ambition-deceit-and-shame.html?pagewanted=all "In Prosecutor's Rise and Fall, a Story of Ambition, Deceit and Shame"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 1, 1996. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Among the people who knew the young Nick Bissell in suburban Woodbridge, his whole public career raised questions about what was real and what was not."</ref> * [[Joseph Bloomfield]] (1753-1823), 4th [[Governor of New Jersey]] was born in Woodbridge Township.<ref>Staff. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000566 Joseph Bloomfield], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed December 27, 2010.</ref> * [[John Carlson (ice hockey)|John Carlson]] (born 1990), professional ice hockey defenseman who has played in the NHL for the [[Washington Capitals]].<ref>Chere, Rich. [http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2008/06/colonias_carlson_likely_a_high.html "Colonia's Carlson likely a high draft pick"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], June 19, 2008. Accessed November 2, 2015. "His birth certificate says Natick, Mass., but don't be confused: John Carlson is a Jersey boy. He moved to Colonia when he was 5, and grew up playing hockey for the New Jersey Rockets while watching his favorite player, Scott Stevens, and his favorite team, the Devils, at the Continental Airlines Arena."</ref> * [[Craig Coughlin]] (born 1958), politician, who has served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 2010, where he represents the [[19th Legislative District (New Jersey)|19th Legislative District]].<ref>Silber, Zach. [http://politickernj.com/2011/02/craig-j-coughlin-d-fords/ "Craig J. Coughlin (D-Fords)"], [[Politicker NJ]], February 27, 2011. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Democrat Craig Coughlin, of Fords, was first elected to the New Jersey General Assembly on November 3, 2009."</ref> * [[Lou Creekmur]] (1927-2009), left offensive tackle / guard who played in the NFL for the [[Detroit Lions]] and was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].<ref>via [[United Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gIRDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=460MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3109,6881&dq=lou-creekmur+woodbridge&hl=en "Indians Scalp Cowboys, 20-0"], ''[[Altus Times|The Altus Times-Democrat]]'', January 2, 1949. Accessed December 27, 2010.</ref> * [[Clarence Madison Dally]] (1865-1904), glassblower and assistant to [[Thomas Edison]].<ref>Staff. [http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2012/03/clarence-dally-the-man-who-gave-thomas-edison-x-ray-vision/ "Clarence Dally — The Man Who Gave Thomas Edison X-Ray Vision"], ''[[Smithsonian (magazine)]]'', March 14, 2012. Accessed March 20, 2012. "Born in 1865, Dally grew up in Woodbridge, New Jersey, in a family of glassblowers employed by the Edison Lamp Works in nearby Harrison."</ref> * [[Jonathan Singletary Dunham]] (1640-1724), Member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly|New Jersey Provincial Congress]], and President [[Barack Obama]]'s eighth [[great-grandfather]], and the first of Obama's ancestors to be born in [[North America]].<ref>[http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=C67Nqk7aGE4%3D&tab Historic Walking Tour of Woodbridge], Township of Woodbridge. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref> * [[John J. Fay Jr.]] (1927-2003), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and the [[New Jersey Senate]].<ref>Martin, Douglas. [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/29/nyregion/john-j-fay-jr-76-ombudsman-for-the-elderly-of-new-jersey.html "John J. Fay Jr., 76, Ombudsman For the Elderly of New Jersey"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 29, 2003. Accessed July 7, 2010.</ref> * [[Arline Friscia]], member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] who also served on the Woodbridge Township Council.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980225004255/www.njleg.state.nj.us/html98/friscia.htm Assemblywoman Arline M. Friscia], [[New Jersey Legislature]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 22, 1998. Accessed June 3, 2010.</ref> * [[Kelsey Grammer]] (born 1955), actor who appeared in ''[[Frasier]]'' and ''[[Cheers]]''.<ref>Martel, Jay. [http://www.maryellenmark.com/text/magazines/us weekly_new/925B-000-015.html "TEARS OF A CLOWN; After years of grappling with his demons Kelsey Grammer says he's finally putting his past behind him. Can Frasier's gifted alter ego TV's most popular funnyman live happily ever after?"], ''[[US Weekly]]'', May 1997. Accessed January 12, 2014. "When Grammer was 18 months old, his parents separated and his mother, Sally, was flat broke and had nowhere to go but back home. Grammer and his younger sister, Karen, were brought up by Sally and her parents in a middle-class household in Colonia, N.J."</ref> * [[Bob Grant (radio host)|Bob Grant]] (1929-2013), radio host who broadcast many of his shows from the Reo Diner.<ref>Bichao, Sergio. [http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20140102/NJNEWS/301020036/Bob-Grant-conservative-talk-radio-legend-dies-Hillsborough-84?nclick_check=1 "Bob Grant, conservative talk radio legend, dies in Hillsborough at 84"], ''[[Courier-News]]'', January 3, 2014. Accessed January 12, 2014 "Grant was a fixture at the Reo Diner in Woodbridge, a hot spot among local politicos, and broadcast his show from the eatery numerous times.... Grant lived in Toms River and previously had called Woodbridge and Manalapan home."</ref> * [[Tom Higgins (football)|Tom Higgins]] (born 1954), NFL and [[Canadian Football League|Canadian]] football player and coach.<ref>[http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HIGGITOM02 Tom Higgins], database Football. Accessed November 14, 2007.</ref> * [[Jack H. Jacobs]] (born 1945), graduated 1962; [[Medal of Honor]] recipient, awarded 1969.<ref>[http://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/Interviews/jacobs_jack.html INTERVIEW WITH JACK H. JACOBS], [[Rutgers University]], November 20, 2000. Accessed July 11, 2008. "JJ: ... Anyway, we moved to New Jersey in the mid-'50s, and my parents still live in the same house in Woodbridge. I went to Woodbridge High School, and then, from there, I went to Rutgers."</ref> * [[Kyle Johnson (American football)|Kyle Johnson]] (born 1978), fullback with the [[Denver Broncos]] from class of 1996.<ref>[http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=33122 Kyle Johnson player profile], [[National Football League Players Association]]. Accessed July 29, 2007. "Hometown: Woodbridge, N.J....Johnson earned second-team all-state recognition and was named all-county and all-area as a senior at Woodbridge High School in Woodbridge, N.J., after rushing for 1,235 yards.</ref> * [[Michael Jones (actor)|Michael Jones]] (born 1987), actor, voice actor, and [[Youtube]] personality who works for [[Rooster Teeth]].<ref>http://roosterteeth.com/episode/rt-sponsor-cut-season-2-rooster-teeth-newly-wed-game, timestamp 3:37</ref> * [[Eric LeGrand]] (born 1990), football player, writer, actor, speaker.<ref>Attrino, Anthony G. [http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2012/12/eric_legrand_to_appear_for_qa.html "Eric LeGrand to appear for Q&A at King memorial breakfast in Edison"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 11, 2012. Accessed December 26, 2012."LeGrand, who is from Avenel, is the former Rutgers football player whose inspiring battle to walk again after being paralyzed during an October 2010 game has captured the nation."</ref> * [[Glen Mason]] (born 1950), former football player and coach who served as the head football coach at [[Kent State University]] from 1986 to 1987, the [[University of Kansas]] from 1988 to 1996, and the [[University of Minnesota]] from 1997 to 2006, compiling a career [[college football]] record of 123–121–1.<ref>Dunleavy, Ryan. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/college/rutgers/2014/10/03/qa-big-ten-network-analyst-glen-mason/16642767/ "Q&A with Big Ten Network analyst Glen Mason"], ''[[Daily Record (Morristown)]]'', October 4, 2014. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Just as he was three weeks ago when Rutgers hosted Penn State, Mason, a Colonia native, will be in the television booth as a Big Ten Network analyst Saturday when Rutgers faces Michigan at 7 p.m. at High Point Solutions Stadium."</ref> * [[Laura McCullough]] (born 1960), poet.<ref>Cannella, Wendy. [http://pbqmag.org/wendy-cannella-this-fierce-life-an-interview-with-laura-mccullough/ "Wendy Cannella: ''This Fierce Life'': An Interview with Laura McCullough"], ''[[Painted Bride Quarterly]]'', Issue 94. Accessed November 4, 2016. "LM: I was born in Jersey City, in the Margaret Hague, the women's hospital that the infamous Irish Mayor Hague built, grew up in suburbia, a little town called Colonia, not too far from Perth Amboy, and my family would drive to the wooded parts north many weekends when I was a child."</ref> * [[John McCormac]], former New Jersey Treasurer and Mayor of Woodbridge Township.<ref>[http://www.njhightech.org/nj_hightechmccormac.htm New Jersey High-Tech Hall of Fame: 2004 State Government Official Category]. Accessed July 24, 2007. "McCormac, who lives in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township, is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Municipal Finance Officer, a Certified Management Accountant, a Registered Municipal Accountant, a Certified Financial Planner, a Licensed Public School Accountant and a [[Certified Government Financial Manager]]."</ref> * [[Jim McGreevey]] (born 1957), former Woodbridge mayor and [[Governor of New Jersey]].<ref>Herszenhorn, David M. [http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/nyregion/in-woodbridge-borrowing-doubled-under-mcgreevey.html "In Woodbridge, Borrowing Doubled Under McGreevey"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 18, 2001. Accessed July 23, 2013. "To persuade voters, Mr. McGreevey and his aides rely on a neatly tailored summary of his record as mayor here in Woodbridge for the last nine years."</ref> * [[Melanie McGuire]] (born 1972), best known for being the perpetrator in the media-dubbed "suitcase murder" who was convicted of murdering her husband in April 2007 and sentenced to life in prison.<ref>Amaral, Brian. [http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/09/suitcase_killer_melanie_mcguire_seeks_new_review_of_evidence.html "Suitcase killer Melanie McGuire seeks new review of evidence"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 25, 2014. Accessed November 2, 2015. "McGuire lived in Woodbridge when she killed her husband, computer programmer William McGuire. She put his remains in three suitcases and tossed them into the Chesapeake Bay."</ref> * [[Stephen A. Mikulak]], politician who served two terms in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], from 1992 to 1996, where he represented the [[19th Legislative District (New Jersey)|19th Legislative District]].<ref>King, Wayne. [http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/12/nyregion/legislators-vote-to-ban-photo-radar-for-speeders.html "Legislators Vote to Ban Photo Radar For Speeders"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 12, 1992. Accessed November 2, 2015. "'This is a good opportunity to quiet the fears and outrage of the people of this state,' said the bill's primary sponsor, Stephen A. Mikulak, Republican of Woodbridge."</ref> * [[Joseph Moore (peace rider)|Joseph Moore]] (1732-1793), [[Quakers|Quaker]] peace negotiator sent to the 1793 talks between Native leaders of the [[Western Confederacy]] and American government representatives at [[Sandusky, Ohio]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HRLiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA666 ''Michigan Historical Collections, Volume 17''], p. 666. Michigan Historical Commission, 1910. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Our beloved friend, Joseph Moore, was born at Woodbridge in New Jersey, in the year 1732, of parents not professing with us"</ref> * [[Ernest L. Oros]] (c. 1924-2012), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1992 to 1996.<ref>Hagerty, John R. [http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090511/GETPUBLISHED/905110344/-1/newsfront "Woodbridge Council Names Former Assemblyman Ernie Oros as 2009 Leader"], ''[[Courier News (New Jersey)]]'', May 11, 2009. Accessed July 8, 2010.</ref> * [[James Parker (publisher)|James Parker]] (1714-1770), [[Colonial history of the United States|Colonial American]] printer and publisher who established the state's first permanent printing press in 1751 in Woodbridge.<ref>Troeger, Virginia B.; and McEwen, Robert James. [https://books.google.com/books?id=35yLloJP-7EC&pg=PA34 "Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township"], p. 34. [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2002. ISBN 9780738523941. "One of the town's most influential personages, the publishing entrepreneur James Parker, established his printing business in Woodbridge in 1751, the first permanent printing press in New Jersey.... Parker was born in town in 1714."</ref> * [[Frank Pelzman]] (c. 1935-2006), former Woodbridge mayor.<ref>Staff. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1766387141.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+30%2C+2006&author=&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=MAYOR+FRANK+PELZMAN%2C+71%2C+WOODBRIDGE&pqatl=google "MAYOR FRANK PELZMAN, 71, WOODBRIDGE"], ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', June 30, 2006. Accessed September 4, 2011.</ref> * [[Dith Pran]] (1942-2008), his life was portrayed in the movie [[The Killing Fields (film)|The Killing Fields]]. He was a photojournalist with ''[[The New York Times]]'', a human rights activist and a survivor of [[the killing fields]] of [[Cambodia]].<ref>Martin, Douglas. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/nyregion/31dith.html "Dith Pran, Photojournalist and Survivor of the Killing Fields, Dies at 65"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 31, 2008. Accessed September 4, 2011. "Dith Pran, a photojournalist for The New York Times whose gruesome ordeal in the killing fields of Cambodia was re-created in a 1984 movie that gave him an eminence he tenaciously used to press for his people's rights, died on Sunday at a hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. He was 65 and lived in Woodbridge, N.J."</ref> * [[Dory Previn]] (1925-2012), singer-songwriter.<ref>Weber, Bruce. [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/arts/music/dory-previn-songwriter-is-dead-at-86.html "Dory Previn, Songwriter, Is Dead at 86"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 14, 2012. Accessed March 20, 2012. "Dorothy Veronica Langan was born in New Jersey — sources differ on the town, Rahway or Woodbridge — on Oct. 22, 1925, and she grew up in Woodbridge."</ref> * [[Dawn Marie Psaltis]] (born 1970) a.k.a. Dawn Marie, professional wrestling personality.<ref>Garber, Greg. [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=4724912 "Doctors: Wrestler had brain damage"], ''[[ESPN The Magazine]]'', December 9, 2009. Accessed March 20, 2012. "Dawn Marie, sitting in her Woodbridge, N.J., home, sounds like she is crying. With the help of a reporter, she is calculating the 'bumps' -- the euphemism wrestlers use to describe each choreographed fall -- to the head she took in five years of active professional wrestling."</ref> * [[Zack Rosen]] (born 1989), All-American [[basketball]] player at [[Penn Quakers men's basketball|Penn]] who plays professionally for [[Maccabi Ashdod]] in Israel.<ref>[http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1578569&DB_OEM_ID=1700 Zack Rosen athletic biography], University of Pennsylvania athletics. Accessed April 17, 2015.</ref><ref>Kaplan, Sushi; and Kratz, Elizabeth. [http://jewishlinkbc.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=4466:zack-rosen-pro-ballplayer-for-maccabi-ashdod-from-nj-learning-off-the-court&Itemid=586 "Zack Rosen: Pro Ballplayer for Maccabi Ashdod From NJ Learning Off The Court"], ''Jewish Link of New Jersey'', August 14, 2014. Accessed April 17, 2015. "Zack Rosen, a basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod B.C. of Israel, didn't grow up religious. From Colonia, in the Woodbridge Township of New Jersey, he's now trying to make up for lost time this summer in New Jersey, as he learns part-time and stays in shape."</ref> * [[Richie Sambora]] (born 1959), former member of the band [[Bon Jovi]].<ref>Falkenstein, Michelle. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/31njarts.html "Around the Scene, a Whirl of Change"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 31, 2006. Accessed September 30, 2007. "Bruce Springsteen, who grew up in Freehold, served up the critically acclaimed "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions" in April, and the singer Jon Bon Jovi, who was raised in Sayreville, and his band's guitarist Richie Sambora, from Woodbridge, will be immortalized as action figures next July by McFarlane Toys, it was announced in October."</ref> * [[Tom Scharpling]] (born 1969), comedian, host of ''[[The Best Show with Tom Scharpling|The Best Show]]'' and a writer/executive producer of the television series ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''.<ref>LaGorce, Tammy. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0915F838540C728CDDA80894DE404482 "IN PERSON; Gotcha! Stay Tuned"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 1, 2006. Accessed September 3, 2011. "'It's great when people you admire like what you're doing,' Mr. Scharpling, who grew up in Dunellen, writes for ''Monk'' in Summit and lives with his wife in Woodbridge, said before a recent ''Best Show.''"</ref> * [[Bret Schundler]] (born 1959), mayor of [[Jersey City, New Jersey]].<ref>Sullivan, Joseph F. [http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/10/nyregion/jersey-city-mayor-warns-of-possible-bankruptcy.html "Jersey City Mayor Warns of Possible Bankruptcy"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 10, 1992. Accessed March 20, 2012. "Mr. Schundler, who was born in Colonia, graduated from Harvard University{{sic}} with honors in 1981 and then worked as a Congressional aide and a campaign coordinator for Gary Hart's 1984 presidential run."</ref> * [[Anthony Seratelli]] (born 1983), professional baseball second baseman who plays for the [[Saitama Seibu Lions]] of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]].<ref>Rapppleyea, Warren. [http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2002-05-16/Sports/030.html "O.B. product makes dream come true at Seton Hall U."], ''Sentinel'', May 16, 2002. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Born in Woodbridge, where he learned the game from his dad, Russell, and played in the local recreation leagues, Seratelli moved with his family to Old Bridge in time for the sixth grade."</ref> * [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)]] (born 1953), U.S. Representative for [[New Jersey's 4th congressional district]] since 1981.<ref>Faherty, Emily. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/best-of-jersey/unsung-hero/ "Unsung Hero; By now, everyone is familiar with the David Goldman custody battle. But what everyone might not be aware of is the depth of Congressman Chris Smith's involvement in returning Sean to his father."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', March 15, 2010. Accessed November 2, 2015. "'That's what my parents were all about,' says Smith, who was born in Rahway and grew up in Iselin."</ref> * [[James Swann]] (born 1964), serial killer whose random drive-by shotgun shootings in [[Washington, D.C.]] in 1993 earned him the nickname "The Shotgun Stalker" in the press.<ref>Duggan, Paul. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/04/20/neighbors-say-suspect-was-troubled/191a7cf0-2f92-4844-aaa4-0b8f94c1bcca/ "NEIGHBORS SAY SUSPECT WAS TROUBLED"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', April 20, 1993. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Swann's address was listed as an apartment complex in Iselin, N.J., but Ritchie said he used to work as a security guard in this area.... According to New Jersey license information obtained from police sources, the plate is registered to Swann in Iselin, which is in Woodbridge Township."</ref> * [[Tico Torres]] (born 1953), drummer and percussionist for the rock band [[Bon Jovi]].<ref>Jordan, Chris. [http://archive.app.com/article/20130920/NJENT01/309200077/Bon-Jovi-s-drummer-Torres-back-hospital-surgery "Bon Jovi's drummer Torres back in hospital for surgery"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', September 22, 2013. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Tico Torres, the Woodbridge-raised drummer for Bon Jovi, is back in the hospital."</ref> * [[Benjamin A. Vail]] (1844-1924), politician who served as President of the [[New Jersey Senate]].<ref>Sackett, William Edgar; and Scannell, John James. [https://books.google.com/books?id=EZVQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA507 ''Scannell's New Jersey First Citizens: Biographies and Portraits of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with Informing Glimpses Into the State's History and Affairs, Volume 1''], p. 507. J.J. Scannell, 1917. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Born in Woodbridge, on August 15, 1844; son of Benjamin Franklin and Martha C. (Parker) Vail. Benjamin A. Vail, ex-State Senator and ex-Judge is of Quaker origin, his father, Benjamin Vail, an early settler upon a farm between Rahway and Plainfield having been of the Society of Friends."</ref> * [[Joseph Vitale (politician)|Joseph Vitale]] (born 1954), [[New Jersey Senate|State Senator]] and former mayor.<ref>[http://www.senatorjoevitale.org Senator Vitale's Legislative Website], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed July 24, 2007.</ref> * [[Rohit Vyas]], broadcast journalist.<ref>Sahn, Michelle. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1810318691.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+19%2C+2004&author=&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Gandhi+rejects+top+post%3B+local+Indians+take+notice+By%3A+MICHELLE+SAHN+STAFF+WRITER&pqatl=google "Gandhi rejects top post; local Indians take notice"], ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', May 19, 2004. Accessed March 20, 2012. "Rohit Vyas, the news director for TV Asia in Edison, hasn't had much sleep lately.... 'We've been covering it extensively,' said the Woodbridge resident."</ref> * [[Dagmara Wozniak]] (born 1988), [[sabre (fencing)|sabre]] [[fencing|fencer]] named to the U.S. Olympic team at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] and the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in women's sabre.<ref>Chang, Kathy. [http://ws.gmnews.com/news/2006/0816/Front_page/023.html "Young fencer enjoys living on the edge: Woodbridge resident hoping for a spot on 2008 Olympic team"], ''Woodbridge Sentinel'', August 16, 2006. Accessed July 8, 2008. "Wozniak graduated from Colonia High School in June. She heads to St. John's University in Queens, N.Y., this fall on a full athletic scholarship."</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{commons category|Woodbridge Township, New Jersey}} {{Portal|New Jersey}} * [http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/ Woodbridge Township website] * [http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/ Woodbridge Township Public Schools] * {{NJReportCard|23|5850|0|Woodbridge Township Public Schools}} * [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418120 School Data for the Woodbridge Township Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]] * [http://woodbridge.injersey.com/ Woodbridge InJersey], community blog {{Geographic Location | Centre = Woodbridge Township | North = [[Rahway, New Jersey|Rahway]]<br>[[Clark, New Jersey|Clark]] | Northeast = [[Linden, New Jersey|Linden]] | East = [[Carteret, New Jersey|Carteret]]<br>[[Staten Island|Staten Island, New York]] | Southeast = [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey|Perth Amboy]] | South = [[Sayreville, New Jersey|Sayreville]] | Southwest = | West = [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison Township]] | Northwest = }} {{Middlesex County, New Jersey}} {{New Jersey}} [[Category:Woodbridge Township, New Jersey| ]] [[Category:1669 establishments in New Jersey]] [[Category:Faulkner Act (mayor–council)]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1669]] [[Category:Townships in Middlesex County, New Jersey]]'