View source for Woodbridge Township, New Jersey

{{Short description|Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
|settlement_type          = [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]]
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|motto                    = ''The Best Town Around''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2023/02/13/woodbridge-township-nj-flood-buyout/69892424007/|title=Woodbridge exploring flood buyout program, mayor says |quote=Woodbridge looks to live up to its slogan "the best town around" with an extensive list of projects and improvements planned in 2023. |author=Suzanne Russell|publisher=mycentraljersey.com|date=February 13, 2023|access-date=May 10, 2023|archive-date=May 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510154000/https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2023/02/13/woodbridge-township-nj-flood-buyout/69892424007/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|governing_body           = Township Council
|leader_title             = [[Mayor of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Mayor]]
|leader_name              = [[John McCormac]] ([[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|D]], term ends December 31, 2027)<ref name=Mayor/>
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Administrator]]
|leader_name1             = Vito Cimilluca<ref>[https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/149/Administration-Finance Administration & Finance] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919234640/http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/149/Administration-Finance |date=September 19, 2017 }}, Woodbridge Township. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref>
|leader_title2            = [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name2             = John M. Mitch<ref>[https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/169/Clerks-Office Clerk's Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919234312/http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/169/Clerks-Office |date=September 19, 2017 }}, Woodbridge Township. Accessed May 28, 2024.</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

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|area_total_km2           = 63.74
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|area_rank                = 110th of 565 in state<br>5th of 25 in county<ref name=CensusArea/>

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 103639
|population_rank          = 7th of 565 in state<br>2nd of 25 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307144148/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx |date=March 7, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
|population_density_km2   = auto
|population_density_sq_mi = 4456.1
|population_density_rank  = 137th of 565 in state<br>11th of 25 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density/>
|population_est           = 103194
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
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|postal_code              = 07095 – Woodbridge<br>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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303150056/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=avenel&state=NJ |date=March 3, 2020 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227230913/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=port%20reading&state=NJ |date=February 27, 2020 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215042633/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=colonia&state=NJ |date=February 15, 2020 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314013652/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=sewaren&state=NJ |date=March 14, 2020 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227201016/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=woodbridge&state=NJ |date=February 27, 2020 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301082731/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=iselin&state=NJ |date=March 1, 2020 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215143620/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=keasbey&state=NJ |date=February 15, 2020 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308212537/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=menlo%20park&state=NJ |date=March 8, 2020 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228035036/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=hopelawn&state=NJ |date=February 28, 2020 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306064120/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=fords&state=NJ |date=March 6, 2020 }}, [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed March 19, 2012.</ref><ref name=NYT2002>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/25/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-woodbridge-nj-many-roads-trains-10-zip-codes.html"If You're Thinking of Living In/Woodbridge, N.J.; Many Roads and Trains and 10 ZIP Codes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817000324/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/25/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-woodbridge-nj-many-roads-trains-10-zip-codes.html |date=August 17, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 25, 2002. Accessed July 19, 2022. "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>
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|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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109072555/http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Woodbridge&frmCounty=Middlesex |date=November 9, 2014 }}, Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref>
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'''Woodbridge Township''' is a [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] in northern [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. The township is a regional hub of transportation and commerce for [[Central Jersey|central New Jersey]] and a major [[bedroom suburb]] of [[New York City]], within the [[New York metropolitan area]].<ref name=NYT2002/> Located within the core of the [[Raritan River|Raritan Valley region]], Woodbridge Township hosts the junction of the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] and the [[Garden State Parkway]], the two busiest highways in the state, and also serves as the headquarters for the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]], which operates both highways.<ref>[https://www.njta.com/contact-us Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025110233/https://www.njta.com/contact-us |date=October 25, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]] Accessed October 25, 2018.</ref>

As of the [[2020 United States census]], the township was the [[List of municipalities in New Jersey|state's seventh-most-populous municipality]],<ref name=Largest2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_PL94_Summary/Table_1_2020.xlsx Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213121552/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_PL94_Summary/Table_1_2020.xlsx |date=February 13, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> with a population of 103,639,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> its highest [[United States census|decennial count]] ever and an increase of 4,054 (+4.1%) from the 99,585 recorded at the  [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 2,382 (+2.5%) from the 97,203 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602092646/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls |date=June 2, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> Woodbridge was the state's sixth-largest by population in 2000 and 2010.<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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020230759/http://2010.census.gov/news/xls/st34-final_newjersey.xls |date=October 20, 2013 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 20, 2012.</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Jonathan Dunham House WoodbridgeNJ Built1671.JPG|thumb|upright=1.35|The [[Jonathan Singletary Dunham House]], built in 1709]]
According to historian [[Joshua Coffin]], the community's 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|Bloomfield]] 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]], who was 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>

Woodbridge Township 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 one of the initial 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. [https://nj.gov/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 May 30, 2024.</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 (1613–1696) of [[Newbury, Massachusetts]], who settled in the future township in 1664.<ref name="History">[https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/313/A-Brief-History-of-Woodbridge-Township A Brief History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217144449/http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/313/A-Brief-History-of-Woodbridge-Township |date=February 17, 2020 }}, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. Accessed May 19, 2020. "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''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115082401/http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=15 |date=November 15, 2015 }}, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref>

Woodbridge was the site of one of America's deadliest rail accidents on February 6, 1951, when a [[Woodbridge train derailment|crowded commuter train derailed with 85 deaths]]. The victims are memorialized by a pair of historical markers, installed by [[New Jersey Transit]] in 2002 and by Woodbridge Township in 2013.<ref>Bond, Gordon. ''Man Failure: The Story of New Jersey's Deadliest Train Wreck.'' Garden State Legacy, 2017. {{ISBN|978-0692867983}}.</ref><ref>[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=125814 "Great Woodbridge Train Wreck of 1951"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206200710/https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=125814 |date=December 6, 2020 }}, ''Historical Marker Database''. Accessed November 28, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=125813 "Fulton Street Train Wreck"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207011217/https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=125813 |date=December 7, 2020 }}, ''Historical Marker Database''. Accessed November 28, 2020.</ref>

In October 1982, Woodbridge made national news when, for the first time in the United States, local authorities enacted a now-repealed measure under which people were banned from using the then-popular Sony [[Walkman]] cassette players in public, while riding a bike, crossing the street, or driving a car. Violators were to be fined $50 and could have spent up to 15 days in jail.<ref>Baldwin, Carly. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/woodbridge/walkmans-banned-woodbridge-yes-law-still-books "Walkman Banned in Woodbridge? Yes, Law Is Still on the Books Some say the 1982 ordinance was passed at a time when the Township was fighting growing development, congestion and suburban sprawl."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704163553/https://patch.com/new-jersey/woodbridge/walkmans-banned-woodbridge-yes-law-still-books |date=July 4, 2020 }}, Woodbridge, NJ Patch, September 29, 2016. Accessed January 23, 2012. "Did you know? In 1982, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey banned the Walkman from being worn in public. And that law is still on the books today."</ref> In April 2022, this law was repealed in its entirety by township ordinance.<ref>[https://ecode360.com/34853590 Township Code: § 3-10 Headphones and Earphones] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502083356/https://ecode360.com/34853590 |date=May 2, 2021 }}, Woodbridge Township. Accessed August 22, 2022.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 24.61 square miles (63.74&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 23.26 square miles (60.24&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 1.35 square miles (3.50&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (5.50%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1>[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |date=August 24, 2019 }}, [[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]]. Its border with the borough of [[Staten Island]] in [[New York City]] is in the [[Arthur Kill]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1085056/touches.html Areas touching Woodbridge Township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407021203/https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1085056/touches.html |date=April 7, 2022 }}, MapIt. Accessed March 8, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Government/Pages/Municipalities.aspx Municipalities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201181824/http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Government/Pages/Municipalities.aspx |date=February 1, 2020 }}, [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed December 1, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204213712/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf |date=December 4, 2003 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

[[Area codes 732 and 848]] are used in Woodbridge.<ref name=AreaCodes/>

[[Pumpkin Patch Brook]], which flows through Woodbridge, is a tributary of the [[Robinsons Branch|Robinson's Branch]] of the [[Rahway River]], which feeds the [[Robinson's Branch Reservoir]].

===Climate===
The township has a borderline [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') similar to most of metropolitan New Jersey. The local [[hardiness zone]] is 7a.

===Communities===
{{Main|List of neighborhoods in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey}}

There are [[List of neighborhoods in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|distinct communities 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 2020 Census population of 16,290), [[Colonia, New Jersey|Colonia]] (18,609), [[Fords, New Jersey|Fords]] (12,941), [[Hopelawn, New Jersey|Hopelawn]] (2,603), [[Iselin, New Jersey|Iselin]] (20,088), [[Keasbey, New Jersey|Keasbey]] (3,027), [[Menlo Park Terrace, New Jersey|Menlo Park Terrace]] (2,806), [[Port Reading, New Jersey|Port Reading]] (3,921), [[Sewaren, New Jersey|Sewaren]] (2,885), [[Woodbridge (CDP), New Jersey|Woodbridge or Woodbridge Proper]] (19,839) are census-designated places and unincorporated communities located within Woodbridge Township.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?q=Avenel+CDP,+New+Jersey |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?q=Colonia+CDP,+New+Jersey |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?q=Fords+CDP,+New+Jersey |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?q=Hopelawn+CDP,+New+Jersey |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?q=Keasbey+CDP,+New+Jersey |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?q=Menlo+Park+Terrace+CDP,+New+Jersey |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?q=Port+Reading+CDP,+New+Jersey |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?q=Sewaren+CDP,+New+Jersey |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?q=Woodbridge+CDP,+New+Jersey |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709092825/http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt |date=July 9, 2016 }}, State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 17, 2015.</ref> Boynton Beach, Demarest Hill Top, [[Edgars, New Jersey|Edgars]], Fairfield, Hazelton, Lynn Woodoaks, Ostrander, Saint Stephens, Sand Hills, Shore View, Union, and Woodbridge Oaks.<ref name="NJDOTMidsex">[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/middlesex.pdf Middlesex County Roads Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322085717/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/middlesex.pdf |date=March 22, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed May 19, 2020.</ref>

==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
| 2020=103639
| estimate=103194
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</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''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226125132/https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full |date=February 26, 2021 }}, [[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."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813181408/http://archive.woodbridgelibrary.org/Archive/WoodbridgeLeader/1930/1930-05-29/pg_0001.pdf |date=2014-08-13 }}, ''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''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715184554/https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 |date=July 15, 2023 }}, 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://archive.org/details/historyofnewjers02raum/page/248 ''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''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930091309/https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA137#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=September 30, 2023 }}, p. 137. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://archive.org/details/acompendiumnint00offigoog/page/n263 <!-- pg=260 --> ''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''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714225402/https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 |date=July 14, 2023 }}, p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref><br>1890-1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698398/page/n344 <!-- pg=337 --> ''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''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930091310/https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA7174#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=September 30, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 717. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005222054/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 |date=October 5, 2022 }}, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<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] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102841/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400321510 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 1, 2012.</ref><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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222092411/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/englewoodcliffs1.pdf |date=2011-12-22 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/woodbridgetownshipmiddlesexcountynewjersey QuickFacts Woodbridge township, Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216023621/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/woodbridgetownshipmiddlesexcountynewjersey |date=February 16, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 15, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084623/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf |date=February 13, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Lost territory since previous census.</small>
}}

===2020 census===
{{Expand section|examples with reliable citations|date=September 2021}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Woodbridge Township, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Jersey: 1990 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-32-1.pdf |access-date=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=060XX00US3402382000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3402382000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3402382000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|77,079
|63,999
|50,531
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40,272
|82.80%
|65.84%
|50.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.86%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|5,645
|8,154
|9,038
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,143
|6.06%
|8.39%
|9.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.79%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|103
|97
|200
|style='background: #ffffe6; |165
|0.11%
|0.10%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,995
|14,007
|22,193
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27,425
|5.37%
|14.41%
|22.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26.46%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|N/A
|18
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|N/A
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|84
|253
|290
|style='background: #ffffe6; |757
|0.09%
|0.26%
|0.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.73%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|N/A
|1,719
|1,755
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,574
|N/A
|1.77%
|1.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.48%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5,180
|8,956
|15,562
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22,279
|5.56%
|9.21%
|15.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.50%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''93,086'''
|'''97,203'''
|'''99,585'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''103,639'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

[[File:Race and ethnicity 2020 Woodbridge, NJ.png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in Woodbridge, 2020 U.S. census. Each dot is one person: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(115, 178, 255)|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(159, 212, 0)|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 0, 0)|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 170, 0)|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(140, 81, 181)|Multiracial}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(153, 102, 51)|Native American/Other}}]]

===2010 census===

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 99,585 people, 34,615 households, and 25,754 families in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4290.0|/sqmi}}. There were 36,124 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1556.2|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 59.18% (58,935) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 9.85% (9,810) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.32% (321) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 22.42% (22,324) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.04% (39) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.28% (5,254) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 2.91% (2,902) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 15.63% (15,562) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 34,615 households, 33.6% had children under the age of 18; 57.2% were married couples living together; 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 25.6% were non-families. Of all households, 21.4% 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 2.79 and the average family size was 3.27.<ref name=Census2010/>

21.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.0 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

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] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212083917/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402382000 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 1, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]],<ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |date=July 9, 2021 }}, [[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 {{convert|4,224.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 35,298 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,534.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731003525/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402382000.pdf |date=2013-07-31 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212092057/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402382000 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[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—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%)—of all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Asian-Indian.html Asian-Indian Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615091254/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Asian-Indian.html |date=June 15, 2012 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207182714/http://www.icsc.org/apps/dmmdisp.php?dispid=NJ0640 |date=2012-02-07 }}, [[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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119215644/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/03/woodbridge_center_mall_shootin.html |date=November 19, 2018 }}, ''[[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009133010/http://www.shoprite.com/cnt/employment.html |date=2011-10-09 }}. [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608174319/http://www.shoprite.com/cnt/wakefern/WFC_VendorAPStatusInquiryUserGuidelines.html |date=2012-06-08 }}. [[Wakefern Food Corporation]]. Accessed December 22, 2011. "Wakefern Food Corp. 5000 Riverside Drive Keasbey, NJ 08832"</ref> Additionally, the township is one of a handful in New Jersey that have authorized the sale of [[Cannabis in New Jersey|medical cannabis]] through local dispensaries.<ref>Guion, Payton. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2017/11/marijuana_legalization_would_mean_tough_choices_fo.html#incart_most-commented_hudson_article "Marijuana legalization would force tough choice for N.J. towns"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115181345/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2017/11/marijuana_legalization_would_mean_tough_choices_fo.html#incart_most-commented_hudson_article |date=November 15, 2017 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], November 15, 2017. Accessed November 15, 2017. "NJ Advance Media reached out to mayors in all five towns that have medical dispensaries: Bellmawr, Cranbury, Egg Harbor, Montclair and Woodbridge."</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Tidal creek Woodbridge Marsh 2008.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Woodbridge River in Woodbridge Township, 2008]]
[[File:Heards Brook, Woodbridge, NJ.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Heards Brook in Woodbridge Township]]

In the center of Woodbridge [[Heards Brook]] passes through Heards Brook Park. Described as "the most preferred tourist attraction in Woodbridge," it has a wooded area, [[picnic]] tables, tree-lined stone pathways, basketball courts and "stunning views of the brook."<ref>[https://trip101.com/article/things-to-do-in-woodbridge-nj Top 20 Things To Do In Woodbridge Township, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201101854/https://trip101.com/article/things-to-do-in-woodbridge-nj |date=February 1, 2023 }}, Trip101.com, October 27, 2020. Accessed January 23, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.courtsoftheworld.com/united-states/woodbridge-nj/heards-brook-park/ Woodbridge, NJ Basketball Court: Heards Brook Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116091430/https://www.courtsoftheworld.com/united-states/woodbridge-nj/heards-brook-park/ |date=January 16, 2020 }}, Courts of the World|. Accessed January 23, 2022.</ref> The [[Rutgers University]] floodplain plan is to integrate smaller areas of park land in the eastern portion of Heards Brook into the larger area of open spaces with a [[bioswale]].<ref>[http://sj-site-persistent-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/fileadmin/cicbase/documents/2018/5/30/15277083813378.pdf "Woodbridge Township Open Space and Flood Plain Restoration Plan"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116063619/http://sj-site-persistent-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/fileadmin/cicbase/documents/2018/5/30/15277083813378.pdf |date=January 16, 2020 }}, [[Rutgers University|Rutgers Cooperative Extension]], January 29, 2016. Accessed January 23, 2022.</ref>

In 2013, the Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve was dedicated; the Preserve occupies {{convert|67|acres}} along the [[Woodbridge River]] and has restored the river and adjacent land as a [[nature preserve]]. Activities include hiking, boating, bird watching, and picnicking.<ref>[https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/about/media/new-jersey-celebrating-revived-marsh-and-man-who-made-it-possible.html In New Jersey, Celebrating a Revived Marsh and the Man who Made it Possible] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116060107/https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/about/media/new-jersey-celebrating-revived-marsh-and-man-who-made-it-possible.html |date=January 16, 2020 }}, [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] [[Office of Response and Restoration]], November 22, 2013. Accessed April 18, 2021. ""</ref> Many bird species have been observed along the river, particularly at the Oros Preserve. Bird sightings include wading birds ([[great blue heron]]s and [[great egret]]s), the [[bald eagle]], [[belted kingfisher]]s and [[Canada goose]]. Eight mammal species have been noted, including raccoon and red fox; nine fish species have been identified, including the [[American eel]]. The Preserve has been called "an important hot spot in an otherwise highly developed area."<ref>Kerwin, Kathleen; and Maslo, Brooke. [https://wildlife.rutgers.edu/docs/BioBlitz_Report.pdf ''Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve BioBlitz 2017 Report''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920195238/https://wildlife.rutgers.edu/docs/BioBlitz_Report.pdf |date=September 20, 2020 }}, [[Rutgers University]] School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, June 21, 2017. Accessed April 18, 2021.</ref> Within the preserve is the Butterfly Garden.<ref>[http://twp.woodbridge.nj.us/816/Butterfly-Garden Butterfly Garden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218232321/http://twp.woodbridge.nj.us/816/Butterfly-Garden |date=February 18, 2020 }}, Woodbridge Township. Accessed April 18, 2021.</ref> Downstream and north of Port Reading Avenue is Woodbridge River Park. It covers {{convert|40|acres}}, and has been described as "loaded with channels, [[backwater (river)|backwaters]], [[meander|oxbows]] and suitable for canoes."<ref>{{Cite book|title=Middlesex County Fishing and Floating Guidebook|last=MacCracken|first=Jim|publisher=Recreation Guides|location=Bremen, Ohio}}</ref>

The [[Middlesex Greenway (New Jersey)|Middlesex Greenway]] is a {{convert|3.5|mi|adj=on}} long [[rail trail]], a former [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]] [[rail line]] between [[Metuchen, New Jersey|Metuchen]] and Woodbridge. It makes up a portion of the [[East Coast Greenway]].

Merrill Park is a {{convert|179|acres}} park along the [[bank (geography)|banks]] of the [[South Branch Rahway River]], fully renovated in 2013. It has sports facilities, playgrounds, [[bike path]]s and [[walkway]]s.<ref>Bradshaw, Jennifer. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/woodbridge/reconstructed-merrill-park-reopens "Reconstructed Merrill Park Reopens New paths for walking and biking, 185 new trees and shrubs and bridges connecting main areas of Merrill Park have been put in."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215182532/https://patch.com/new-jersey/woodbridge/reconstructed-merrill-park-reopens |date=February 15, 2020 }}, Woodbridge, NJ Patch, October 22, 2013. Accessed March 9, 2020.</ref>

[[James Parker (publisher)|James Parker]] founded the first printing press in New Jersey in 1751; his building has been restored with an old working printing press. It is located in Parker Press Park, Woodbridge Proper; the park has concert series in the summer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://amusements-parks.com/New_Jersey/Woodbridge/Parker_Press_Park|title=Park "Parker Press Park", reviews and photos, 400 Rahway Ave, Woodbridge, NJ 07095, USA|website=amusements-parks.com|access-date=2020-02-18|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218180341/http://amusements-parks.com/New_Jersey/Woodbridge/Parker_Press_Park|url-status=live}}</ref>

Woodbridge Community Center has a gym, miniature golf course, batting cages, a pool, community rooms, a playground, and also has "The Arenas", which have a roller skating rink with arcade and an ice skating rink.<ref>{{cite web|title=Woodbridge Community Center|url=https://rinkatlas.com/rinks/59|website=RinkAtlas|access-date=29 January 2018}}{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://www.njwcc.com/ Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831104931/http://www.njwcc.com/ |date=August 31, 2014 }}, Woodbridge Community Center. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>
 
[[Joe Medwick|Joseph Medwick]] Park is a [[Middlesex County, New Jersey#County parks|Middlesex County Park]], shared with Carteret, along banks of the [[Rahway River]].<ref>[http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/About/ParksRecreation/Pages/PR/Joseph-Medwick-Park.aspx Joseph Medwick Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127190424/http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/About/ParksRecreation/Pages/PR/Joseph-Medwick-Park.aspx |date=January 27, 2020 }}, [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 9, 2020.</ref> It is part of the Rahway River Greenway Plan.<ref>[https://rahwayriver.org/images/RRAGreenwayPlan.pdf Rahway River Greenway Plan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930004919/https://rahwayriver.org/images/RRAGreenwayPlan.pdf |date=September 30, 2020 }}, Rahway River Watershed Association, February 2009. Accessed March 9, 2020.</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)|Mayor-Council]] system of municipal government. The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of a directly elected mayor and a nine-member Township Council, with all officials elected to staggered four-year terms of office on a partisan basis as part of the November general election in odd-numbered years. The council includes four members elected [[at-large]] and five members elected from each of the township's five [[Ward (United States)|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><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, the [[Mayor]] of Woodbridge Township is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[John McCormac]], whose term of office ends December 31, 2023.<ref name=Mayor>[https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/342/Mayor-John-E-McCormac Mayor John E. McCormac], Woodbridge Township. Accessed May 28, 2024.</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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212043808/http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20061114%2FNEWS%2F611140346%2F1001 |date=February 12, 2008 }}, ''[[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311044143/http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060630/NEWS/606300473/1001 |date=March 11, 2007 }}, ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', June 30, 2006.</ref> Members of the Township Council are Council President Kyle M. Anderson (D, 2027; at-large), Council Vice President Cory S. Spillar (D, 2025; Third Ward), Harold R. "Howie" Bauer Jr. (D, 2025; Second Ward), Lizbeth DeJesus (D, 2027; at-large), Gregg M. Ficarra (D, 2027; at-large), Sharon McAuliffe (D, 2025; First Ward - elected to serve an unexpired term), Debbie Meehan (D, 2025; Fifth Ward), Virbhadra N. "Viru" Patel (D, 2025; Fourth Ward) and Brian F. Small (D, 2027; at-large).<ref>[https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/340/Council Council], Woodbridge Township. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/356 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Woodbridge Township. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/119048/web.317647/#/summary November 7, 2023 General Election Official Results], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]], December 7, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/116148/web.307039/#/summary November 8, 2022 General Election Official Results], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/110780/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104080323/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/110780/web.278093/#/summary |date=January 4, 2022 }}, [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]], updated November 19, 2021. Accessed April 13, 2022.</ref>

In January 2022, the Township Council selected Sharon McAuliffe from a list of three candidates submitted by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the First Ward seat expiring in December 2025 that had been held by Nancy Bader-Drumm for a decade until her death earlier that month. McAuliffe served on an interim basis until the November 2022 general election, when she was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref>Chang, Kathy. [https://centraljersey.com/2022/01/25/local-business-owner-fills-ward-1-council-seat-in-woodbridge/ "Local business owner fills Ward 1 council seat in Woodbridge"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517210815/https://centraljersey.com/2022/01/25/local-business-owner-fills-ward-1-council-seat-in-woodbridge/ |date=May 17, 2022 }}, ''E/M Sentinel'', January 25, 2022. Accessed April 29, 2022. "The Township Council appointed Sharon McAuliffe, a local business owner, to fill the Ward 1 council seat left vacant after the sudden passing of Ward 1 Councilwoman Nancy Bader-Drumm on Jan. 2. The Woodbridge Democratic Organization submitted three nominees for the council to select from. The other nominees included Jay Barcellona and Robert Minkler, according to Woodbridge Township Clerk John Mitch."</ref><ref name=Middlesex2022/>

In August 2015, the Township Council selected Cory Spillar 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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212052117/https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2015/08/07/woodbridge-welcomes-new-council-member/31305183/ |date=February 12, 2020 }}, ''[[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|upright=1.1|[[East Jersey State Prison]]]]
Woodbridge Township is located in the 6th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219202014/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf |date=February 19, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 19th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120165412/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf |date=November 20, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105221009/https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf |date=November 5, 2019 }}, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#19 Districts by Number for 2011-2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714024328/https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#19 |date=July 14, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215902/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-middlesex-co-summary-report.pdf |date=October 4, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential Elections Results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/election-information-results.shtml|title=Election Results Archive|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 17, 2024}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.9% ''21,531''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.4%'''  ''22,175''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.7% ''1,201''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-middlesex.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 3, 2020 - Middlesex County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-date=August 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813203956/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-middlesex.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.6% ''18,760''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.2%'''  ''25,778''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.2% ''532''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-middlesex.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 8, 2016 - Middlesex County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203031/https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-middlesex.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.4% ''16,055''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.5%'''  ''21,533''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.1% ''1,192''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name="2012Election">{{cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2012/2012-presidential-middlesex.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Middlesex County|date=March 15, 2013|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204115/https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2012/2012-presidential-middlesex.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.7% ''13,200''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.2%'''  ''22,386''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.1% ''386''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]<ref name="state.nj.us">[https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2008/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-middlesex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Middlesex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022191707/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2008/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-middlesex.pdf |date=October 22, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed June 21, 2021.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.4% ''16,251''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.4%'''  ''21,590''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.2% ''472''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]'''<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 22, 2012.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.1% ''16,589''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.5%'''   ''19,662''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.7% ''367''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2000|2000]]'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nov 7, 2000 General Election |url=https://mcgisweb.co.middlesex.nj.us/elections/historic/results?e=2000-11-7 |website=Middlesex County NJ |access-date=9 November 2025}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.2% 12,184
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.0%'''   ''19,357''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.8% ''1240''
|-
|}

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 |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111233101/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-middlesex.pdf |url-status=live }}</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 |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111223203/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-middlesex.pdf |url-status=live }}</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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722203923/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-middlesex.pdf |date=July 22, 2013 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722204150/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_middlesex_co_2004.pdf |date=July 22, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref>

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|+ Gubernatorial elections results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
![[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2021|2021]]<ref name="2021Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2021/2021-general-election-results-governor-middlesex.pdf |title=Governor – Middlesex County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.0% ''11,292''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.0%''' ''12,510''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.0% ''244''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017|2017]]<ref name="2017Elections">{{cite web |url=http://www.njelections.org/2017-results/2017-general-election-results-governor-middlesex.pdf|title=Governor – Middlesex County |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101082423/http://www.njelections.org/2017-results/2017-general-election-results-governor-middlesex.pdf|archive-date=January 1, 2018}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.7% ''8,292''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.8%''' ''11,530''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.5% ''526''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013]]<ref name="2013Elections">{{cite web |url=http://nj.gov/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|access-date=December 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910072807/http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-middlesex.pdf|archive-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.9%''' ''12,122''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.7%  ''8,183''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.4% ''186''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009]]'''<ref name="2009Elections">{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2009-governor_results-middlesex.pdf|title=Governor – Middlesex County |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=January 2, 2018|archive-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911213517/http://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2009-governor_results-middlesex.pdf}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.1%''' ''11,987''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.9%  ''10,029''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |8.3% ''1,971''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2005|2005]]'''<ref name="2005Elections">{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2005governor%27s_results-middlesex.pdf|title=Governor – Middlesex County |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=January 2, 2018|archive-date=November 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119223551/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2005governor%27s_results-middlesex.pdf}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.4% ''9,348''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.2%''' ''13,077''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |5.4% ''1,247''
|}

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/><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 |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133312/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-middlesex.pdf |url-status=live }}</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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230558/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-middlesex.pdf |date=October 17, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref>

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==Education==
The [[Woodbridge Township School District]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]]. All schools in the district are accredited by the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. The district's three standard high schools offer more than 150 courses, including [[Advanced Placement]], college preparatory, business, vocational and cooperative work/study programs.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 25 schools, had an enrollment of 13,836 students and 1,193.7 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://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 February 1, 2024.</ref> High schools in the district (with 2022–23 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 February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
[[Colonia High School]]<ref>[https://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/o/chs Colonia High School], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.</ref> with 1,356 students in grades 9-12, 
[[John F. Kennedy Memorial High School (New Jersey)|John F. Kennedy Memorial High School]]<ref>[https://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/o/jfk Woodbridge High School], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.</ref> (1,371; 9-12), 
Reaching Individual Student Excellence (RISE)<ref>[https://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/o/rise Reaching Individual Student Excellence], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.</ref> (NA; 9-12) and 
[[Woodbridge High School (New Jersey)|Woodbridge High School]]<ref>[https://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/o/whs Woodbridge High School], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.</ref> (1,558; 9-12).<ref>[https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1584/WTSD/3471043/_Handbook_2324.pdf#page=5 ''Parent / Student Handbook for 2023-2024 School Year''], Woodbridge Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/23/5850 School Performance Reports for the Woodbridge Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 6, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5850 New Jersey School Directory for the Woodbridge Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the [[Middlesex County Magnet Schools]], a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its schools in [[East Brunswick Magnet School|East Brunswick]], [[Edison Academy Magnet School|Edison]], [[Perth Amboy Magnet School|Perth Amboy]], [[Piscataway Magnet School|Piscataway]] and [[Woodbridge Academy Magnet School|Woodbridge Township]], with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/news/g66l-2019/02/1b0ab48c995308/how-to-get-your-kid-a-seat-in-one-of-njs-hardesttogetinto-high-schools.html "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 23, 2019. Accessed February 8, 2025. "Middlesex County has two stand-alone career academies for high-achieving students: the Academy for Science, Math and Engineering Technology, located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison, and the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge. How to apply: Students must attend a mandatory information session and submit an application by November of their 8th grade year."</ref><ref>[https://www.mcmsnj.net/about About Our Schools], [[Middlesex County Magnet Schools]]. Accessed February 8, 2025. "These high schools are free public schools that offer hands-on, integrated learning opportunities for students in grades 9-12 interested in all types of careers as well as higher education. Any student who resides anywhere in Middlesex County's 25 municipalities student may apply to the school district. If accepted, the home school district will permit the student to attend and will organize daily transportation at no cost to the student's family."</ref>

==Transportation==
===Roads and highways===
[[File:Driscoll-Viesser-Edison Bridges - August 30, 2020.jpg |thumb|upright=1.35|right|The [[Driscoll Bridge|Governor Alfred E. Driscoll Bridge]] on the [[Garden State Parkway]], crosses the [[Raritan River]] connecting Woodbridge to [[Sayreville, New Jersey|Sayreville]]; with a total of 15 travel lanes and six shoulder lanes, is one of the world's widest and busiest motor vehicle bridges]]
{{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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210143955/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Middlesex.pdf |date=February 10, 2015 }}, [[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 132. 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718095238/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000444__-.pdf#page=47 |date=July 18, 2014 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210126/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000095__-.pdf#page=19 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], October 2001. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> The Turnpike's Grover Cleveland Service Area is located between Interchanges 11 and 12 northbound at milepost 92.9 and the Thomas Edison Service Area is 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213221232/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/nj-vcenter-serv.htm |date=December 13, 2007 }}, [[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 world, the [[Woodbridge Cloverleaf]], opened in 1929 at the intersection of Route 25 (since renamed as [[U.S. Route 1/9]]) and Route 4 (now [[New Jersey Route 35|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><ref>{{Citation |title=The Woodbridge Cloverleaf: Onramps to Innovation | date=September 21, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25ujQBf3ads |language=en |access-date=2022-07-20 |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720180145/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25ujQBf3ads |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Public transportation===
[[File:Woodbridge station02.jpg|thumb|[[Woodbridge station (NJT)|Woodbridge station (New Jersey Transit)]]]]
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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712220219/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=83 |date=July 12, 2014 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> [[Avenel station|Avenel]],<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=11 Avenel station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802034953/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=11 |date=August 2, 2014 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809222959/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=158 |date=August 9, 2014 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712073924/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=NEC |date=July 12, 2014 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723025516/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=NJCL |date=July 23, 2013 }}, [[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)]], [[30th Street Station|Philadelphia]], [[Washington Union Station|Washington, D.C.]], and [[South Station|Boston]].<ref>[http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=MET Iselin, NJ (MET) Metropark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930091321/https://www.amtrak.com/stations/met |date=September 30, 2023 }}, [[Amtrak]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> In September 2019, NJ Transit initiated increased daily service at the Avenel station and announced the resumption of weekend service after more than 20 years.<ref>Baldwin, Carly. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/woodbridge/woodbridge-weekend-service-more-trains-coming-avenel-station "Woodbridge: Weekend Service, More Trains Coming To Avenel Station Great news: More weekday trains will be added and the Avenel train station will get weekend service for the first time since April 1985."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214051752/https://patch.com/new-jersey/woodbridge/woodbridge-weekend-service-more-trains-coming-avenel-station |date=December 14, 2019 }}, Woodbridge, NJ Patch, September 5, 2019. Accessed September 9, 2019. "Great news for the Woodbridge community: NJ Transit just announced they are expanding weekday service at the Avenel train station by more than 40 percent. More weekday trains will be added and the Avenel train station will get weekend service for the first time since April 1985. The service enhancements will begin this Sunday, September 8. The new weekend service will include 21 stops each day on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Weekday service will be increased from 27 to 38 stops, primarily during midday and late evening hours."</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>{{usurped|1=[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>

==Woodbridge Floodplain==
[[File:Flood Plain.jpg|thumb|Flood hazard zones in Woodbridge Township]]
Woodbridge's geographical features make it prone to repeated flooding. It is surrounded by water on three sides: the [[Arthur Kill]], a [[tidal strait]] to the east, and [[tidal river]]s to the south, [[Raritan River]], and north, [[Rahway River]]; and, much of the developed land in Woodbridge has low elevations, as little as five feet above sea level. About 19% of Woodbridge Township lies within [[FEMA]]'s [[Special Flood Hazard Area|flood hazard areas]].<ref name=:"S">{{Cite web |url=https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/8040/Detailed-Descriptions-of-Woodbridge-Townships-Floodplains|title=Description of Woodbridge Township floodplains|website=www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us|access-date=January 28, 2020|archive-date=January 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115232900/https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/8040/Detailed-Descriptions-of-Woodbridge-Townships-Floodplains|url-status=live}}</ref> There is a long history of [[tidal flooding]] along the  Woodbridge River in  Woodbridge Proper, the Raritan in Keasbey and the Arthur Kill in Sewaren and Port Reading.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/lps/SRPRs/Woodbridge_SRPR.pdf|title=Special flood Hazard zone|access-date=January 28, 2020|archive-date=January 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128211731/https://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/lps/SRPRs/Woodbridge_SRPR.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to tidal flooding, [[fluvial]] flooding is common. Woodbridge streams and rivers have been described as having a "high flow, flashy nature." The land is relatively impervious, and flooding is exacerbated by steep slopes and urban cover. Flooding in the South Branch Rahway River and [[Pumpkin Patch Brook]] hazard zones is predominantly fluvial. Prolonged coastal storms ([[nor'easters]]), which combine tidal and fluvial flooding, along with flow constrictions, cause an increase in the duration of flooding of the [[Woodbridge River]] and its tributaries, [[Heards Brook]] and [[Wedgewood Brook]], which may last for days before water levels subside.<ref name=:"S"/> Frequency of flooding has increased over time. Sea levels are rising and residential areas have moved into previous marsh land, decreasing the ability of the land to absorb excess water. A 1770 map shows that all land surrounding the Woodbridge River was [[salt marshes]]. I

===Hurricane Sandy===
[[File:Detailed-Descriptions-of-Woodbridge-Townships-Floodplains.jpg|thumb|Woodbridge area inundated by Woodbridge River after [[Hurricane Sandy]]]]
In October 2012, New Jersey was devastated by [[Hurricane Sandy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/docs/njdep-accomplishments-january-2018.pdf|title=Accomplishments 2010-2018|date=2018|website=nj.gov|access-date=February 10, 2020|archive-date=September 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928225528/https://www.nj.gov/dep/docs/njdep-accomplishments-january-2018.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> and Woodbridge suffered significant flood damage. One of the most affected neighborhoods from Hurricane Sandy was Watson-Crampton, an area adjacent to the Woodbridge River; prior to 2009 this area was zoned for high density residential housing, including an area of [[wetlands]] and [[meadows]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/770/Watson-Crampton-Neighborhood-Plan---FINAL-DRAFT_7-28-15-PDF|title=Watson-Crampton Plan|last=Heyer, Gruel and Associates|date=2015|website=twp.woodbridge.nj.us|access-date=January 22, 2020|archive-date=January 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124233937/https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/770/Watson-Crampton-Neighborhood-Plan---FINAL-DRAFT_7-28-15-PDF|url-status=live}}</ref> When Sandy arrived in the area, it was "characterized as a [[tsunami]]-like water wall," destroying adjoining homes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pigdifference.org/woodbridge |title=Woodbridge tsunami-like water wall|website=PIG Difference |date=September 8, 2015|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-19 |archive-date=January 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124235855/http://www.pigdifference.org/woodbridge|url-status=live}}</ref> After Sandy, using money from the New Jersey Buyout Program,<ref name=:"B">{{Cite web|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/surrendering-to-rising-seas/ |title=Surrendering to rising seas |last=Schwartz |first=Jen |date=August 1, 2018 |website=Scientific American |access-date=January 22, 2020 |archive-date=November 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120150701/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/surrendering-to-rising-seas/|url-status=live}}</ref> Woodbridge began buying out and demolishing many residential properties in the flood hazard areas.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/woodbridge/crews-demolish-woodbridge-home-damaged-superstorm-sandy-0|title=Crews Demolish Woodbridge Home Damaged In Superstorm Sandy|date=2015-03-18|website=Woodbridge, NJ Patch|language=en|access-date=2020-02-01|archive-date=February 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201170506/https://patch.com/new-jersey/woodbridge/crews-demolish-woodbridge-home-damaged-superstorm-sandy-0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lowerraritanwatershed.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WOODBRIDGE_OPENSPACE_FLOODPLAIN_PLAN_2016.pdf|title=Open space flood plan|website=lowerraritanwatershed.org|access-date=January 15, 2020|archive-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116061153/http://lowerraritanwatershed.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WOODBRIDGE_OPENSPACE_FLOODPLAIN_PLAN_2016.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

The plan is to restore the Woodbridge flood zones to their original [[riparian]] environment.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.state.nj.us/dep/nrr/restoration/woodbridge.html|title=NJDEP-Office of Natural Resource Restoration |website=www.state.nj.us |access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129014623/https://www.state.nj.us/dep/nrr/restoration/woodbridge.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Woodbridge's actions and plans have been called a "slow motion evacuation from [[climate change]]." As people move out of flood hazard areas, they will be replaced by a "[[floodplain]] forest of native trees, shrubs and grass," to help absorb water from [[rising sea levels]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Jersey Blue Acres Buyout Program |url=https://developingresilience.uli.org/case/new-jersey-blue-acres-buyout-program/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=ULI Developing Urban Resilience |language=en-US |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025180404/https://developingresilience.uli.org/case/new-jersey-blue-acres-buyout-program/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=:"K">{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2019-12-23/in-new-jersey-a-slow-motion-evacuation-from-climate-change|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223111139/https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2019-12-23/in-new-jersey-a-slow-motion-evacuation-from-climate-change|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 23, 2019|title=Evacuation from climate change |date=December 23, 2019|website=usnews.com}}</ref> Despite predictions that flooding will worsen in coming decades as a result of rising sea levels, some property owners have been unwilling to sell, in large part because government programs incentivize these homeowners not to move because the financial risk is mitigated by "emergency" relief in the event of a flood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sj-site-persistent-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/fileadmin/cicbase/documents/2018/5/30/1527702094035.pdf|title=Woodbridge vulnerability to rising sea levels |last=Sustainable New Jersey|date=2016-04-04|access-date=January 25, 2020|archive-date=January 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125233926/http://sj-site-persistent-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/fileadmin/cicbase/documents/2018/5/30/1527702094035.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=:"K"/>

==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]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wthpc.org/WHS%20map-3.pdf |title=My Website &#124; Just another WordPress site |access-date=2011-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224232025/http://wthpc.org/WHS%20map-3.pdf/ |archive-date=2014-02-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Charles Henry Pope 1900 416">{{cite book |author= Charles Henry Pope|title= The Pioneers of Massachusetts|url= https://archive.org/details/pioneersofmassac00pop|year=1900 |page=416|publisher= Boston, C.H. Pope}}</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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925161304/http://www.state.nj.us/corrections/pages/contactus.html |date=September 25, 2019 }}, [[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. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/realestate/06livi.html "Changes to Cheer About. Really."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626101326/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/realestate/06livi.html |date=June 26, 2017 }}, ''[[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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829191947/http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20120308/NJNEWS/303080049/Woodbridge-brew-pub-birthday-celebration-to-aid-late-Marine-s-foundation |date=2014-08-29 }}, ''[[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808060701/http://www.stjamesonline.org/ |date=August 8, 2014 }}, 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:
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* [[Antonio Alfano]] (born 2000), [[American football]] defensive tackle for the [[Edmonton Elks]] of the [[Canadian Football League]]<ref>Hunt, Todderick. [https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2018/02/njs_top_defender_antonio_alfano_to_transfer_from_r.html "Breaking: N.J.'s top defender Antonio Alfano transferring from Rahway to Colonia for senior year"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205163956/https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2018/02/njs_top_defender_antonio_alfano_to_transfer_from_r.html |date=December 5, 2019 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 23, 2018. Accessed November 13, 2019. "Top defensive end Antonio Alfano will transfer once again after moving to Rahway from Bergen Catholic last fall. This time, he'll go to Colonia (N.J.) following a change of residence from Rahway to Avenel -- a move that gains him no athletic advantage."</ref>
* [[Nels N. Alling]] (1861–1955), sculptor who specialized in terra cotta architectural work<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news/30534206/ "Nels Ailing, Sculptor, Dies at 94 in Fords"], ''[[Courier News]]'', March 10, 1955. Accessed January 18, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Nels Alling, 94, of RFD Fords, Woodbridge Township, a sculptor, died yesterday (Mar. 9, 1955) in his home after a brief illness."</ref>
* [[Chad Baker-Mazara]] (born 2000), [[college basketball]] player for the [[Auburn Tigers men's basketball|Auburn Tigers]]<ref>Mitch, Tommy. [https://cornerpapernj.com/news/sports/colonia-high-schools-chad-baker-mazara-earns-sixth-man-year-san-diego "Colonia High School’S Chad Baker Mazara… Earns Sixth Man Of The Year In San Diego"], The Corner. Accessed March 8, 2025. "Chad Baker Mazara, born in Santo Domingo, has had his love for the game of basketball take him all over the world. Chad moved to Colonia, New Jersey in 2017 for a better opportunity to showcase his talents, and boy did he turn heads in a hurry."</ref>
* [[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. [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/01/nyregion/in-prosecutor-s-rise-and-fall-a-story-of-ambition-deceit-and-shame.html "In Prosecutor's Rise and Fall, a Story of Ambition, Deceit and Shame"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625043359/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/01/nyregion/in-prosecutor-s-rise-and-fall-a-story-of-ambition-deceit-and-shame.html |date=June 25, 2017 }}, ''[[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127005922/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000566 |date=November 27, 2009 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed December 27, 2010.</ref>
* [[Percy Edgar Brown]] (1885–1937), [[soil scientist]] at [[Iowa State University]], best known for the book, ''Soils of Iowa''<ref>Firkins, B. J. [https://scholarworks.uni.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4287&context=pias "In Memoriam: Charles L. Robbins; Percy Edgar Brown; Richard Philip Baker; Erwin Oliver Finkenbinder; Charlotte M. King"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809165424/https://scholarworks.uni.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4287&context=pias |date=August 9, 2020 }} in ''Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science'', 1938. Accessed April 27, 2020. "Dr. Brown was born on a farm at Woodbridge, New Jersey, October 9, 1885, and died suddenly of coronary thrombosis at his home on the morning of July 8, 1937, as he was preparing to leave for his office. He graduated from Woodbridge High School in 1902 and received his B.S. degree from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1906."</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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112234001/http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2008/06/colonias_carlson_likely_a_high.html |date=January 12, 2016 }}, 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>
* [[Lance Carter (musician)|Lance Carter]] (1955–2006), [[jazz drumming|jazz drummer]] and percussionist<ref>Sterling, Guy. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-obituary-for-lance-carte/160218343/ "Lance Carter, 51, versatile drummer"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 11, 2006. Accessed December 3, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "He was 51 and lived in Woodbridge. Mr. Carter was born in New Brunswick on May 11, 1955."</ref>
* [[Ralph Citarella]] (born 1958), former [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] who played for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and [[Chicago White Sox]]<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-highlig/182367079/ "Dodgers get past Padres as Fernando fans eleven"], ''[[Home News Tribune|The Central New Jersey Home News]]'', June 28, 1984. Accessed October 4, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The Expos pounded out seven hits in six innings off Cardinal rookie Ralph Citarella, 0-1. Citarella is from Woodbridge, N.J., and starred at Bishop Ahr High School in Edison, N.J."</ref>
* [[Craig Coughlin]] (born 1958), politician, who has served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 2010, where he represents the [[New Jersey's 19th legislative district|19th Legislative District]]<ref>Silber, Zach. [http://politickernj.com/2011/02/craig-j-coughlin-d-fords/ "Craig J. Coughlin (D-Fords)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110132307/http://politickernj.com/2011/02/craig-j-coughlin-d-fords/ |date=January 10, 2016 }}, [[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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120710230239/http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2012/03/clarence-dally-the-man-who-gave-thomas-edison-x-ray-vision/ |date=July 10, 2012 }}, ''[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]'', 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>
* [[Jordan Derkack]], college basketball player for the [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball]] team<ref>Carino, Jerry. [https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/rutgers/2024/04/16/rutgers-basketball-adds-jordan-derkack-a-merrimack-transfer/73340536007/ "Rutgers basketball adds Jordan Derkack, guard transfer and Woodbridge native"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', April 16, 2024. Accessed October 14, 2024. "Rutgers basketball’s latest transfer commitment, Merrimack guard and Woodbridge native Jordan Derkack, has the endorsement of someone who knows the program and its head coach better than just about anyone."</ref>
* [[Tom DeSanto]] (born 1968), film producer and screenwriter best known for his work with long-time friend [[Bryan Singer]], especially with his contributions to the first two ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' movies<ref>Friedman, Josh. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jul-01-fi-sunprofile1-story.html "Comic-book lover finds dream job; Producer Tom DeSanto has channeled his passion for superheroes and robots into movies such as ''Transformers.''"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', July 1, 2007. Accessed July 4, 2018. "One Saturday when he was a seventh-grader in Iselin, N.J., Tom DeSanto blew off a Pop Warner football game and spent the day at a comic book convention in nearby Somerset."</ref>
* [[Jonathan Singletary Dunham]] (1640–1724), Member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly|New Jersey Provincial Congress]]<ref>[http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=C67Nqk7aGE4%3D&tab Historic Walking Tour of Woodbridge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814045806/http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=C67Nqk7aGE4%3D&tab |date=2014-08-14 }}, Township of Woodbridge. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref>
* [[Robbie E]] (born 1983), professional wrestler with Impact Wrestling on POP TV<ref>Staff. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170918064547/http://livinginmedia.com/article/pro-wrestler-robbie-e.html "Pro Wrestler Robbie E."]}}, Living In Media, September 21, 2016. Accessed September 17, 2017. "Some people laughed because I was thin and only 160 pounds when I was at John F. Kennedy High School in Iselin."</ref>
* [[John J. Fay Jr.]] (1927–2003), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and the [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref>Martin, Douglas. [https://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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626114525/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/29/nyregion/john-j-fay-jr-76-ombudsman-for-the-elderly-of-new-jersey.html |date=June 26, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 29, 2003. Accessed July 7, 2010.</ref>
* [[Arline Friscia]] (1934–2019), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] who also served on the Woodbridge Township Council<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19980225004255/http://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>
* [[Najee Glass]] (born 1994), [[sprint (running)|sprinter]]<ref>Bernstein, Jason. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/06/university_of_florida_track_star_st_peters_prep_al.html "University of Florida track star, St. Peter's Prep alumnus Najee Glass wants national title for his birthday"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709190417/https://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/06/university_of_florida_track_star_st_peters_prep_al.html |date=July 9, 2018 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', June 9, 2015. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Najee Glass wants gold for his birthday.... A Woodbridge native, Glass established himself as one of the nation's premier young sprinters at St. Peter's Prep."</ref>
* [[John Gorka]] (born 1958), folk musician<ref>[[John Peder Zane|Zane, J. Peder]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/09/nyregion/in-person-telling-stories-going-farther.html "In Person; Telling Stories, Going Farther"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808034622/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/09/nyregion/in-person-telling-stories-going-farther.html |date=August 8, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 9, 1995. Accessed August 7, 2019. "Speaking before that recent performance, Mr. Gorka, a trim man with untrimmed hair who grew up in Colonia, explained that 'I'm From New Jersey' is not simply a joke."</ref>
* [[Kelsey Grammer]] (born 1955), actor who appeared in ''[[Frasier]]'' and ''[[Cheers]]''<ref>Martel, Jay. [http://www.maryellenmark.com/text/magazines/us%20weekly_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?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110094603/http://www.maryellenmark.com/text/magazines/us%20weekly_new/925B-000-015.html |date=2018-11-10 }}, ''[[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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113163410/http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20140102/NJNEWS/301020036/Bob-Grant-conservative-talk-radio-legend-dies-Hillsborough-84?nclick_check=1 |date=January 13, 2014 }}, ''[[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>
* [[John A. Hall (American football)|John A. Hall]] (1877–1919), collegiate football player who was head coach of the [[Carlisle Indians football]] team in 1898<ref>[http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1859_1924/1919-20.pdf ''Obituary Record of Yale Graduates 1919-1920''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192737/http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1859_1924/1919-20.pdf |date=March 3, 2016 }}, p. 239. [[Yale University]], 1920. Accessed January 29, 2020. "Haven At the time of his death Mr. Hall was returning from his summer home at Atlantic Highlands, N. J., to his winter home at Sewaren, N. J."</ref>
* [[Tom Higgins (Canadian football)|Tom Higgins]] (born 1954), NFL and [[Canadian Football League|Canadian]] football player and coach<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080213072954/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HIGGITOM02 Tom Higgins]}}, database Football. Accessed November 14, 2007.</ref>
* [[Edward M. Hundert]], medical educator and academic administrator<ref>[http://case.edu/menu/president/Hundert%20CV.pdf Curriculum Vitae for Edward M. Hundert] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206202757/https://case.edu/menu/president/Hundert%20CV.pdf |date=February 6, 2020 }}, [[Case Western Reserve University]]. Accessed January 17, 2018. "Place of Birth: Woodbridge, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Jack H. Jacobs]] (born 1945), [[Medal of Honor]] recipient, awarded 1969<ref>[http://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/Interviews/jacobs_jack.html Interview With Jack H. Jacobs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605174240/http://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/Interviews/jacobs_jack.html |date=2008-06-05 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000756/http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=33122 |date=September 27, 2007 }}, [[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 Rooster Teeth Newlywed Game] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930091314/https://roosterteeth.com/watch/rt-sponsor-cut-season-2-rooster-teeth-newly-wed-game? |date=September 30, 2023 }}, [[Rooster Teeth]], timestamp 3:37.</ref>
* [[Pat Lamberti]] (1937–2007), [[American football]] [[linebacker]] who played for the [[New York Jets|New York Titans]] and [[Denver Broncos]] in 1961<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LambPa20.htm Pat Lamberti Stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126083839/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LambPa20.htm |date=November 26, 2020 }}, [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed April 27, 2020. "Born: September 1, 1937 in Woodbridge, NJ... High School: Woodbridge (NJ)"</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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213065920/http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2012/12/eric_legrand_to_appear_for_qa.html |date=December 13, 2012 }}, ''[[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>
* [[Praise Martin-Oguike]] (born 1993), [[American football]] [[defensive end]] who played in the [[XFL (2020)|XFL]] for the [[Seattle Dragons]]<ref>[https://owlsports.com/sports/football/roster/praise-martin-oguike/8486 Praise Martin-Oguike] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501124401/https://owlsports.com/sports/football/roster/praise-martin-oguike/8486 |date=May 1, 2020 }}, [[Temple Owls football]]. Accessed April 27, 2020. "Hometown: Woodbridge, N.J.; High School: Woodbridge"</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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930091314/https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/college/rutgers/2014/10/03/qa-big-ten-network-analyst-glen-mason/16642767/ |date=September 30, 2023 }}, ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928195530/http://www.njhightech.org/nj_hightechmccormac.htm |date=2007-09-28 }}. 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. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/nyregion/in-woodbridge-borrowing-doubled-under-mcgreevey.html "In Woodbridge, Borrowing Doubled Under McGreevey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626131115/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/nyregion/in-woodbridge-borrowing-doubled-under-mcgreevey.html |date=June 26, 2017 }}, ''[[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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110142041/http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/09/suitcase_killer_melanie_mcguire_seeks_new_review_of_evidence.html |date=November 10, 2015 }}, 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 [[New Jersey's 19th legislative district|19th Legislative District]]<ref>King, Wayne. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/12/nyregion/legislators-vote-to-ban-photo-radar-for-speeders.html "Legislators Vote to Ban Photo Radar For Speeders"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116095907/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/12/nyregion/legislators-vote-to-ban-photo-radar-for-speeders.html |date=January 16, 2018 }}, ''[[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>
* [[Jazlyn Moya]] (born 1997), [[women's association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[United Women's Soccer]] club [[New Jersey Copa FC]] and the [[Dominican Republic women's national football team|Dominican Republic women's national team]]<ref>[https://monmouthhawks.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/jazlyn-moya/8724 Jazlyn Moya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184916/https://monmouthhawks.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/jazlyn-moya/8724 |date=July 9, 2021 }}, [[Monmouth Hawks]]. Accessed July 8, 2021. "High School: Colonia; Hometown: Avenel, NJ"</ref>
* [[Tim Mulqueen]] (born 1966), soccer goalkeeping coach and former goalkeeper who coached the [[United States men's national soccer team|US National Team]] at the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]<ref>Giase, Frank. [http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2008/07/spring_field_native_claudio_re.html "Springfield native Claudio Reyna will retire today"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803133734/https://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2008/07/spring_field_native_claudio_re.html |date=August 3, 2018 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', July 15, 2008. Accessed December 17, 2017. " Tim Mulqueen, who has served a number of roles with the U.S. Soccer Federation, has been named goalkeeper coach for the Olympic men's team. Mulqueen, a Fords native, will join assistant coach Lubos Kubik on coach Peter Nowak's staff."</ref>
* [[Sydney P. Noe]] (1885–1969), [[numismatist]], specializing in Greek coins, who was librarian, then curator, of the [[American Numismatic Society]]<ref>[http://numismatics.org/authority/noe Noe, Sydney P. (Sydney Philip), 1885-1969] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219000642/http://numismatics.org/authority/noe |date=February 19, 2020 }}, [[American Numismatic Association]]. Accessed May 19, 2020. "Sydney P. Noe was born on April 4, 1885 in Woodbridge, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Ernest L. Oros]] ({{circa|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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731000511/http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090511/GETPUBLISHED/905110344/-1/newsfront |date=July 31, 2013 }}, ''[[Courier News (New Jersey)|Courier News]]'', 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]] ({{circa|1935}}–2006), former Woodbridge mayor<ref>Staff. [https://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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107215403/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1766387141.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+30,+2006&author=&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=MAYOR+FRANK+PELZMAN,+71,+WOODBRIDGE&pqatl=google |date=November 7, 2012 }}, ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', June 30, 2006. Accessed September 4, 2011.</ref>
* [[John Pike (settler)|John Pike]] (1613–1688/89), one of the founders and earliest settlers of Woodbridge Township<ref>[http://www.njfounders.org/node/177 John Pike], Descendants of Founders of New Jersey. Accessed May 19, 2020. "Mr. John Pike was the first name on the list of those who took the 'Oath of Alegeance and Fidelitie' in Woodbridge beginning 27 February 1667-68. In 1668 the Governor granted him 380 acres of land in New Jersey. At Woodbridge, he was its first 'President' in 1671, 'the prominent man of the town' and for some years a magistrate."</ref>
* [[Eleanor Platt]] (1910–1974), sculptor<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/07/archives/eleanor-platt-dies-sculptor-was-64.html "Eleanor Platt Dies; Sculptor Was 64"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124060416/http://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/07/archives/eleanor-platt-dies-sculptor-was-64.html |date=January 24, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 7, 1974. Accessed May 19, 2020. "Miss Platt, who was born in Woodbridge, N. J., had studied here at the Art Students League from 1929 to 1933."</ref>
* [[Dith Pran]] (1942–2008), photojournalist with ''[[The New York Times]]'', human rights activist and survivor of [[the killing fields]] of [[Cambodia]], whose life was portrayed in ''[[The Killing Fields (film)|The Killing Fields]]''<ref>Martin, Douglas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/nyregion/31dith.html "Dith Pran, Photojournalist and Survivor of the Killing Fields, Dies at 65"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501191141/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/nyregion/31dith.html? |date=May 1, 2017 }}, ''[[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. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/arts/music/dory-previn-songwriter-is-dead-at-86.html "Dory Previn, Songwriter, Is Dead at 86"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626153040/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/arts/music/dory-previn-songwriter-is-dead-at-86.html |date=June 26, 2017 }}, ''[[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. [https://www.espn.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>
* [[Arthur A. Quinn]] (1866–1957), American labor union leader and politician<ref name="customs">{{Cite news |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/100684503 |title=A.A. QUINN NAMED TO CUSTOMS POST: Jersey Labor Leader Is Picked by Roosevelt for Controller of the Service Here. |date=1933-05-21|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=22 |access-date=2024-09-09 |id={{ProQuest|100684503}} }}</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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114090941/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1578569&DB_OEM_ID=1700 |date=2011-11-14 }}, 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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417180114/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 |date=April 17, 2015 }}, ''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. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/31njarts.html "Around the Scene, a Whirl of Change"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626074838/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/31njarts.html |date=June 26, 2017 }}, ''[[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. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/01/nyregion/in-person-gotcha-stay-tuned.html "In Person; Gotcha! Stay Tuned"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612224717/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/01/nyregion/in-person-gotcha-stay-tuned.html |date=June 12, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 1, 2006. Accessed October 25, 2018. "'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. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/10/nyregion/jersey-city-mayor-warns-of-possible-bankruptcy.html "Jersey City Mayor Warns of Possible Bankruptcy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115051859/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/10/nyregion/jersey-city-mayor-warns-of-possible-bankruptcy.html |date=January 15, 2018 }}, ''[[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."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912161028/http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2002-05-16/Sports/030.html |date=2015-09-12 }}, ''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)|Chris Smith]] (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."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113060157/http://njmonthly.com/articles/best-of-jersey/unsung-hero/ |date=January 13, 2016 }}, ''[[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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112175813/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/04/20/neighbors-say-suspect-was-troubled/191a7cf0-2f92-4844-aaa4-0b8f94c1bcca/ |date=January 12, 2016 }}, ''[[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>
* [[Norman Tanzman]] (1918–2004), [[philanthropist]] who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1962 to 1968 and in the [[New Jersey Senate]] from 1968 to 1974<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/145029981/ "Obituaries: Norman Tanzman"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418200442/https://www.newspapers.com/image/145029981/ |date=April 18, 2021 }}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', June 8, 2004. Accessed April 18, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "After the war, the couple settled in Woodbridge, where they resided and raised their family for nearly 40 years before moving to West End."</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>
* [[Alan Turtletaub]] (1913–2005), founder of [[The Money Store (company)|The Money Store]]<ref>[https://docplayer.net/50752362-176-million-clay-pit-project-called-marketable-in-report.html "The Crow's Nest"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418160302/https://docplayer.net/50752362-176-million-clay-pit-project-called-marketable-in-report.html |date=April 18, 2021 }}, ''The Independent-Leader'', May 14, 1964. Accessed April 18, 2021. "Alan Turtletaub, Woodbridge, has been elected president and chairman of the board of First Equity Capital Corporation, Park Place, Newark."</ref>
* [[Marc Turtletaub]] (born 1946), movie producer<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/184344409/ "Movie: Winter at shore inspires ''Duane Hopwood''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113113153/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/184344409/ |date=November 13, 2017 }}, ''[[Courier-Post]]'', December 13, 2005. Accessed November 12, 2017. "Turtletaub, a Woodbridge native, said he also was impressed by the story's connection to the region where Mulhern grew up."</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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715031621/http://www.senatorjoevitale.org/ |date=July 15, 2007 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed July 24, 2007.</ref>
* [[Rohit Vyas]], broadcast journalist<ref>Sahn, Michelle. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120713054142/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1810318691.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+19,+2004&author=&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Gandhi+rejects+top+post;+local+Indians+take+notice+By:+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. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20070623152501/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>
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{{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]]
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