Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County

State Plan Planning Areas (2001)

ACRESCenter NameCenter TypePlanning Area DescriptionPlanning Area NumberSQMI
14958.32METROPOLITAN123.3725
16.25ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE50.0254

Mayor and Government

FieldValue
AddressOne Main Street
CityWoodbridge
StateNJ
ZIP Code07095
Phone Number(732) 634-4500
Mayor's NameJohn E. McCormac
Term Start2008-01-01
Term End2011-12-31

Placenames

CLASSCOORDSELEVATIONFEATUREIDNAMEQUAD
CemeteryView Map351884387Hebrew Fraternity CemeteryPerth Amboy
CrossingView Map161966727Interchange 127Perth Amboy
CrossingView Map421966731Interchange 10 & 129Perth Amboy
CrossingView Map171966733Interchange 131Perth Amboy
CrossingView Map241966734Interchange 130Perth Amboy
ParkView Map131966736William Warren County ParkPerth Amboy
CrossingView Map481966737Interchange 128Perth Amboy
CrossingView Map451966738Interchange 127APerth Amboy
SchoolView Map162041576Avenel Middle SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map162041581Claremont Avenue Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map312041582Colonia High SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map292041583Colonia Middle SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map432041595Fords Middle SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map132041604Indiana Avenue Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map232041605Iselin Middle SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map252041606J F Kennedy Memorial High SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map242041618Kennedy Park Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map292041620Lafayette Estates Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map302041625Lynn Crest Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map62041636Matthew Jago Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map142041637Mawbey Street Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map222041639Menlo Park Terrace Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map292041647Oak Ridge Heights Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map282041649Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map92041654Robert Mascenik Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map192041661Woodbine Avenue Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map72041662Woodbridge Middle SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map192041677Avenel Street Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
CemeteryView Map352041691Woodbridge MausoleumPerth Amboy
LocaleView Map92041702Keasbey Sewage Disposal PlantPerth Amboy
ParkView Map172041736Avenel ParkPerth Amboy
ParkView Map82041742Carteret Street ParkArthur Kill
ParkView Map12041745Cliff Road ParkPerth Amboy
ParkView Map102041748Cooper Avenue PlaygroundPerth Amboy
ParkView Map232041756Kennedy ParkPerth Amboy
CemeteryView Map32042078Trinity CemeteryPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map62042079Saint Anthonys ChurchPerth Amboy
LocaleView Map262042082Broad Meadow Nurseries (historical)Perth Amboy
LocaleView Map402042083Maple Hill Dairy (historical)Perth Amboy
LocaleView Map92042088Woodbridge Speedway (historical)Perth Amboy
LocaleView Map192042095Woodbridge Center Mall Shopping CenterPerth Amboy
Post OfficeView Map42042099Port Reading Post OfficeArthur Kill
BuildingView Map62042349East Jersey State PrisonPerth Amboy
CrossingView Map182042384Interchange 2Perth Amboy
ChurchView Map242042520First Presbyterian ChurchPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map202042521Saint Andrew's Roman Catholic ChurchPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map422042523First Presbyterian ChurchPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map352042524Our Lady of Peace ChurchPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map372042525Our Redeemer Lutheran ChurchPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map192042526First Presbyterian ChurchPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map192042527Saint Cecelia's Roman Catholic ChurchPerth Amboy
BuildingView Map192042532Saint Joseph HomePerth Amboy
ChurchView Map62042533Congregation Adath IsraelPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map72042534First Congregational ChurchPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map42042535First Presbyterian ChurchPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map62042536Hungarian Reformed ChurchPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map72042537Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic ChurchPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map112042538Saint James Roman Catholic ChurchPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map32042539Trinity Episcopal ChurchPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map62042540Woodbridge United Methodist ChurchPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map122042541Saint James SchoolPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map252042542Saint John Vianney Roman Catholic ChurchPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map262042543Saint John Vianney SchoolPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map82042577Saint John's Episcopal ChurchPerth Amboy
BridgeView Map02126896Thomas A Edison BridgePerth Amboy
BuildingView Map12336853Sewaren Generating StationArthur Kill
CemeteryView Map37874222Beth Israel Memorial ParkPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map26874429AvenelPerth Amboy
CanalView Map3874786Black DitchPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map1874879Boynton BeachPerth Amboy
CemeteryView Map40875092Calvary CemeteryPerth Amboy
CemeteryView Map28875523Cloverleaf CemeteryPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map24875570ColoniaPerth Amboy
StreamView Map0875756Crows Mill CreekPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map13876092EdgarPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map35876400FordsPerth Amboy
ParkView Map43876401Fords ParkPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map6876870Hagaman Heights SchoolArthur Kill
Populated PlaceView Map13877020HazeltonPerth Amboy
CemeteryView Map9877021Hazelwood CemeteryPerth Amboy
StreamView Map0877027Heards BrookPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map30877243HopelawnPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map19877368IselinPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map11877527KeasbeyPerth Amboy
ChannelView Map2877529Keasby ReachPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map32878000Lynn WoodoaksPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map41878260Menlo Park TerracePerth Amboy
CemeteryView Map25878557Mount Lebanon CemeteryPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map6879444Port ReadingPerth Amboy
ChannelView Map0879445Port Reading ReachArthur Kill
ChannelView Map0879448Port Socony ReachPerth Amboy
StreamView Map0879641Red Root CreekPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map19879957Saint Cecilias SchoolPerth Amboy
CemeteryView Map24879980Saint Gertrudes CemeteryPerth Amboy
CemeteryView Map44879987Saint James CemeteryPerth Amboy
CemeteryView Map29880199Saint Stephens CemeteryPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map31880249Sand HillsPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map6880295Ross Street Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map36880314Grade School Number 10 (historical)Perth Amboy
SchoolView Map6880316Grade School Number 11 (historical)Perth Amboy
SchoolView Map6880319Woodbridge Grade School Number 12 (historical)Perth Amboy
SchoolView Map47880321Ford Avenue Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map26880323Woodbridge Grade School Number 15 (historical)Perth Amboy
SchoolView Map28880327School Number 17Perth Amboy
SchoolView Map7880332Colonia Grade School (historical)Perth Amboy
SchoolView Map14880352Woodbridge Grade School Number 3 (historical)Perth Amboy
SchoolView Map14880394Woodbridge Public School Number 6 (historical)Perth Amboy
SchoolView Map43880403Grade School Number 7 (historical)Perth Amboy
SchoolView Map21880406Grade School Number 8 (historical)Perth Amboy
SchoolView Map6880413School Number 9Perth Amboy
SchoolView Map5880414Port Reading Elementary SchoolArthur Kill
Populated PlaceView Map6880485SewarenPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map29880580Shore ViewPerth Amboy
StreamView Map0880658Smith CreekPerth Amboy
StreamView Map1880776Spa Spring CreekPerth Amboy
ChurchView Map15881255Trinity ChurchPerth Amboy
CemeteryView Map30881882Windsor Gardens CemeteryPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map9881907WoodbridgePerth Amboy
StreamView Map7881908Woodbridge CreekPerth Amboy
Populated PlaceView Map35881909Woodbridge OaksPerth Amboy
AirportView Map21882320Rahway PlantPerth Amboy
AirportView Map34882396Sutton-Metro ParkPerth Amboy
ChannelView Map0882854Red Root ReachSouth Amboy
LocaleView Map7883205Port Reading StationArthur Kill
LocaleView Map18883379Iselin StationPerth Amboy
LocaleView Map10883380Colonia StationPerth Amboy
ParkView Map10883385Rahway Avenue ParkPerth Amboy
LocaleView Map16883386Avenel StationPerth Amboy
ParkView Map10883387Merrill ParkPerth Amboy
SchoolView Map10883388Woodbridge High SchoolPerth Amboy
ParkView Map6883389Boynton ParkPerth Amboy
LocaleView Map6883390Woodbridge StationPerth Amboy
LocaleView Map1883391Sewaren StationPerth Amboy
ParkView Map26883392Prospect ParkPerth Amboy
LocaleView Map19884420Colonia Country ClubPerth Amboy
AirportView Map43884745New Jersey Highway Authority - Administration Building HelispotPerth Amboy
AirportView Map12884786Elizabethtown HelistopPerth Amboy
AirportView Map26884987Ronson HeliportPerth Amboy

Historic Population

FieldValue
MUNIWOODBRIDGE TWP
COUNTYMIDDLESEX
ACRES15671.34
Square Miles24.49
1930 Population25266
1940 Population27191
1950 Population35758
1960 Population78846
1970 Population98944
1980 Population90074
1990 Population93086
Total Population97203
1930 Density1096.6
1940 Density1180.2
1950 Density1552
1960 Density3422.1
1970 Density4294.4
1980 Density3909.5
1990 Density4040.2
PDEN003969.0894

Employment Statistics (2003)

1st Quarter Employment2nd Quarter Employment3rd Quarter Employment4th Quarter EmploymentAverage Annual Employment Average Annual WagesAverage UnitsAverage Weekly WagesStatistic TypeTotal Wages
51899530845269954903525705746029761105TOTAL - ALL COVERED UI & UCFE3020686954
45934470474701548949468955760429331108TOTAL - PRIVATE SECTOR2701360197
3240336729873311298554262141044TOTAL - LOCAL GOVT161981552
2464240424332381242757554151107TOTAL - STATE GOVT139658576
26126626426226367207141292TOTAL - FEDERAL GOVT17686629

Land Use (2002)

ACRESLABEL02LU02
2714.30RESIDENTIAL, HIGH DENSITY OR MULTIPLE DWELLING1110
2813.35RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE UNIT, MEDIUM DENSITY1120
181.46RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE UNIT, LOW DENSITY1130
313.52RESIDENTIAL, RURAL, SINGLE UNIT1140
1449.93COMMERCIAL/SERVICES1200
1480.34INDUSTRIAL1300
262.14TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNICATION/UTILITIES1400
617.97MAJOR ROADWAY1410
7.80BRIDGE OVER WATER1419
42.32WETLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY1461
135.54UPLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY DEVELOPED1462
60.59UPLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDEVELOPED1463
40.60STORMWATER BASIN1499
10.79MIXED URBAN OR BUILT-UP LAND1600
829.07OTHER URBAN OR BUILT-UP LAND1700
466.12CEMETERY1710
29.92MANAGED WETLAND IN MAINTAINED LAWN GREENSPACE1750
422.19RECREATIONAL LAND1800
150.82ATHLETIC FIELDS (SCHOOLS)1804
41.70MANAGED WETLAND IN BUILT-UP MAINTAINED REC AREA1850
2.37CROPLAND AND PASTURELAND2100
222.98DECIDUOUS FOREST (10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4110
643.57DECIDUOUS FOREST (>50% CROWN CLOSURE)4120
1.76MIXED FOREST (>50% DECIDUOUS WITH 10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4321
234.95OLD FIELD (< 25% BRUSH COVERED)4410
11.37PHRAGMITES DOMINATE OLD FIELD4411
255.25DECIDUOUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4420
10.16MIXED DECIDUOUS/CONIFEROUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4440
26.19STREAMS AND CANALS5100
67.88ARTIFICIAL LAKES5300
768.67TIDAL RIVERS, INLAND BAYS, AND OTHER TIDAL WATERS5410
252.50SALINE MARSH (LOW MARSH)6111
67.60SALINE MARSH (HIGH MARSH)6112
95.67PHRAGMITES DOMINATE COASTAL WETLANDS6141
277.40DECIDUOUS WOODED WETLANDS6210
74.15DECIDUOUS SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS6231
155.76HERBACEOUS WETLANDS6240
104.85PHRAGMITES DOMINATE INTERIOR WETLANDS6241
20.22EXTRACTIVE MINING7300
140.29ALTERED LANDS7400
16.10DISTURBED WETLANDS (MODIFIED)7430
132.99TRANSITIONAL AREAS7500
9.53FORMER MILITARY, INDETERMINATE USE1214
1.75PHRAGMITES DOMINATE URBAN AREA1741
2.37CONIFEROUS SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS6232

School Districts

FieldValue
District ID18120
District Numeric Type3
District TypeUnified
District NameWOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP
ACRES15501.23

Uniform Crime Reporting

ArsonAssaultBurglaryLarcenyMotor Vehicle TheftMurderPopulation EstimateRapeRobberyTotal Property CrimesTotal Violent CrimesYear
1516341521132760100655178028042602006
231204392180260198769149928792342007

Census Summary File 1 (Population & Housing)

FieldValue
Total Population97203
Total Population: White68848
Total Population: Black8507
Total Population: American Indian167
Total Population: Asian14054
Total Population: Hawaiian24
Total Population: Other Race3212
Total Population: Hispanic8956
Total Population: Not Hispanic88247
Median Age: Both Sexes37.1
Median Age: Male36.0
Median Age: Female38.3
Total Population: Male48640
Total Population: Female48563
Households: Total34562
Average Household Size2.71
Housing Units: Total35298
Housing Units: Occupied34562
Housing Units: Vacant736

Census Summary File 3

FieldValue
Workers 16 years and over: Total46327
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van40085
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van; Drove alone36072
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van; Carpooled4013
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation4114
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Bus or trolley bus439
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Streetcar or trolley car (pĀ·blico in Puerto Rico)28
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Subway or elevated250
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Railroad3302
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Ferryboat13
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Taxicab82
Means of transportation to work; Motorcycle8
Means of transportation to work; Bicycle51
Means of transportation to work; Walked976
Means of transportation to work; Other means284
Worked at home809
Total46327
Did not work at home45518
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; Less than 5 minutes986
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 5 to 9 minutes4611
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 10 to 14 minutes6499
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 15 to 19 minutes6373
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 20 to 24 minutes5247
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 25 to 29 minutes1929
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 30 to 34 minutes5622
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 35 to 39 minutes1386
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 40 to 44 minutes2052
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 45 to 59 minutes4223
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 60 to 89 minutes4655
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 90 or more minutes1935
Worked at home809
Households: Median household income in 199960683
Households: Total34529
Household income; Less than $10;0001588
Household income; $10;000 to $14;9991254
Household income; $15;000 to $19;9991397
Household income; $20;000 to $24;9991268
Household income; $25;000 to $29;9991560
Household income; $30;000 to $34;9991555
Household income; $35;000 to $39;9991736
Household income; $40;000 to $44;9991652
Household income; $45;000 to $49;9991564
Household income; $50;000 to $59;9993436
Household income; $60;000 to $74;9994645
Household income; $75;000 to $99;9995695
Household income; $100;000 to $124;9993600
Household income; $125;000 to $149;9991602
Household income; $150;000 to $199;9991240
Household income; $200;000 or more737
Housing units: Total35298
Built 1999 to March 2000212
Built 1995 to 19981036
Built 1990 to 19941029
Built 1980 to 19893953
Built 1970 to 19793578
Built 1960 to 19697004
Built 1950 to 195910837
Built 1940 to 19493710
Built 1939 or earlier3939
Specified owner-occupied housing units: Median real estate taxes3788