Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, has a long history. It was granted a royal charter on June 1, 1669, by King Charles II of England, making it the oldest original township in New Jersey. The sixth-most-populous municipality in New Jersey as of the 2010 Census, Woodbridge has approximately 100,000 residents within its 24.5 square miles.
At the intersection of the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike, Woodbridge is one of New Jersey's major crossroads. It's a 40 minute commute to Manhattan as well as a 40 minute drive to the Jersey Shore.
Woodbridge Township includes 10 distinct, but unincorporated, sections -- Woodbridge Proper, Avenel, Colonia, Sewaren, Iselin, Fords, Menlo Park Terrace, Keasbey, Port Reading and Hopelawn. Each of these areas has its own central business district and its own character, and they all share in government services as part of the Township.