Fords is an Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)
United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed November 30, 2012. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 15,187.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Fords CDP, New Jersey
, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 30, 2012.

History and Geography

The area as originally known as Fords Corner abuts neighboring Edison, New Jersey, Edison, part of which was once within Woodbridge Township, until an act of legislature in April of 1870 apportioned land to then called Raritan Township.Virginia B. Troeger and Robert James McEwen, ''Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township'' (Arcadia Publishing, 2002; ), p. 103. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 2.637 square miles (6.830 km²), including 2.633 square miles (6.820 km²) of land and 0.004 square miles (0.010 km²) of water (0.15%).US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Demographics

Census 2010

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States Census there were 15,032 people, 5,591 households, and 4,014 families living in the CDP. The population density was 2,240.9/km² (5,800.5/mi²). There were 5,688 housing units at an average density of 847.9/km² (2.,194.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.86% White (U.S. Census), White, 5.93% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.11% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 16.11% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 2.71% from Race (United States Census), other races, and 2.29% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race were 9.23% of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Fords CDP, New Jersey
, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 30, 2012. There were 5,591 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were Marriage, married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.21. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,015, and the median income for a family was $68,652. Males had a median income of $49,141 versus $36,591 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,917. About 2.4% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Fords has three elementary schools — Ford Avenue School #14, Menlo Park Terrace School #19 and Lafayette Estates School #25 — and one middle school, Fords Middle School (Formerly Fords Junior High), all of which are a part of the Woodbridge Township School District. MPT School #19 has a mailing address in Metuchen, however, children who live in parts of Fords attend the school.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Fords include: * 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. * Craig Coughlin (born 1958), politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2010, where he represents the 19th Legislative District (New Jersey), 19th Legislative District.

References

{{Middlesex County, New Jersey Neighborhoods in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey Census-designated places in Middlesex County, New Jersey