Fords

History

The area originally known as "Fords Corner" abuts neighboring Edison, part of which was once within Woodbridge Township, until an act of legislature in April 1870 apportioned land to what was then called Raritan Township.

Geography

The community is in northeastern Middlesex County, in the southwest part of Woodbridge Township. Within the township it is bordered to the north by Menlo Park Terrace and Iselin, to the east by the Woodbridge CDP, to the southeast by Hopelawn, and to the south by Keasbey. To the west it is bordered by Edison Township. The New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) crosses the middle of Fords from west to east, while the Garden State Parkway forms much of the eastern border of the community. Most of the interchange connecting the two highways is in the neighboring Woodbridge CDP to the east. U.S. Route 1 crosses the northern part of Fords, paralleling the New Jersey Turnpike. Newark is to the northeast, while New Brunswick, the Middlesex county seat, is to the southwest. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Fords CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.11%, are water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Old Bridge High School
  High · MATAWAN · 2,707 students · 14.1:1 ratio
• John P. Stevens High School
  High · EDISON · 2,680 students · 16:1 ratio
• Perth Amboy High School
  High · PERTH AMBOY · 2,658 students · 14.2:1 ratio
• New Brunswick High School
  High · NEW BRUNSWICK · 2,477 students · 14:1 ratio
• Edison High School
  High · EDISON · 2,280 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Piscataway Township High School
  High · PISCATAWAY · 2,144 students · 14:1 ratio
• East Brunswick High School
  High · EAST BRUNSWICK · 2,036 students · 12.7:1 ratio
• Churchill Junior High School
  Middle · EAST BRUNSWICK · 2,002 students · 12.5:1 ratio