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'''Colonia''' is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP)<ref>[https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> located within [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge Township]], in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]].<ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf 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.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34023 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212200723/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34023 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 30, 2012.</ref> As of the [[2010 United States Census]], the CDP's population was 17,795.<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3414380 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Colonia CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212140401/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3414380 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 30, 2012.</ref>
In 1919, the [[New Jersey State Highway Commission]] built a new road that became part of the [[Lincoln Highway]], an early plan to create a transcontinental highway. The stretch was constructed on the west side of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] (now the [[Northeast Corridor]]) from near the northeast of Dow Avenue between Colonia and [[Iselin, New Jersey|Iselin]] to Cedar Street in [[Menlo Park, New Jersey|Menlo Park]], to avoid two railroad crossings. The old road is now Middlesex-Essex Turnpike and Thornall Street, on the east side of the tracks.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP had a total area of 3.914 square miles (10.137 km<sup>2</sup>), including 3.910 square miles (10.126 km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.004 square miles (0.011 km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.11%).<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], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> It has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (Cfa) and average monthly temperatures range from {{Convert|33|F|C}} in January to {{Convert|78.1|F|C}} in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University }}</ref>
The [[Garden State Parkway]] passes through the western portion of the CDP but does not interchange there. For northbound Garden State Parkway traffic only there is a service plaza in Colonia, that is the parkway's only area located on private property.<ref>Higgs, Larry. [https://www.nj.com/traffic/2017/10/the_oddity_of_the_twin_parkway_service_areas_that_are_on_private_property.html "The oddity of the twin Parkway service areas that are on private property"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], October 31, 2017, updated January 16, 2019. Accessed February 6, 2022. "A Dunkin' Donuts and new convenience store are under construction at the Colonia service area in Woodbridge, while one has been open at the Exxon next door since the early 2000's. The Colonia Service area is the only area on the Garden State Parkway on private property."</ref>
In 2018 the president of the Historical Association of Woodbridge, Daniel D’Arcy, stated that "Colonia is to Woodbridge like the Bronx is to NYC. People like the identity."<ref name=Zimmeretal>{{cite web|last1=Zimmer|first1=David M.|last2=Sheingold|first2=Dave|last3=Shkolnikova|first3=Svetlana|last4=Fagan|first4=Matt|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2018/06/14/towns-new-jersey-sometimes-not-towns-all-but-unincorporated-community/694485002/|title=Sorry, your New Jersey hometown may not be a town at all|publisher=[[northjersey.com]]|date=2018-06-14|accessdate=2023-06-29}}</ref>
==Demographics==
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|2000= 17811
|2010= 17795
|2020= 18609
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===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 17,795 people, 6,160 households, and 4,977 families in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4551.4|/sqmi}}. There were 6,321 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1616.7|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 80.37% (14,302) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 5.26% (936) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.12% (21) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 10.70% (1,904) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.04% (8) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.54% (274) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.97% (350) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 9.27% (1,649) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
Of the 6,160 households, 34.8% had children under the age of 18; 65.6% were married couples living together; 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 19.2% were non-families. Of all households, 16.4% were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.25.<ref name=Census2010/>
22.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.6 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 17,811 people, 6,184 households, and 5,077 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 1,772.4/km<sup>2</sup> (4,594.1/mi<sup>2</sup>). There were 6,254 housing units at an average density of 622.3/km<sup>2</sup> (1,613.1/mi<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.76% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.50% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.97% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3414380 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Colonia CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102545/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3414380 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 30, 2012.</ref>
There were 6,184 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.21.<ref name=Census2000/>
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.<ref name=Census2000/>
The median income for a household in the CDP was $67,372, and the median income for a family was $76,090. Males had a median income of $50,260 versus $36,657 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $27,732. About 1.5% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/>
==Parks and recreation==
Merrill Park is a Middlesex County park located on the south branch of the [[Rahway River]]. The park was created as a "Progressive Playground" and spans {{convert|179|acres}}. The park's maintenance is handled by funding from the municipality, local schools, community groups and local businesses. Merrill Park includes 4 tennis courts, 3 baseball fields, a soccer field, 7 picnic groves that can be reserved in advance, the progressive playground, a football field, 2 basketball courts, 2 softball fields, 2 open picnic groves, and 3 other playgrounds. The football field and soccer field are surrounded by a walkway for joggers as well. There are numerous small trails around the park.<ref>[http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/About/ParksRecreation/Pages/PR/Merrill-Park.aspx Merrill Park ], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 29, 2016.</ref>
==Education==
;Public schools
Schools in Colonia operated as part of the [[Woodbridge Township School District]] are:
Elementary schools (K-5)
* Claremont Avenue Elementary School #20 - Claremont Avenue, Colonia
* Lynn Crest Elementary School #22 - New Dover Road, Colonia
* Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School #21 - Inman Avenue
* Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School #27 - Pennsylvania Avenue
Middle school (6th-8th)
* Colonia Middle School - Delaware Avenue
High school (9th-12th)
* [[Colonia High School]] - East Street
;Private/religious school (K-8th)
* St. John Vianney Grammar School - 420 Inman Avenue<ref>[http://diometuchen.org/find-a-school/display/6 St. John Vianney School], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]]. Accessed May 13, 2013.</ref>
==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Woodbridge Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Colonia include:
* [[John Carlson (ice hockey)|John Carlson]] (born 1990), defenseman and Stanley Cup champion (2018) with the [[Washington Capitals]].<ref>Hageny, John Christian. [http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/boysicehockey/index.ssf/2013/02/hockey_where_are_they_now_st_josephs_john_carlson_a_capital_investment.html "Hockey: Where are they now? St. Joseph's John Carlson a Capital Investment"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', February 10, 2013. Accessed May 4, 2015. "Playing alongside defensive partner, Karl Alzner, Carlson, whose family made their home in Colonia while living in New Jersey, appeared in his 198th-career NHL game last night when Washington hosted the Florida Panthers."</ref>
* [[John Gorka]] (born 1958), contemporary folk singer/songwriter.<ref>Gluck, Robert. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/lifestyle/people/home-again.html "Home AgainFolksinger John Gorka has never stopped being a Jersey boy."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', March 15, 2010. Accessed November 20, 2012. "Jennie Esposito remembers her first encounter with John Gorka. He was a shy eighth-grader in Colonia who had been invited to join her church folk group."</ref>
* [[Kelsey Grammer]] (born 1955), actor who appeared in ''[[Frasier]]'' and ''[[Cheers]]''.<ref>Martel, Jay. [http://www.maryellenmark.com/text/magazines/us weekly_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?"]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[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>
* [[Tom Higgins (Canadian football)|Tom Higgins]] (born 1954), former American and Canadian football player.<ref>Ralph, Dan. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/551167291.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+26%2C+2004&author=Dan+Ralph&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Accolades+await+Esks'+Higgins&pqatl=google "Accolades await Esks' Higgins"], ''[[The Hamilton Spectator]]'', February 26, 2004. Accessed November 30, 2012. "The native of Colonia, N.J., has made Alberta his home, retiring as a player in 1981 to become a high school coach in Calgary."</ref>
* [[Stewart Krentzman]] (born 1951), CEO of [[Oki Electric Industry|Oki Data Americas, Inc.]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110516170130/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108447024.html "Oki Data Americas Promotes Stewart Krentzman to President and Chief Executive Officer."], [[Business Wire]], October 2, 2003. Accessed June 24, 2007.</ref>
* [[Eric LeGrand]] (born 1990), defensive tackle the [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football]] team who was paralyzed during a game.<ref>Stanmyre, Matthew. [http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/football/index.ssf/2010/10/colonia_honors_paralyzed_rutgers_player_eric_legrand_as_town_hero.html "Colonia honors paralyzed Rutgers player Eric LeGrand as 'town hero'"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', October 23, 2010. Accessed November 30, 2010.</ref>
* [[Glen Mason]] (born 1950), [[NCAA]] [[American football|football]] coach.<ref>[http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38607&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=263402&Q_SEASON=2006 Glen Mason] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514052125/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38607&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=263402&Q_SEASON=2006 |date=2011-05-14 }}, [[University of Minnesota]]. Accessed April 22, 2007. "Mason is a 33-year coaching veteran who coached more games (102) than anyone in Kansas' school history. Succeeding with programs that had previously suffered through hard times is nothing new for the Colonia, N.J. native."</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>
* [[Zack Rosen]] (born 1989), All-American [[basketball]] player at [[Penn Quakers men's basketball|Penn]]; plays for [[Maccabi Ashdod]] in Israel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1578569&DB_OEM_ID=1700|title=Zack Rosen athletic biography|access-date=April 6, 2012|publisher=University of Pennsylvania athletics|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114090941/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1578569&DB_OEM_ID=1700|archive-date=November 14, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Bret Schundler]] (born 1959), New Jersey Republican politician.<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"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 10, 1992. Accessed November 30, 2012. "Mr. Schundler, who was born in Colonia, graduated from Harvard University with honors in 1981 and then worked as a Congressional aide and a campaign coordinator for Gary Hart's 1984 presidential run."</ref>
* [[Tico Torres]] (born 1953), drummer for [[Bon Jovi]].<ref>Jordan, Chris. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1719572781.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+09%2C+2007&author=CHRIS+JORDAN&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=TEN+WILD+NIGHTS&pqatl=google "Ten Wild Nights"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', November 9, 2007. Accessed November 30, 2012. "But there they are, Sayreville's Jon Bon Jovi, now of Middletown, and his bandmates - including Richie Sambora, guitar, from Woodbridge; David Bryan, keyboards, from Edison and Tico Torres, drums, from the Colonia section of Woodbridge - giving the sound of Newark a new, and decidedly loud, wrinkle."</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of neighborhoods in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey]]
*[[List of neighborhoods in Edison, New Jersey]]
==References==
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{{Middlesex County, New Jersey}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Neighborhoods in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Middlesex County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New Jersey]]' |
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'''Colonia''' is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP)<ref>[https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> located within [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge Township]], in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]].<ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf 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.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34023 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212200723/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34023 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 30, 2012.</ref> As of the [[2010 United States Census]], the CDP's population was 17,795.<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3414380 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Colonia CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212140401/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3414380 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 30, 2012.</ref>
In 1919, the [[New Jersey State Highway Commission]] built a new road that became part of the [[Lincoln Highway]], an early plan to create a transcontinental highway. The stretch was constructed on the west side of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] (now the [[Northeast Corridor]]) from near the northeast of Dow Avenue between Colonia and [[Iselin, New Jersey|Iselin]] to Cedar Street in [[Menlo Park, New Jersey|Menlo Park]], to avoid two railroad crossings. The old road is now Middlesex-Essex Turnpike and Thornall Street, on the east side of the tracks.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP had a total area of 3.914 square miles (10.137 km<sup>2</sup>), including 3.910 square miles (10.126 km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.004 square miles (0.011 km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.11%).<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], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> It has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (Cfa) and average monthly temperatures range from {{Convert|33|F|C}} in January to {{Convert|78.1|F|C}} in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University }}</ref>
The [[Garden State Parkway]] passes through the western portion of the CDP but does not interchange there. For northbound Garden State Parkway traffic only there is a service plaza in Colonia, that is the parkway's only area located on private property.<ref>Higgs, Larry. [https://www.nj.com/traffic/2017/10/the_oddity_of_the_twin_parkway_service_areas_that_are_on_private_property.html "The oddity of the twin Parkway service areas that are on private property"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], October 31, 2017, updated January 16, 2019. Accessed February 6, 2022. "A Dunkin' Donuts and new convenience store are under construction at the Colonia service area in Woodbridge, while one has been open at the Exxon next door since the early 2000's. The Colonia Service area is the only area on the Garden State Parkway on private property."</ref>
In 2018 the president of the Historical Association of Woodbridge, Daniel D’Arcy, stated that "Colonia is to Woodbridge like the Bronx is to NYC. People like the identity."<ref name=Zimmeretal>{{cite web|last1=Zimmer|first1=David M.|last2=Sheingold|first2=Dave|last3=Shkolnikova|first3=Svetlana|last4=Fagan|first4=Matt|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2018/06/14/towns-new-jersey-sometimes-not-towns-all-but-unincorporated-community/694485002/|title=Sorry, your New Jersey hometown may not be a town at all|publisher=[[northjersey.com]]|date=2018-06-14|accessdate=2023-06-29}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 18238
|2000= 17811
|2010= 17795
|2020= 18609
|footnote=Population sources:<br>1990-2010<ref name=CPH232/> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010/> 2020<ref name=Census2020/>
}}
===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 17,795 people, 6,160 households, and 4,977 families in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4551.4|/sqmi}}. There were 6,321 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1616.7|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 80.37% (14,302) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 5.26% (936) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.12% (21) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 10.70% (1,904) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.04% (8) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.54% (274) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.97% (350) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 9.27% (1,649) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
Of the 6,160 households, 34.8% had children under the age of 18; 65.6% were married couples living together; 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 19.2% were non-families. Of all households, 16.4% were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.25.<ref name=Census2010/>
22.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.6 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 17,811 people, 6,184 households, and 5,077 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 1,772.4/km<sup>2</sup> (4,594.1/mi<sup>2</sup>). There were 6,254 housing units at an average density of 622.3/km<sup>2</sup> (1,613.1/mi<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.76% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.50% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.97% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3414380 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Colonia CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102545/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3414380 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 30, 2012.</ref>
There were 6,184 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.21.<ref name=Census2000/>
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.<ref name=Census2000/>
The median income for a household in the CDP was $67,372, and the median income for a family was $76,090. Males had a median income of $50,260 versus $36,657 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $27,732. About 1.5% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/>
==Parks and recreation==
Merrill Park is a Middlesex County park located on the south branch of the [[Rahway River]]. The park was created as a "Progressive Playground" and spans {{convert|179|acres}}. The park's maintenance is handled by funding from the municipality, local schools, community groups and local businesses. Merrill Park includes 4 tennis courts, 3 baseball fields, a soccer field, 7 picnic groves that can be reserved in advance, the progressive playground, a football field, 2 basketball courts, 2 softball fields, 2 open picnic groves, and 3 other playgrounds. The football field and soccer field are surrounded by a walkway for joggers as well. There are numerous small trails around the park.<ref>[http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/About/ParksRecreation/Pages/PR/Merrill-Park.aspx Merrill Park ], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 29, 2016.</ref>
==Education==
;Public schools
Schools in Colonia operated as part of the [[Woodbridge Township School District]] are:
Elementary schools (K-5)
* Claremont Avenue Elementary School #20 - Claremont Avenue, Colonia
* Lynn Crest Elementary School #22 - New Dover Road, Colonia
* Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School #21 - Inman Avenue
* Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School #27 - Pennsylvania Avenue
Middle school (6th-8th)
* Colonia Middle School - Delaware Avenue
High school (9th-12th)
* [[Colonia High School]] - East Street
;Private/religious school (K-8th)
* St. John Vianney Grammar School - 420 Inman Avenue<ref>[http://diometuchen.org/find-a-school/display/6 St. John Vianney School], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]]. Accessed May 13, 2013.</ref>
==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Woodbridge Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Colonia include:
* [[John Carlson (ice hockey)|John Carlson]] (born 1990), defenseman and Stanley Cup champion (2018) with the [[Washington Capitals]].<ref>Hageny, John Christian. [http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/boysicehockey/index.ssf/2013/02/hockey_where_are_they_now_st_josephs_john_carlson_a_capital_investment.html "Hockey: Where are they now? St. Joseph's John Carlson a Capital Investment"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', February 10, 2013. Accessed May 4, 2015. "Playing alongside defensive partner, Karl Alzner, Carlson, whose family made their home in Colonia while living in New Jersey, appeared in his 198th-career NHL game last night when Washington hosted the Florida Panthers."</ref>
* [[John Gorka]] (born 1958), contemporary folk singer/songwriter.<ref>Gluck, Robert. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/lifestyle/people/home-again.html "Home AgainFolksinger John Gorka has never stopped being a Jersey boy."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', March 15, 2010. Accessed November 20, 2012. "Jennie Esposito remembers her first encounter with John Gorka. He was a shy eighth-grader in Colonia who had been invited to join her church folk group."</ref>
* [[Kelsey Grammer]] (born 1955), actor who appeared in ''[[Frasier]]'' and ''[[Cheers]]''.<ref>Martel, Jay. [http://www.maryellenmark.com/text/magazines/us weekly_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?"]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[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>
* [[Tom Higgins (Canadian football)|Tom Higgins]] (born 1954), former American and Canadian football player.<ref>Ralph, Dan. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/551167291.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+26%2C+2004&author=Dan+Ralph&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Accolades+await+Esks'+Higgins&pqatl=google "Accolades await Esks' Higgins"], ''[[The Hamilton Spectator]]'', February 26, 2004. Accessed November 30, 2012. "The native of Colonia, N.J., has made Alberta his home, retiring as a player in 1981 to become a high school coach in Calgary."</ref>
* [[Stewart Krentzman]] (born 1951), CEO of [[Oki Electric Industry|Oki Data Americas, Inc.]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110516170130/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108447024.html "Oki Data Americas Promotes Stewart Krentzman to President and Chief Executive Officer."], [[Business Wire]], October 2, 2003. Accessed June 24, 2007.</ref>
* [[Eric LeGrand]] (born 1990), defensive tackle the [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football]] team who was paralyzed during a game.<ref>Stanmyre, Matthew. [http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/football/index.ssf/2010/10/colonia_honors_paralyzed_rutgers_player_eric_legrand_as_town_hero.html "Colonia honors paralyzed Rutgers player Eric LeGrand as 'town hero'"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', October 23, 2010. Accessed November 30, 2010.</ref>
* [[Glen Mason]] (born 1950), [[NCAA]] [[American football|football]] coach.<ref>[http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38607&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=263402&Q_SEASON=2006 Glen Mason] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514052125/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38607&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=263402&Q_SEASON=2006 |date=2011-05-14 }}, [[University of Minnesota]]. Accessed April 22, 2007. "Mason is a 33-year coaching veteran who coached more games (102) than anyone in Kansas' school history. Succeeding with programs that had previously suffered through hard times is nothing new for the Colonia, N.J. native."</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>
* [[Zack Rosen]] (born 1989), All-American [[basketball]] player at [[Penn Quakers men's basketball|Penn]]; plays for [[Maccabi Ashdod]] in Israel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1578569&DB_OEM_ID=1700|title=Zack Rosen athletic biography|access-date=April 6, 2012|publisher=University of Pennsylvania athletics|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114090941/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1578569&DB_OEM_ID=1700|archive-date=November 14, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Bret Schundler]] (born 1959), New Jersey Republican politician.<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"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 10, 1992. Accessed November 30, 2012. "Mr. Schundler, who was born in Colonia, graduated from Harvard University with honors in 1981 and then worked as a Congressional aide and a campaign coordinator for Gary Hart's 1984 presidential run."</ref>
* [[Tico Torres]] (born 1953), drummer for [[Bon Jovi]].<ref>Jordan, Chris. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1719572781.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+09%2C+2007&author=CHRIS+JORDAN&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=TEN+WILD+NIGHTS&pqatl=google "Ten Wild Nights"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', November 9, 2007. Accessed November 30, 2012. "But there they are, Sayreville's Jon Bon Jovi, now of Middletown, and his bandmates - including Richie Sambora, guitar, from Woodbridge; David Bryan, keyboards, from Edison and Tico Torres, drums, from the Colonia section of Woodbridge - giving the sound of Newark a new, and decidedly loud, wrinkle."</ref>
Todd Behringer ( born unknown)known as "tiny pee pee man" claim to fame refusing to believe he grew up in Woodbridge and all star Moocher
==See also==
*[[List of neighborhoods in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey]]
*[[List of neighborhoods in Edison, New Jersey]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Middlesex County, New Jersey}}
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[[Category:Neighborhoods in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Middlesex County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New Jersey]]' |
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class="infobox-label"><a href="/info/en/?search=U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="308" /></span></span> </span><a href="/info/en/?search=New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/info/en/?search=List_of_counties_in_New_Jersey" title="List of counties in New Jersey">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/info/en/?search=Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/info/en/?search=List_of_townships_in_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="List of townships in New Jersey">Township</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/info/en/?search=Woodbridge_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Woodbridge Township, New Jersey">Woodbridge</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-TigerWebMapServer_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TigerWebMapServer-1">[1]</a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">4.03 sq mi (10.45 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">4.03 sq mi (10.44 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.00 sq mi (0.01 km<sup>2</sup>)  0.11%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">69 ft (21 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/info/en/?search=2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Census2020_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2020-3">[3]</a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">18,609</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">4,617.62/sq mi (1,782.99/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/info/en/?search=Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/info/en/?search=UTC%E2%88%9205:00" title="UTC−05:00">UTC−05:00</a> (<a href="/info/en/?search=Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern (EST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/info/en/?search=Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/info/en/?search=UTC%E2%88%9204:00" title="UTC−04:00">UTC−04:00</a> (<a href="/info/en/?search=Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">Eastern (EDT)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/info/en/?search=ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">07067<sup id="cite_ref-USPS_4-0" class="reference"><a 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class="infobox-label"><a href="/info/en/?search=Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">02389346<sup id="cite_ref-CensusArea_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CensusArea-5">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GR3_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR3-8">[8]</a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Colonia</b> is an <a href="/info/en/?search=Local_government_in_New_Jersey#Unincorporated_communities" title="Local government in New Jersey">unincorporated community</a> and <a href="/info/en/?search=Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">census-designated place</a> (CDP)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> located within <a href="/info/en/?search=Woodbridge_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Woodbridge Township, New Jersey">Woodbridge Township</a>, in <a href="/info/en/?search=Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex County</a>, in the <a href="/info/en/?search=U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/info/en/?search=New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CPH232_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CPH232-10">[10]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> As of the <a href="/info/en/?search=2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010 United States Census</a>, the CDP's population was 17,795.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2010_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2010-12">[12]</a></sup>
</p><p>In 1919, the <a href="/info/en/?search=New_Jersey_State_Highway_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey State Highway Commission">New Jersey State Highway Commission</a> built a new road that became part of the <a href="/info/en/?search=Lincoln_Highway" title="Lincoln Highway">Lincoln Highway</a>, an early plan to create a transcontinental highway. The stretch was constructed on the west side of the <a href="/info/en/?search=Pennsylvania_Railroad" title="Pennsylvania Railroad">Pennsylvania Railroad</a> (now the <a href="/info/en/?search=Northeast_Corridor" title="Northeast Corridor">Northeast Corridor</a>) from near the northeast of Dow Avenue between Colonia and <a href="/info/en/?search=Iselin,_New_Jersey" title="Iselin, New Jersey">Iselin</a> to Cedar Street in <a href="/info/en/?search=Menlo_Park,_New_Jersey" title="Menlo Park, New Jersey">Menlo Park</a>, to avoid two railroad crossings. The old road is now Middlesex-Essex Turnpike and Thornall Street, on the east side of the tracks.
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<p>According to the <a href="/info/en/?search=United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the CDP had a total area of 3.914 square miles (10.137 km<sup>2</sup>), including 3.910 square miles (10.126 km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.004 square miles (0.011 km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.11%).<sup id="cite_ref-CensusArea_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CensusArea-5">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GR1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-13">[13]</a></sup> It has a <a href="/info/en/?search=Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a> (Cfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 33 °F (1 °C) in January to 78.1 °F (25.6 °C) in July.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup>
</p><p>The <a href="/info/en/?search=Garden_State_Parkway" title="Garden State Parkway">Garden State Parkway</a> passes through the western portion of the CDP but does not interchange there. For northbound Garden State Parkway traffic only there is a service plaza in Colonia, that is the parkway's only area located on private property.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup>
</p><p>In 2018 the president of the Historical Association of Woodbridge, Daniel D’Arcy, stated that "Colonia is to Woodbridge like the Bronx is to NYC. People like the identity."<sup id="cite_ref-Zimmeretal_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zimmeretal-16">[16]</a></sup>
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<tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr>
<tr><th scope="row"><a href="/info/en/?search=1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>18,238</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/info/en/?search=2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>17,811</td><td></td><td>−2.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/info/en/?search=2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>17,795</td><td></td><td>−0.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/info/en/?search=2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>18,609</td><td></td><td>4.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">Population sources:<br />1990-2010<sup id="cite_ref-CPH232_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CPH232-10">[10]</a></sup> 2000<sup id="cite_ref-Census2000_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2000-17">[17]</a></sup><br />2010<sup id="cite_ref-Census2010_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2010-12">[12]</a></sup> 2020<sup id="cite_ref-Census2020_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2020-3">[3]</a></sup></td></tr>
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<p>The <a href="/info/en/?search=2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 United States census</a> counted 17,795 people, 6,160 households, and 4,977 families in the CDP. The <a href="/info/en/?search=Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 4,551.4 per square mile (1,757.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 6,321 housing units at an average density of 1,616.7 per square mile (624.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 80.37% (14,302) <a href="/info/en/?search=White_(U.S._census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. census)">White</a>, 5.26% (936) <a href="/info/en/?search=Black_(U.S._census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Black (U.S. census)">Black or African American</a>, 0.12% (21) <a href="/info/en/?search=Native_American_(U.S._census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. census)">Native American</a>, 10.70% (1,904) <a href="/info/en/?search=Asian_(U.S._census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. census)">Asian</a>, 0.04% (8) <a href="/info/en/?search=Pacific_Islander_(U.S._census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 1.54% (274) from <a href="/info/en/?search=Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census#Race" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">other races</a>, and 1.97% (350) from two or more races. <a href="/info/en/?search=Hispanic_(U.S._census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. census)">Hispanic or Latino</a> of any race were 9.27% (1,649) of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2010_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2010-12">[12]</a></sup>
</p><p>Of the 6,160 households, 34.8% had children under the age of 18; 65.6% were married couples living together; 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 19.2% were non-families. Of all households, 16.4% were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.25.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2010_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2010-12">[12]</a></sup>
</p><p>22.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.6 males.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2010_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2010-12">[12]</a></sup>
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<p>As of the <a href="/info/en/?search=2000_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 United States Census">2000 United States Census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-6">[6]</a></sup> there were 17,811 people, 6,184 households, and 5,077 families residing in the CDP. The <a href="/info/en/?search=Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 1,772.4/km<sup>2</sup> (4,594.1/mi<sup>2</sup>). There were 6,254 housing units at an average density of 622.3/km<sup>2</sup> (1,613.1/mi<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.00% <a href="/info/en/?search=White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 4.76% <a href="/info/en/?search=African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.10% <a href="/info/en/?search=Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 6.31% <a href="/info/en/?search=Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.06% <a href="/info/en/?search=Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 1.27% from <a href="/info/en/?search=Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 1.50% from two or more races. <a href="/info/en/?search=Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/info/en/?search=Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 4.97% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2000_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2000-17">[17]</a></sup>
</p><p>There were 6,184 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were <a href="/info/en/?search=Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.21.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2000_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2000-17">[17]</a></sup>
</p><p>In the CDP the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2000_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2000-17">[17]</a></sup>
</p><p>The median income for a household in the CDP was $67,372, and the median income for a family was $76,090. Males had a median income of $50,260 versus $36,657 for females. The <a href="/info/en/?search=Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the CDP was $27,732. About 1.5% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the <a href="/info/en/?search=Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2000_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2000-17">[17]</a></sup>
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<p>Merrill Park is a Middlesex County park located on the south branch of the <a href="/info/en/?search=Rahway_River" title="Rahway River">Rahway River</a>. The park was created as a "Progressive Playground" and spans 179 acres (72 ha). The park's maintenance is handled by funding from the municipality, local schools, community groups and local businesses. Merrill Park includes 4 tennis courts, 3 baseball fields, a soccer field, 7 picnic groves that can be reserved in advance, the progressive playground, a football field, 2 basketball courts, 2 softball fields, 2 open picnic groves, and 3 other playgrounds. The football field and soccer field are surrounded by a walkway for joggers as well. There are numerous small trails around the park.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup>
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<dl><dt>Public schools</dt></dl>
<p>Schools in Colonia operated as part of the <a href="/info/en/?search=Woodbridge_Township_School_District" title="Woodbridge Township School District">Woodbridge Township School District</a> are:
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<ul><li>Claremont Avenue Elementary School #20 - Claremont Avenue, Colonia</li>
<li>Lynn Crest Elementary School #22 - New Dover Road, Colonia</li>
<li>Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School #21 - Inman Avenue</li>
<li>Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School #27 - Pennsylvania Avenue</li></ul>
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<ul><li>Colonia Middle School - Delaware Avenue</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/info/en/?search=Colonia_High_School" title="Colonia High School">Colonia High School</a> - East Street</li></ul>
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<ul><li>St. John Vianney Grammar School - 420 Inman Avenue<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<p>People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Colonia include:
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<ul><li><a href="/info/en/?search=John_Carlson_(ice_hockey)" title="John Carlson (ice hockey)">John Carlson</a> (born 1990), defenseman and Stanley Cup champion (2018) with the <a href="/info/en/?search=Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=John_Gorka" title="John Gorka">John Gorka</a> (born 1958), contemporary folk singer/songwriter.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Kelsey_Grammer" title="Kelsey Grammer">Kelsey Grammer</a> (born 1955), actor who appeared in <i><a href="/info/en/?search=Frasier" title="Frasier">Frasier</a></i> and <i><a href="/info/en/?search=Cheers" title="Cheers">Cheers</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Tom_Higgins_(Canadian_football)" title="Tom Higgins (Canadian football)">Tom Higgins</a> (born 1954), former American and Canadian football player.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Stewart_Krentzman" title="Stewart Krentzman">Stewart Krentzman</a> (born 1951), CEO of <a href="/info/en/?search=Oki_Electric_Industry" title="Oki Electric Industry">Oki Data Americas, Inc.</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Eric_LeGrand" title="Eric LeGrand">Eric LeGrand</a> (born 1990), defensive tackle the <a href="/info/en/?search=Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights football">Rutgers Scarlet Knights football</a> team who was paralyzed during a game.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Glen_Mason" title="Glen Mason">Glen Mason</a> (born 1950), <a href="/info/en/?search=NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a> <a href="/info/en/?search=American_football" title="American football">football</a> coach.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Laura_McCullough" title="Laura McCullough">Laura McCullough</a> (born 1960), poet.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Zack_Rosen" title="Zack Rosen">Zack Rosen</a> (born 1989), All-American <a href="/info/en/?search=Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player at <a href="/info/en/?search=Penn_Quakers_men%27s_basketball" title="Penn Quakers men's basketball">Penn</a>; plays for <a href="/info/en/?search=Maccabi_Ashdod" class="mw-redirect" title="Maccabi Ashdod">Maccabi Ashdod</a> in Israel.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Bret_Schundler" title="Bret Schundler">Bret Schundler</a> (born 1959), New Jersey Republican politician.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Tico_Torres" title="Tico Torres">Tico Torres</a> (born 1953), drummer for <a href="/info/en/?search=Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi">Bon Jovi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup></li></ul>
<p>Todd Behringer ( born unknown)known as "tiny pee pee man" claim to fame refusing to believe he grew up in Woodbridge and all star Moocher
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<ul><li><a href="/info/en/?search=List_of_neighborhoods_in_Woodbridge_Township,_New_Jersey" title="List of neighborhoods in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey">List of neighborhoods in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=List_of_neighborhoods_in_Edison,_New_Jersey" title="List of neighborhoods in Edison, New Jersey">List of neighborhoods in Edison, New Jersey</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-Census2020-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Census2020_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Census2020_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/coloniacdpnewjersey/">QuickFacts Colonia CDP, New Jersey</a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>. Accessed June 18, 2023.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-USPS-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-USPS_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=colonia&state=NJ">Look Up a ZIP Code for Colonia, NJ</a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a>. Accessed November 30, 2012.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-CensusArea-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-CensusArea_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CensusArea_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CensusArea_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_34.txt">Gazetteer of New Jersey Places</a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>. Accessed July 21, 2016.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-GR2-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-GR2_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GR2_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov">U.S. Census website</a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>. Accessed September 4, 2014.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34">Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey</a>, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-GR3-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-GR3_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://geonames.usgs.gov">US Board on Geographic Names</a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=United_States_Geological_Survey" title="United States Geological Survey">United States Geological Survey</a>. Accessed September 4, 2014.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html">State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020</a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>. Accessed December 1, 2022.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-CPH232-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-CPH232_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CPH232_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf">New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)</a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, August 2012. Accessed November 30, 2012.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34023">GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Middlesex County, New Jersey</a> <a class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20200212200723/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34023">Archived</a> 2020-02-12 at <a href="/info/en/?search=Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>. Accessed November 30, 2012.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-Census2010-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Census2010_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Census2010_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Census2010_12-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Census2010_12-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Census2010_12-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3414380">DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Colonia CDP, New Jersey</a> <a class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20200212140401/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3414380">Archived</a> 2020-02-12 at <a href="/info/en/?search=Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>. Accessed November 30, 2012.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-GR1-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-GR1_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html">US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990</a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>. Accessed September 4, 2014.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a class="external text" href="https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/">"PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=PRISM+Climate+Group+at+Oregon+State+University&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fprism.oregonstate.edu%2Fexplorer%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColonia%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Higgs, Larry. <a class="external text" href="https://www.nj.com/traffic/2017/10/the_oddity_of_the_twin_parkway_service_areas_that_are_on_private_property.html">"The oddity of the twin Parkway service areas that are on private property"</a>, NJ Advance Media for <a href="/info/en/?search=NJ.com" title="NJ.com">NJ.com</a>, October 31, 2017, updated January 16, 2019. Accessed February 6, 2022. "A Dunkin' Donuts and new convenience store are under construction at the Colonia service area in Woodbridge, while one has been open at the Exxon next door since the early 2000's. The Colonia Service area is the only area on the Garden State Parkway on private property."</span>
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<li id="cite_note-Zimmeretal-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Zimmeretal_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite id="CITEREFZimmerSheingoldShkolnikovaFagan2018" class="citation web cs1">Zimmer, David M.; Sheingold, Dave; Shkolnikova, Svetlana; Fagan, Matt (June 14, 2018). <a class="external text" href="https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2018/06/14/towns-new-jersey-sometimes-not-towns-all-but-unincorporated-community/694485002/">"Sorry, your New Jersey hometown may not be a town at all"</a>. <a href="/info/en/?search=Northjersey.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Northjersey.com">northjersey.com</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 29,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sorry%2C+your+New+Jersey+hometown+may+not+be+a+town+at+all&rft.pub=northjersey.com&rft.date=2018-06-14&rft.aulast=Zimmer&rft.aufirst=David+M.&rft.au=Sheingold%2C+Dave&rft.au=Shkolnikova%2C+Svetlana&rft.au=Fagan%2C+Matt&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fnew-jersey%2F2018%2F06%2F14%2Ftowns-new-jersey-sometimes-not-towns-all-but-unincorporated-community%2F694485002%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColonia%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-Census2000-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Census2000_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Census2000_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Census2000_17-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Census2000_17-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Census2000_17-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3414380">DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Colonia CDP, New Jersey</a> <a class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20200212102545/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3414380">Archived</a> 2020-02-12 at <a href="/info/en/?search=Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>. Accessed November 30, 2012.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/About/ParksRecreation/Pages/PR/Merrill-Park.aspx">Merrill Park </a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex County, New Jersey</a>. Accessed June 29, 2016.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://diometuchen.org/find-a-school/display/6">St. John Vianney School</a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Metuchen" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen">Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen</a>. Accessed May 13, 2013.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hageny, John Christian. <a class="external text" href="https://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/boysicehockey/index.ssf/2013/02/hockey_where_are_they_now_st_josephs_john_carlson_a_capital_investment.html">"Hockey: Where are they now? St. Joseph's John Carlson a Capital Investment"</a>, <i><a href="/info/en/?search=The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a></i>, February 10, 2013. Accessed May 4, 2015. "Playing alongside defensive partner, Karl Alzner, Carlson, whose family made their home in Colonia while living in New Jersey, appeared in his 198th-career NHL game last night when Washington hosted the Florida Panthers."</span>
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<li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gluck, Robert. <a class="external text" href="https://njmonthly.com/articles/lifestyle/people/home-again.html">"Home AgainFolksinger John Gorka has never stopped being a Jersey boy."</a>, <i><a href="/info/en/?search=New_Jersey_Monthly" title="New Jersey Monthly">New Jersey Monthly</a></i>, March 15, 2010. Accessed November 20, 2012. "Jennie Esposito remembers her first encounter with John Gorka. He was a shy eighth-grader in Colonia who had been invited to join her church folk group."</span>
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<li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Martel, Jay. <a class="external text" href="https://www.maryellenmark.com/text/magazines/us">weekly_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?"</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged November 2016">permanent dead link</span></a></i>]</span></sup>, <i><a href="/info/en/?search=US_Weekly" class="mw-redirect" title="US Weekly">US Weekly</a></i>, 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."</span>
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<li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Ralph, Dan. <a class="external text" href="https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/551167291.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+26%2C+2004&author=Dan+Ralph&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Accolades+await+Esks'+Higgins&pqatl=google">"Accolades await Esks' Higgins"</a>, <i><a href="/info/en/?search=The_Hamilton_Spectator" title="The Hamilton Spectator">The Hamilton Spectator</a></i>, February 26, 2004. Accessed November 30, 2012. "The native of Colonia, N.J., has made Alberta his home, retiring as a player in 1981 to become a high school coach in Calgary."</span>
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<li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110516170130/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108447024.html">"Oki Data Americas Promotes Stewart Krentzman to President and Chief Executive Officer."</a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=Business_Wire" title="Business Wire">Business Wire</a>, October 2, 2003. Accessed June 24, 2007.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Stanmyre, Matthew. <a class="external text" href="https://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/football/index.ssf/2010/10/colonia_honors_paralyzed_rutgers_player_eric_legrand_as_town_hero.html">"Colonia honors paralyzed Rutgers player Eric LeGrand as 'town hero'"</a>, <i><a href="/info/en/?search=The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a></i>, October 23, 2010. Accessed November 30, 2010.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external text" href="https://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38607&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=263402&Q_SEASON=2006">Glen Mason</a> <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110514052125/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38607&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=263402&Q_SEASON=2006">Archived</a> 2011-05-14 at the <a href="/info/en/?search=Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/info/en/?search=University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a>. Accessed April 22, 2007. "Mason is a 33-year coaching veteran who coached more games (102) than anyone in Kansas' school history. Succeeding with programs that had previously suffered through hard times is nothing new for the Colonia, N.J. native."</span>
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<li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannella, Wendy. <a class="external text" href="https://pbqmag.org/wendy-cannella-this-fierce-life-an-interview-with-laura-mccullough/">"Wendy Cannella: <i>This Fierce Life</i>: An Interview with Laura McCullough"</a>, <i><a href="/info/en/?search=Painted_Bride_Quarterly" title="Painted Bride Quarterly">Painted Bride Quarterly</a></i>, 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."</span>
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<li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111114090941/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1578569&DB_OEM_ID=1700">"Zack Rosen athletic biography"</a>. University of Pennsylvania athletics. Archived from <a class="external text" href="https://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1578569&DB_OEM_ID=1700">the original</a> on November 14, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 6,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Zack+Rosen+athletic+biography&rft.pub=University+of+Pennsylvania+athletics&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pennathletics.com%2FViewArticle.dbml%3F%26ATCLID%3D1578569%26DB_OEM_ID%3D1700&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColonia%2C+New+Jersey" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sullivan, Joseph F. <a class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/10/nyregion/jersey-city-mayor-warns-of-possible-bankruptcy.html">"Jersey City Mayor Warns of Possible Bankruptcy"</a>, <i><a href="/info/en/?search=The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, November 10, 1992. Accessed November 30, 2012. "Mr. Schundler, who was born in Colonia, graduated from Harvard University with honors in 1981 and then worked as a Congressional aide and a campaign coordinator for Gary Hart's 1984 presidential run."</span>
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Jersey</span></a>, <span class="country-name">United States</span></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div><a href="/info/en/?search=County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/info/en/?search=New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="New Brunswick, New Jersey"><span>New Brunswick</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/info/en/?search=City_(New_Jersey)" title="City (New Jersey)">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/info/en/?search=New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="New Brunswick, New Jersey">New Brunswick</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Perth_Amboy,_New_Jersey" title="Perth Amboy, New Jersey">Perth Amboy</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=South_Amboy,_New_Jersey" title="South Amboy, New Jersey">South Amboy</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/info/en/?search=Carteret,_New_Jersey" title="Carteret, New Jersey">Carteret</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Dunellen,_New_Jersey" title="Dunellen, New Jersey">Dunellen</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Helmetta,_New_Jersey" title="Helmetta, New Jersey">Helmetta</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Highland_Park,_New_Jersey" title="Highland Park, New Jersey">Highland Park</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Jamesburg,_New_Jersey" title="Jamesburg, New Jersey">Jamesburg</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Metuchen,_New_Jersey" title="Metuchen, New Jersey">Metuchen</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Middlesex,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex, New Jersey">Middlesex</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Milltown,_New_Jersey" title="Milltown, New Jersey">Milltown</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Sayreville,_New_Jersey" title="Sayreville, New Jersey">Sayreville</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=South_Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="South Plainfield, New Jersey">South Plainfield</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=South_River,_New_Jersey" title="South River, New Jersey">South River</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Spotswood,_New_Jersey" title="Spotswood, New Jersey">Spotswood</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/info/en/?search=Cranbury,_New_Jersey" title="Cranbury, New Jersey">Cranbury</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=East_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="East Brunswick, New Jersey">East Brunswick</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Edison,_New_Jersey" title="Edison, New Jersey">Edison</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Monroe_Township,_Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey">Monroe</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=North_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="North Brunswick, New Jersey">North Brunswick</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Old_Bridge_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Old Bridge Township, New Jersey">Old Bridge</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Piscataway,_New_Jersey" title="Piscataway, New Jersey">Piscataway</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Plainsboro_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Plainsboro Township, New Jersey">Plainsboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=South_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="South Brunswick, New Jersey">South Brunswick</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Woodbridge_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Woodbridge Township, New Jersey">Woodbridge</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/info/en/?search=Avenel,_New_Jersey" title="Avenel, New Jersey">Avenel</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Brownville,_New_Jersey" title="Brownville, New Jersey">Brownville</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Clearbrook,_New_Jersey" title="Clearbrook, New Jersey">Clearbrook</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Colonia</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Concordia,_New_Jersey" title="Concordia, New Jersey">Concordia</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Cranbury_(CDP),_New_Jersey" title="Cranbury (CDP), New Jersey">Cranbury</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Dayton,_New_Jersey" title="Dayton, New Jersey">Dayton</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Deans,_New_Jersey" title="Deans, New Jersey">Deans</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Encore_at_Monroe,_New_Jersey" title="Encore at Monroe, New Jersey">Encore at Monroe</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Fords,_New_Jersey" title="Fords, New Jersey">Fords</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Forsgate,_New_Jersey" title="Forsgate, New Jersey">Forsgate</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Heathcote,_New_Jersey" title="Heathcote, New Jersey">Heathcote</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Hopelawn,_New_Jersey" title="Hopelawn, New Jersey">Hopelawn</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Iselin,_New_Jersey" title="Iselin, New Jersey">Iselin</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Keasbey,_New_Jersey" title="Keasbey, New Jersey">Keasbey</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Kendall_Park,_New_Jersey" title="Kendall Park, New Jersey">Kendall Park</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Kingston,_New_Jersey" title="Kingston, New Jersey">Kingston</a>‡</li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Laurence_Harbor,_New_Jersey" title="Laurence Harbor, New Jersey">Laurence Harbor</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Madison_Park,_New_Jersey" title="Madison Park, New Jersey">Madison Park</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Menlo_Park_Terrace,_New_Jersey" title="Menlo Park Terrace, New Jersey">Menlo Park Terrace</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Monmouth_Junction,_New_Jersey" title="Monmouth Junction, New Jersey">Monmouth Junction</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Monroe_Manor,_New_Jersey" title="Monroe Manor, New Jersey">Monroe Manor</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Old_Bridge_(CDP),_New_Jersey" title="Old Bridge (CDP), New Jersey">Old Bridge</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Plainsboro_Center,_New_Jersey" title="Plainsboro Center, New Jersey">Plainsboro Center</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Port_Reading,_New_Jersey" title="Port Reading, New Jersey">Port Reading</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Princeton_Meadows,_New_Jersey" title="Princeton Meadows, New Jersey">Princeton Meadows</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Regency_at_Monroe,_New_Jersey" title="Regency at Monroe, New Jersey">Regency at Monroe</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Renaissance_at_Monroe,_New_Jersey" title="Renaissance at Monroe, New Jersey">Renaissance at Monroe</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Rossmoor,_New_Jersey" title="Rossmoor, New Jersey">Rossmoor</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Rutgers_University-Busch_Campus,_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Rutgers University-Busch Campus, New Jersey">Rutgers University-Busch Campus</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Rutgers_University-Livingston_Campus,_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, New Jersey">Rutgers University-Livingston Campus</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Sewaren,_New_Jersey" title="Sewaren, New Jersey">Sewaren</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Society_Hill,_Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Society Hill, Middlesex County, New Jersey">Society Hill</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Stonebridge,_New_Jersey" title="Stonebridge, New Jersey">Stonebridge</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=The_Ponds,_New_Jersey" title="The Ponds, New Jersey">The Ponds</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Whittingham,_New_Jersey" title="Whittingham, New Jersey">Whittingham</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Woodbridge_(CDP),_New_Jersey" title="Woodbridge (CDP), New Jersey">Woodbridge</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/info/en/?search=Adams,_New_Jersey" title="Adams, New Jersey">Adams</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Applegarth,_New_Jersey" title="Applegarth, New Jersey">Applegarth</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Bonhamtown,_New_Jersey" title="Bonhamtown, New Jersey">Bonhamtown</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Boynton_Beach,_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Boynton Beach, New Jersey">Boynton Beach</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Brookview,_New_Jersey" title="Brookview, New Jersey">Brookview</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Browntown,_New_Jersey" title="Browntown, New Jersey">Browntown</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Cheesequake,_New_Jersey" title="Cheesequake, New Jersey">Cheesequake</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Chrome,_New_Jersey" title="Chrome, New Jersey">Chrome</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Clara_Barton,_New_Jersey" title="Clara Barton, New Jersey">Clara Barton</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Cottageville,_New_Jersey" title="Cottageville, New Jersey">Cottageville</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Cottrell_Corners,_New_Jersey" title="Cottrell Corners, New Jersey">Cottrell Corners</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Cranbury_Station,_New_Jersey" title="Cranbury Station, New Jersey">Cranbury Station</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=East_Spotswood,_New_Jersey" title="East Spotswood, New Jersey">East Spotswood</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Edgars,_New_Jersey" title="Edgars, New Jersey">Edgars</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Edgebrook,_Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Edgebrook, Middlesex County, New Jersey">Edgebrook</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Feaster_Park,_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Feaster Park, New Jersey">Feaster Park</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Fieldville,_New_Jersey" title="Fieldville, New Jersey">Fieldville</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Franklin_Park,_New_Jersey" title="Franklin Park, New Jersey">Franklin Park</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Fresh_Ponds,_New_Jersey" title="Fresh Ponds, New Jersey">Fresh Ponds</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Gillespie,_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Gillespie, New Jersey">Gillespie</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Gravel_Hill,_New_Jersey" title="Gravel Hill, New Jersey">Gravel Hill</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Half_Acre,_New_Jersey" title="Half Acre, New Jersey">Half Acre</a></li>
<li><a href="/info/en/?search=Halls_Corner,_New_Jersey" title="Halls Corner, New Jersey">Halls Corner</a></li>
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