Gloucester County () is a

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located in the U.S. state of

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. As of the

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, the county's population was 302,294. Gloucester County is located approximately southeast of

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and northwest of

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. It is part of the

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metropolitan division of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington

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and the Delaware Valley

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. The county is part of

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and is the only county in New Jersey to border both

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and

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History

Etymology

The county is named after the city and county of

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east o ...

in England.

History

Gloucester County's

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is Woodbury, which was founded in 1683 and is the county's oldest municipality.

National Park A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual ...

in Gloucester County was the site of the

American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...

Battle of Red Bank The Battle of Red Bank was a battle fought on October 22, 1777 during the American Revolutionary War in which a British and Hessian force was sent to take Fort Mercer on the left bank (or New Jersey side) of the Delaware River just south of Phi ...

, where Fort Mercer once stood. It is now the site of Red Bank Battlefield Park. The remains of the

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's were laid in Red Bank until they were moved and subsequently resunk in Gloucester City. During the colonial era, Gloucester County's main industry sector was

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people ...

. Woodbury was the site of the county

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, the

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, a

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meeting house (still in existence), and an inn located on the current location of Woodbury Crossings. Because of the county's many creeks leading to the

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and the

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was common in the county.

Geography and climate

As of the 2010 U.S. census, the county had a total area of , including of land (95.5%) and of water (4.5%).Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Counties

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, Backed up by the

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as of June 11, 2012. Accessed October 4, 2013. Gloucester County is largely comprised of low-lying rivers and coastal plains. The highest elevation in the county is a slight rise along County Route 654 southeast of Monroe Township that reaches approximately above

sea level Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardis ...

. The county's lowest elevation is at sea level on the

Climate and weather

Average temperatures in the county seat of Woodbury have ranged from a low of in January to a high of in July. A record low of was recorded in February 1934 and a record high of was recorded in August 1918. Average monthly precipitation ranged from in February to in July. The county has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(''Cfa''). Average monthly temperatures in Newfield range from 33.0 °F in January to 76.6 °F in July.

Demographics

Swedesboro Swedesboro is a borough in Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the borough's population was 2,584,Bridgeport Bridgeport is the most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonn ...

were among the earliest European settlements in

and were both part of the 17th century

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colony. Gloucester County dates back to May 26, 1686 when courts were established separate from those in Burlington. On May 17, 1694, the county was officially formed and its boundaries defined as part of

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. Portions of Gloucester County were set off on February 7, 1837 to create Atlantic County. On March 13, 1844, its boundaries were again defined as part of the creation of neighboring Camden County.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 137. Accessed January 21, 2013. The county was named for the city of

and the county of

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2020 census

As of the

, the county's population was 302,294, representing an increase of 14,006 (4.9%) from 288,288 enumerated in the 2010 U.S. census.DP-1 – Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000; Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Gloucester County, New Jersey

. Accessed September 30, 2013.

Economy

Based on data from the

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, Gloucester County had a

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(GDP) of $14.4 billion in 2018, which was ranked 14th in the state and represented an increase of 1.3% from the previous year.

Education

Colleges and universities

Rowan University in Glassboro is a

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that was founded in 1923 on a site donated by the borough. Rowan College of South Jersey is the county college for Gloucester County. It was established in 1966 as Gloucester County College and opened to students two years later, in 1968. Its main campus is in Sewell and its two satellite campuses are in Vineland and Millville.

School districts

School districts in Gloucester County include:New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County

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. Accessed August 1, 2022. ;K-12: * Clayton Public Schools * Deptford Township Schools * Glassboro Public Schools * Gloucester County Special Services School District * Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District * Monroe Township Public Schools *

Paulsboro Public Schools The Paulsboro Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Paulsboro, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020–21 school year, ...

* Pitman School District *

Washington Township Public School District The Washington Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Washington Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the ...

* West Deptford Public Schools *

Woodbury Public Schools The Woodbury Public Schools (WPS) is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Woodbury, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2018–19 school ye ...

;Secondary * Clearview Regional High School District * Delsea Regional School District * Gateway Regional School District *

Kingsway Regional School District The Kingsway Regional School District is a regional public school district serving students from five communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from East Gr ...

; Elementary (K-6, except as indicated) * East Greenwich Township School District * Elk Township School District * Franklin Township Public Schools * Greenwich Township School District (K-8) * Harrison Township School District *

Logan Township School District The Logan Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Logan Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2021–22 school year, ...

(K-8) * Mantua Township School District * National Park School District * South Harrison Township School District * Swedesboro-Woolwich School District – Consolidated *

Wenonah School District The Wenonah School District is a community public school district that serves students in preschool through sixth grade from Wenonah, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising o ...

* Westville School District * Woodbury Heights School District

Vocational school

Gloucester County includes the Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District, and one vocational school, the

Gloucester County Institute of Technology The Gloucester County Institute of Technology (GCIT) is a four-year vocational-technical public high school located in Deptford Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It operates as part of the Gloucester County Vocational-Technical Sch ...

in Deptford Township, a four-year vocational-technical high school that serves students from across Gloucester County.

Municipalities

Gloucester County's 24 municipalities (with 2010 Census data for population, housing units and area) include:

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the county had of roadways, of which were maintained by the local municipality, by Gloucester County and by the

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, by the Delaware River Port Authority, by the South Jersey Transportation Authority and by the

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. Various county, state, U.S. routes, and interstates pass through the county. Major county highways include County Road 534, County Road 536, County Road 538, County Road 544, County Road 551, County Road 553, County Road 555, and County Road 557. State Routes include Route 41, Route 42 (part of the North-South Freeway), Route 45, Route 47, Route 55, Route 77, Route 168, and Route 324 (only in Logan Township). The three U.S. routes that traverse include: U.S. Route 130 in the northwest,

U.S. Route 322 U.S. Route 322 (US 322) is a long, east–west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The road is a spur of U.S. Route 22 and one of the original highways from 1926. A portion of it at one time was concurrent with ...

near the center, and

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in the southern tip. The Commodore Barry Bridge carries U.S. Route 322 between

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and Logan Township, New Jersey. Interstate 295 is the only Interstate in the county which also runs through the northwest for about . The

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passes through the county in the northwest. The turnpike's interchange in the county is Exit 2 in Woolwich Township.

Public transportation

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bus service between the county and the

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is available on the

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, and 315 routes to

. On the 400, 401 (from Salem),

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(from Pennsville Township), 403, 408, 410 (from Bridgeton), and 412 (from Sewell) routes, with local service offered on the 455 ( Cherry Hill to Paulsboro), and 463 (between Woodbury and the Avandale Park/Ride in Winslow Township) routes. The

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is a proposed

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(DMU) light rail system that is planned to connect with the River LINE and

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in Camden and was previously anticipated to be in operation in 2019. The lack of both an official project sponsor and identified funding source(s), have delayed the start of construction, making the 2019 timeframe unrealistic. Located within

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's South Jersey/Philadelphia Shared Assets Area,

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in the county travels along Penns Grove Secondary, the Salem Branch, and the Vineland Secondary. SMS Rail Lines handles

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with

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and

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Port

The

Port of Paulsboro The Port of Paulsboro is located on the Delaware River and Mantua Creek in and around Paulsboro, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, approximately from the Atlantic Ocean. Traditionally one of the nation's busiest for marine transfer operations ...

is located on the

and

Mantua Creek Mantua Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Mantua Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Mantua Creek's headwaters are near Glassboro, flowing northwest for 18.6 miles (29.9 kilometers) to the Delaware River at the Port of Paulsboro i ...

in and around Paulsboro. Traditionally one of the nation's busiest for marine transfer operations of

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s, the port is being redeveloped as an adaptable omniport able to handle

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, breakbulk cargo, and shipping containers. Studies completed in 2012 concluded that the port is well suited to become a center for the manufacture, assembly, and transport of

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s and platforms the development of wind power in New Jersey.

Government

County Government

Gloucester County is governed by a

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comprised of seven members who are elected

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to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis in partisan elections, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November. At a reorganization meeting held each January, the Board selects a Director and a Deputy Director from among its members. In 2017, commissioners (then called freeholders) were paid $16,908 and the director was paid an annual salary of $17,908. , Gloucester County's Commissioners are (with terms for director and deputy director ending every December 31st): In February 2022, the Board of Commissioners appointed Denice DiCarlo to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Dan Christy until his resignation the previous month. Pursuant to Article VII Section II of the Constitution of New Jersey, each county in New Jersey is required to have three elected administrative officials known as "constitutional officers." These officials are the

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and County Surrogate, both elected for five-year terms of office, and the County Sheriff, who is elected for a three-year term. Gloucester County's constitutional officers are: The Acting Gloucester County

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is Christine A. Hoffman, who was appointed in March 2020 to succeed Charles A. Fiore. Gloucester County is a part of Vicinage 15 of the New Jersey Superior Court (along with

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and Salem counties), seated in Woodbury in Gloucester County; the Assignment Judge for the vicinage is Benjamin C. Telsey. The Gloucester County Courthouse is in Woodbury.

Federal representatives

Gloucester County is included in the 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts.

State representatives

The county is part of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Districts in the

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Politics

The county leans toward the Democratic Party, though to a slightly lesser degree than the state of New Jersey as a whole. As of October 1, 2021, there were a total of 230,545 registered voters in Gloucester County, of whom 89,073 (38.6%) were registered as Democrats, 57,779 (25.1%) were registered as Republicans and 80,776 (35.0%) were registered as unaffiliated. There were 2,917 voters (1.3%) registered to other parties. In the 2008 presidential election,

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...

carried Gloucester County by a 12.2% margin over

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, while Obama carried the state by 15.5% over McCain. In the 2012 election,

carried Gloucester County by an even larger margin, even as his support declined nationwide. In 2016,

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...

became the first Republican to win Gloucester County since 1988, when George H.W. Bush won it and New Jersey's electoral votes as well, the last time a Republican has done so. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden was declared victor in the county in the closest Democratic victory in the county in the last 30 years. On the state level, the county is far more competitive as in the 2009 Gubernatorial Election, Republican

Chris Christie Christopher James Christie (born September 6, 1962) is an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, lobbyist, and former federal prosecutor who served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Christie, who was born in N ...

received 47% of the vote, defeating Democrat Jon Corzine, who received around 43%. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

received 50,640 votes in the county (64.1%), ahead of Democrat

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with 27,060 votes (34.2%). However, Gloucester County narrowly opted for Democrat Phil Murphy over Republican

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in the 2017 Gubernatorial Election. Then, in the 2021 Gubernatorial Election, the county voted for Republican Jack Ciattarelli over the Democratic incumbent, Governor Phil Murphy, making it one of three counties that Ciattarelli flipped.

Emergency services

Gloucester County is home to Gloucester County Emergency Management Services (GCEMS), the first county-based EMS agency in

, which provides emergency services to the municipalities of Clayton, Deptford Township, East Greenwich Township, Elk Township, Franklin Township, Glassboro, Greenwich Township, Harrison Township, Logan Township, Mantua Township,

, Newfield, Paulsboro, Pitman, South Harrison Township,

Swedesboro Swedesboro is a borough in Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the borough's population was 2,584,Wenonah, West Deptford Township, Westville, Woolwich Township, Woodbury, and Woodbury Heights. GCEMS was launched in September 2007 with the goal of providing emergency medical services to the residents of the county within nine minutes from the time of dispatch 90 percent of the time, which is considered to be the gold standard in EMS services. The program currently has twelve ambulances in service around the clock and three power shift ambulances on duty from the hours of 8 am to 8 pm seven days a week. GCEMS operates three Quick Response Vehicles (QRV) units that are located in West Deptford, Newfield, and South Harrison. The department operates from sixteen stations is spread strategically throughout Gloucester County. Its administrative offices are located at the county's Emergency Response Center at 1200 North Delsea Drive in Clayton. It was the winner of the 2010 Outstanding Public EMS Agency by the State of New Jersey. Gloucester County's special weapons and tactics (SWAT) unit is comprised of police officers from departments within Gloucester County offering emergency services for SWAT-oriented scenarios, included barricaded and suicidal subjects,

hostage A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized, such as a relative, employer, law enforcement or government to act, or refr ...

rescues, high-risk warrant service, dignitary protection, and

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responses.

Heroin overdoses

In 2014, the

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death rate in Gloucester County was 17.3 deaths per 100,000 people, the fourth-highest rate in New Jersey and nearly seven times the national average.

Notable people

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(born 1994), former professional football player,

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, and

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( Glassboro) * Danielson, American

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band ( Clarksboro) * Linda Fiorentino (born 1958 or 1960), actress ( Mantua Township) * Grace Helbig, comedian, actress, author, talk show host, and YouTube personality ( Woodbury) * Michael Johns (born 1964),

health care Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health pr ...

executive, former

White House The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in ...

presidential speechwriter,

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

policy analyst and writer ( Deptford Township) *

Tara Lipinski Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10, 1982) is an American former competitive figure skater, actress, sports commentator and documentary film producer. A former competitor in women's singles, she is the 1998 Olympic champion, the 1997 World ...

(born 1982), Olympic gold medal winner,

figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

( Sewell) *

Bryant McKinnie Bryant Douglas McKinnie (born September 23, 1979) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at the University of Miami, where he was twice recognized as an All-American. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings ...

(born 1979), former professional football player,

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...

Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team p ...

, and

Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansi ...

(Woodbury) *

J. Hampton Moore Joseph Hampton Moore (March 8, 1864 – May 2, 1950) was the 108th and 111th Mayor of Philadelphia and a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography J. Hampton ...

(1864–1950), former mayor of

(Woodbury). *

Milt Plum Milton Ross Plum (born January 20, 1935) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Cleveland Browns (1957–61), Detroit Lions (1962–67), Los Angeles Rams (1968) and New York Giants (1969) of the National Football League (NFL ...

(born 1935), former professional football player,

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conferenc ...

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at For ...

Los Angeles Rams The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC Wes ...

, and

( Westville) * Jimmy Rollins (born 1978), former professional baseball player,

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League West, West division. Established in 1883 i ...

, and

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

( Woolwich Township) *

Stephen Mallozzi Stephen John Mallozzi (born January 15, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is a part-time competitor in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and was formerly a development driver for Truck Series team Reaume Brothers Racing ...

(born 2001),

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of ...

driver for Reaume Brothers Racing (Swedesboro) * Patti Smith (born 1946), punk rock musician (Deptford Township) * Steve Squyres (born 1956), former professor,

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

, and principal investigator of the

Mars Exploration Rover NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission was a robotic space mission involving two Mars rovers, '' Spirit'' and '' Opportunity'', exploring the planet Mars. It began in 2003 with the launch of the two rovers to explore the Martian surface ...

mission ( Wenonah) * Charles C. Stratton (1796–1859), New Jersey governor and former Member of

Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...

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Swedesboro Swedesboro is a borough in Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the borough's population was 2,584,South Jersey South Jersey comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey located between the lower Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean. The designation of South Jersey with a distinct toponym is a colloquialism rather than an administrativ ...

. Hunter–Lawrence–Jessup House in Woodbury displays many of these artifacts.About Us
Gloucester County Historical Society. Accessed January 27, 2018.

National protected area

* Great Egg Harbor River (part)

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Gloucester County Historic Photos, Part I
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Clayton, New Jersey Clayton is a borough in Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 8,807, an increase of 628 from the 2010 census count of 8,179,Harrison Township, New Jersey)
Gloucester County Historic Photos, Part II
( Logan Township, New Jersey to South Harrison, New Jersey)
Gloucester County Historic Photos, Part III
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Swedesboro, New Jersey Swedesboro is a borough in Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the borough's population was 2,584,Woolwich Township, New Jersey) {{authority control 1686 establishments in New Jersey Geography of the Pine Barrens (New Jersey) Populated places established in 1686 South Jersey

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