Gloucester County (New Jersey)

The Gloucester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Woodbury.

The Gloucester County is part of the metropolitan area Delaware Valley metropolitan area called the City of Philadelphia.

Geography

The County is located in the southern suburban area of Philadelphia in neighboring Pennsylvania, from which it is separated by the Delaware River. In the far west of the river forms the border with Delaware.

It has an area of ​​873 square kilometers, of which 32 square kilometers are water surface. Gloucester County consists largely of low-lying rivers and coastal plains. It is located on the Delaware River.

The highest point is a slight RISING on County Route 654, south of Cross Keys, 55m above sea level. The lowest point is the Delaware River. The nature reserve Great Egg Harbor River is partly in this county.

At the Gloucester County borders the following counties:

History

After the land was first settled by Native Americans of the Lenni Lenape and Susquehannock, the area on both sides of the lower Delaware River in 1638 was initially colonized by Sweden and called New Sweden. After the end of Swedish rule in 1655 to 1674 a continuous change between English and Dutch sovereignty over the area followed the final connection to the British colonial territory in North America.

The beginnings of the Gloucester County going back to May 26, 1686, when there is a jurisdiction was introduced separately from the Burlington County. On May 17, 1694, the County was officially established and the former West Jersey Province supplied. It was named after the English town of Gloucester.

On February 7, 1837 Atlantic County was spun off and on 13 March 1844, the Camden County founded.

Woodbury, founded in 1683 by Henry Wood, is the oldest city in Gloucester County, according to the. During the colonization of the region was dominated by agriculture.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2010 lived in Gloucester County 288 288 people in 100 680 households. The population density was 342.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 100 680 households lived statistically 2.77 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 83.6 percent white, 10.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 2.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 4.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 69,928. The per capita income was $ 30,843. 7.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

Citys

• Woodbury

Boroughs

• Clayton
• Glassboro
• National park
• Newfield

• Paulsboro
• Pitman
• Swedesboro
• Wenonah

• Westville
• Woodbury Heights

Census-designated places (CDP )

• Beckett
• Gibbstown
• Mullica Hill
• Oak Valley

• Turnersville
• Victory Lakes
• Williamstown

Unincorporated communities

• Almonesson
• Bridgeport
• Clarksboro
• Cooper
• Cross Keys

• Ferrell
• Franklinville
• Greenfields Village
• Harrisonville
• Hurffville

• Mickleton
• Monroeville1
• Mount Royal
• New Brooklyn

• Red Bank
• Repaupo
• Richwood
• Sewell
• Thorofare

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• Asbury
• Aura
• Avis Mills
• Barnsboro
• Bells Lake
• Berryland
• Billing Sports
• Blackwood Terrace
• Blue Bell
• Broad Lane
• Buckingham Village
• Cecil
• Cedar Grove
• City Centre
• Clements Bridge
• Colonial Manor
• Cooper Village
• Creesville
• Dilkes Mills
• Dilkesboro
• Downer
• Downtown
• Elsmere
• Ewan
• Fairview
• Forest Grove
• Fries Mill
• Garden City
• Gardenville
• Gardenville Center
• Good Intent
• Grand Sprute
• Green Tree
• Greenfield Heights
• Green -Fields
• Grenloch Terrace
• Harding
• Harding Ville
• Iona
• Janvier
• Jefferson
• Jericho
• Leonards
• Lincoln
• Mantua
• Mantua Grove
• New Sharon
• North Woodbury
• Nortonville
• Ogden
• Paradise
• Parksville
• Piney Hollow
• Plainville
• Porches Mill
• Porchtown
• Prospect
• Prosser's Mills
• Robanna
• Rulon Road
• Salina
• South Westville
• Starcross
• Sunset Beach
• Tomlin
• Verga
• West End
• Westcotville
• Westville Grove
• Whitman Square
• Wolfert
• Woodbury Gardens
• Wrights Mill

Townships

• Deptford Township
• East Greenwich Township
• Elk Township
• Franklin Township
• Greenwich Township
• Harrison Township
• Logan Township
• Mantua Township
• Monroe Township
• South Harrison Township
• Washington Township
• West Deptford Township
• Woolwich Township