Swedesboro is a

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in Gloucester County in the

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. As of the

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, the borough's population was 2,584,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Swedesboro borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed January 26, 2012.Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Swedesboro borough
,

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. Accessed January 26, 2012. reflecting an increase of 529 (+25.7%) from the 2,055 counted in the 2000 census. Swedesboro was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1902, from portions of Woolwich Township.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 140. Accessed January 26, 2012. The borough was named for its early settlers from Sweden. Swedesboro has been recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA since 2000.

History

Swedesboro was settled as part of

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around 1650. The Swedes and

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were fishermen, hunters and farmers. Swedesboro, initially named Sveaborg by the Swedish settlers, along with

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(Nya Stockholm) and Finns Point (Varkens Kill), was one of only three settlements established in New Jersey as a part of the

colony. The oldest extant log cabin in the United States, the Nothnagle Log Cabin () was built by Antti Niilonpoika (Anthony Neilson/Nelson) in Swedesboro. It is listed on the

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, as is Trinity Episcopal "Old Swedes" Church, which was established as a Swedish Lutheran Church in 1703; the present building dates to 1784. As a result of the Second Northern War,

passed into Dutch hands in 1655. In 1667, the English subsequently annexed the region along the Delaware River after the

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. The English Colonial government needed a road between the communities of

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and Salem and built the Kings Highway in 1691, which opened the southern portion of Gloucester County to more settlers, who were drawn to the area by the fertile sandy soil, prime farmland and vast tracts of oak, birch, maple and pine trees. Originally, the community was called Raccoon until it was changed to Swedesboro in 1765. Burns, John F.br>"Town Prepares For a Royal Visit; Swedesboro Is Preparing For a Royal Visit on April 8"
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'', February 29, 1976. Accessed July 29, 2013. "Communications enthusiasts that they are, the young Landwehrs are evidently not tuned in to the talk of Swedesboro, which is alive these days with discussion of the forthcoming visit of Carl XVI Gustaf, the 29-year-old bachelor who is King of Sweden.... Known to its founders as Raccoon, Swedesboro had its beginnings in a cluster of log cabins that the first Swedish settlers in America built only 20 years after the first Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock." Through the late 1800s, Raccoon Creek was a water route that was naturally deep enough to transport wood and farm produce to

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by the Delaware River.

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is the burial place of

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Charles C. Stratton, Congressman

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, and other notables. Carl XVI Gustaf,

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, visited the borough as part of a 1976 tour of the United States.

Geography

According to the

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, the borough had a total area of 0.77 square miles (1.99 km²), including 0.73 square miles (1.89 km²) of land and 0.04 square miles (0.09 km²) of water (4.55%).

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, localities, and places located partially or completely within the township include Ivyside. Swedesboro is an independent municipality surrounded on all sides by Woolwich Township, making it one of only 21 "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.

Demographics

2010 census

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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was $65,085 (with a margin of error of +/− $9,111) and the median family income was $70,050 (+/− $7,451). Males had a median income of $47,974 (+/− $4,268) versus $43,721 (+/− $3,157) for females. The

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for the borough was $24,623 (+/− $2,395). About 9.1% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the

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, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 2,055 people, 771 households, and 528 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 860 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 76.93%

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, 16.50%

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, 0.05% Native American, 0.34%

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, 3.36% from

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, and 2.82% from two or more races.

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of any race were 8.52% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Swedesboro borough
,

. Accessed July 21, 2013.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Swedesboro borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed July 21, 2013. There were 771 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.22. In the borough, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $49,286, and the median income for a family was $58,721. Males had a median income of $41,346 versus $33,125 for females. The

for the borough was $20,857. About 7.8% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the

, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Swedesboro is governed under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 of 564 municipalities statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. The governing body is comprised of a Mayor and a Borough Council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 19. The Borough form of government used by Swedesboro is a "

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/ strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can

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ordinances subject to an

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by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. , the Mayor of Swedesboro is

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Thomas W. Fromm, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. The Swedesboro Borough Council consists of Council President Salvatore "Sam" Casella ( R, 2024), Shaun Booker (D, 2024), David Flaherty (D, 2023), Joanna Gahrs (R, 2023), Diane F. Hale (D, 2022) and George J. Weeks (D, 2022).Borough Council
Borough of Swedesboro. Accessed July 9, 2022. "Swedesboro’s Borough Council is made up of seven elected members: one mayor serving a four year term, and six council members serving staggered three year terms. Only two Council seats are elected each year. Swedesboro follows the weak mayor model, where the mayor only votes in the event of a tie council vote."''Gloucester County 2022 Official Directory''

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. Accessed May 1, 2022.General Election November 2, 2021 Unofficial Results

, updated November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.General Election November 3, 2020 Unofficial Results

, updated November 18, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.General Election November 5, 2019 Summary Report Unofficial Results

Clerk, November 12, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.

Federal, state and county representation

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 3rd state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,535 registered voters in Swedesboro, of which 471 (30.7%) were registered as Democrats, 311 (20.3%) were registered as Republicans and 751 (48.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 2 voters registered as either

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or Greens. In the

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, Democrat

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received 59.5% of the vote (632 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 39.3% (417 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (13 votes), among the 1,076 ballots cast by the borough's 1,618 registered voters (14 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 66.5%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 59.3% of the vote (625 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 38.1% (402 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (14 votes), among the 1,054 ballots cast by the borough's 1,492 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.6%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican

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received 49.7% of the vote (448 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat

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with 49.4% (445 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (5 votes), among the 901 ballots cast by the borough's 1,301 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 69.3. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 65.0% of the vote (372 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 33.4% (191 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (9 votes), among the 581 ballots cast by the borough's 1,597 registered voters (9 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 36.4%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 46.1% of the vote (316 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 41.5% (284 votes), Independent

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with 9.5% (65 votes) and other candidates with 0.1% (1 votes), among the 685 ballots cast by the borough's 1,507 registered voters, yielding a 45.5% turnout.

Education

Public school students in pre-kindergarten through

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attend the

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, a consolidated school district that serves students from both Swedesboro and Woolwich Township. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,495 students and 138.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.District information for Swedesboro-Woolwich School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Margaret C. Clifford School with 230 students in grades Pre-K–K (located in Swedesboro), Governor Charles C. Stratton School with 402 students in grades 1–2 (Woolwich Township), General Charles G. Harker School with 653 students in Grades 3–5 (Woolwich Township), and Walter H. Hill School with 210 students in Grade 6 (Swedesboro). Public school students in

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through

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s are educated by the Kingsway Regional School District, which also serves students from East Greenwich Township, South Harrison Township and Woolwich Township, with the addition of students from Logan Township who attend the district's high school as part of a

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in which tuition is paid on a per-pupil basis by the Logan Township School District. Swedesboro accounts for one tenth of district enrollment. As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 2,868 students and 207.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1. The schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Kingsway Regional Middle School with 1,023 students in grades 7–8, and Kingsway Regional High School with 1,802 students in grades 9–12. Under a 2011 proposal, Kingsway would merge with its constituent member's K–6 districts to become a full K–12 district, with various options for including Logan Township as part of the consolidated district. Students from across the county are eligible to apply to attend

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, a four-year high school in Deptford Township that provides technical and vocational education. As a public school, students do not pay tuition to attend the school. Guardian Angels Regional School (Pre-K–Grade 3 campus in Gibbstown and 4–8 campus in Paulsboro) takes students from Swedesboro. It is under the

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Transportation

Roads and highways

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality and by Gloucester County. The main roads serving Swedesboro are County Route 538 and County Route 551.

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and the New Jersey Turnpike can be accessed in neighboring Woolwich Township.

Public transportation

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provides bus service between Salem and

on the

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route. The Salem Branch, a freight rail line, changes ownership at Swedesboro. The southern portion to the Port of Salem is owned by

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and operated by the

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and interchanges with Conrail's

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operations which travels north to Pavonia Yard at Camden.

Wineries

* Wagonhouse Winery in South Harrison Township

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Swedesboro include: * Kenneth A. Black Jr. (1932–2019), politician who served in the

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from District 3A from 1968 to 1974 * Dorien Bryant (born 1985), former college football wide receiver for the

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and Pittsburgh Steelers signatory *

Charles G. Garrison Charles Grant Garrison (August 3, 1849 – April 22, 1924) was a physician, lawyer, and judge from New Jersey. Garrison was born in Swedesboro, New Jersey on August 3, 1849, the son of Rev. Joseph Fithian Garrison (1823–1892) and Elizabeth Vanar ...

(1849–1924), physician, lawyer, and judge who served as Associate Justice of the

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from 1888 to 1893 and from 1896 to 1900 *

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(1837–1864), brigadier general in the

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during the

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(1828–1893), politician who represented

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from 1883 to 1885 * William Nicholson Jeffers (1824–1883),

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officer *

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(Born 1961), Paleontologist best known for his discovery of

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speaker, Recipient of

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Medal, Founding Dean of the School of Earth & Environment at

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, Founding Executive Director of the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum * Ted Laux (1919–1965), NFL football player who played for the

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and the "

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", a team formed as a temporary merger between the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers due to league-wide manning shortages during

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* Stephen Mallozzi (born 2001), professional stock car racer in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series *

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''A Sketch-book of the American Episcopate''
p. 223. Lippincott, 1891. Accessed October 11, 2015. "The Right Reverend Joseph Pere Bell Wilmer, D.D. The second Bishop of Louisiana, was born in Swedesborough, New Jersey, on the 11th day of February, A.D. 1812."

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