Swedesboro, New Jersey

Swedesboro, New Jersey
Borough
Trinity Church in Swedesboro
Trinity Church in Swedesboro
Official seal of Swedesboro, New Jersey
Seal
Map of Swedesboro highlighted within Gloucester County. Inset: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey.
Map of Swedesboro highlighted within Gloucester County. Inset: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Swedesboro, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Swedesboro, New Jersey
Swedesboro is located in Gloucester County, New Jersey
Swedesboro
Swedesboro
Location in Gloucester County
Swedesboro is located in New Jersey
Swedesboro
Swedesboro
Location in New Jersey
Swedesboro is located in the United States
Swedesboro
Swedesboro
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°44′45″N 75°18′39″W / 39.745884°N 75.310947°W / 39.745884; -75.310947[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyGloucester
IncorporatedApril 9, 1902
Government
[6]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorThomas W. Fromm (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkLois Elder[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total
0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)
 • Land0.73 sq mi (1.89 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)  4.55%
 • Rank523rd of 565 in state
24th of 24 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
46 ft (14 m)
Population
 (2020)[9]
 • Total
2,711
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10]
2,741
 • Rank459th of 565 in state
22nd of 24 in county[11]
 • Density3,707.4/sq mi (1,431.4/km2)
  • Rank181st of 565 in state
4th of 24 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08085[12][13]
Area code(s)856 Exchanges: 241, 467[14]
FIPS code3401571850[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0885415[1][17]
Websitewww.historicswedesboro.com
Swedesboro Grammar School

Swedesboro is a borough within Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,711,[9] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 127 (+4.9%) from the 2,584 recorded at the 2010 census,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 529 (+25.7%) from the 2,055 counted in the 2000 census.[20] Swedesboro and surrounding Gloucester County constitute part of South Jersey.

Swedesboro was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1902, from portions of Woolwich Township.[21][22] The borough was named for its early settlers from Sweden.[23][24]

Swedesboro has been recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA since 2000.[25]

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  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Borough Clerk, Borough of Swedesboro. Accessed March 31, 2023.
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  7. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Swedesboro, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  11. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  12. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Swedesboro, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 26, 2012.
  13. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 31, 2013.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Swedesboro, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 31, 2013.
  15. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  21. ^ 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 May 30, 2024.
  22. ^ Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 2474. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 11, 2015.
  23. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 11, 2015.
  24. ^ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 294. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed October 11, 2015.
  25. ^ 2010 Tree Cities USA Communities in New Jersey, National Arbor Day Foundation. Accessed January 26, 2012.