Everything about Swedesboro New Jersey totally explained
Swedesboro is a
borough in
Gloucester County,
New Jersey,
United States. As of the
United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,055.
Swedesboro was formed as a borough by an Act of the
New Jersey Legislature on
April 9,
1902, from portions of
Woolwich Township.
History and landmarks
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 a registered
National historic site, as is
Trinity Episcopal "Old Swedes" Church. Trinity was established as a Swedish Lutheran Church in 1703; the present building dates to 1784. Swedesboro is one of only two
Swedish settlements in New Jersey, along with
Bridgeport.
Trinity Church Cemetery is the burial place of
Governor of New Jersey Charles C. Stratton and Congressman
Benjamin Franklin Howey, among other notable interees.
Geography
Swedesboro is located at 39°44'53"
North, 75°18'41"
West (39.748125, -75.311411).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8
square miles (2.0
km²), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²) of it's land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.95%) is water.
Swedesboro is an independent municipality surrounded on all sides by
Woolwich Township.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,055 people, 771 households, and 528 families residing in the borough. The
population density was 2,830.8 people per square mile (1,086.9/km²). There were 860 housing units at an average density of 1,184.7/sq mi (454.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 76.93%
White, 16.50%
African American, 0.05%
Native American, 0.34%
Asian, 3.36% from
other races, and 2.82% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 8.52% of the population.
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
per capita income for the borough was $20,857. About 7.8% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
The Swedesboro Council consists of six members elected at-large: three Democrats (Council President Dave Flaherty, Diane Hale, George Weeks) and three Republicans (Don Dryden, Darlene Gage, Sam Casella). The Mayor of Swedesboro, who presides over the Council, is Democrat Tom Fromm.
Federal, state and county representation
Swedesboro is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District.
Education
Public school students in grades K-6 attend the
Swedesboro-Woolwich School District, a consolidated school district that serves students from both Swedesboro and
Woolwich Township. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics) are
Margaret C. Clifford School (Grades PreK and K, 246 students) in Swedesboro,
Charles C. Stratton School (Grades 1 - 4, 708 students) in Woolwich Township and
Walter H. Hill School (Grades 5 and 6, 286 students).
For grades 7-12, public school students are educated by the
Kingsway Regional School District. The district serves students from
East Greenwich Township,
Logan Township,
South Harrison Township, Swedesboro and
Woolwich Township. Schools in the district are
Kingsway Regional Middle School and
Kingsway Regional High School.
Notable residents
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