Swedesboro, New Jersey

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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,<ref name=LWD2020/> its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 127 (+4.9%) from the 2,584 recorded at the 2010 census,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 529 (+25.7%) from the 2,055 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>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.</ref> 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.<ref name=Story>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.</ref><ref>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Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 2474.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.</ref> The borough was named for its early settlers from Sweden.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 11, 2015.</ref><ref>Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 294. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed October 11, 2015.</ref>

Swedesboro has been recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA since 2000.<ref>2010 Tree Cities USA Communities in New Jersey, National Arbor Day Foundation. Accessed January 26, 2012.</ref>

History

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Tomato shipping in Swedesboro, 1912

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C. A. Nothnagle Log House, Template:Circa

Originally populated by the Lenape Native Americans, Swedesboro was settled as part of New Sweden around 1650.<ref>"10 of the most Swedish places in the US", The Local, March 6, 2018. Accessed November 10, 2019. "Swedesboro (New Jersey): Settled back when Sweden was still considered something of a European power in the 1600s, this long-standing New Jersey town features an ode to Swedish construction in C. A. Nothnagle Log House, which is one of the oldest wooden structure in the Americas."</ref> The Swedes and Finns were fishermen, hunters and farmers.<ref>Borough History, Borough of Swedesboro. Accessed November 10, 2019. "This Southern New Jersey town was settled by a small group of Swedes and Finns in the mid-1600s. Mostly, hunters and fishermen, the settlers began farming the area, rich with wood supply and fertile soil, and befriended the Native Leni Lenape as they expanded into New Jersey creeks."</ref>

Swedesboro, initially named Sveaborg by the Swedish settlers, along with Bridgeport (Nya Stockholm) and Finns Point (Varkens Kill), was one of only three settlements established in New Jersey as a part of the New Sweden colony. The oldest extant log cabin in the U.S., C. A. Nothnagle Log House (Template:Circa) was built by Antti Niilonpoika (Anthony Neilson/Nelson) in Swedesboro.<ref>Staff. "Log cabin in Greenwich may be oldest in country", Courier-Post, February 23, 2000. Accessed January 26, 2012. "The Nothnagle log cabin in Greenwich, Gloucester County, is believed to be the oldest log cabin in the United States."</ref> It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as is Trinity Episcopal "Old Swedes" Church, which was established as a Swedish Lutheran Church in 1703; the present building dates to 1784.<ref>New Jersey - Gloucester County, National Register of Historic Places. Accessed January 26, 2012.</ref>

As a result of the Second Northern War, New Sweden passed into Dutch hands in 1655. In 1667, the English subsequently annexed the region along the Delaware River after the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The English Colonial government needed a road between the communities of Burlington 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.<ref name=NYT1976>Burns, John F. "Town Prepares For a Royal Visit; Swedesboro Is Preparing For a Royal Visit on April 8", The New York Times, 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."</ref>

Through the late 1800s, Raccoon Creek, which runs for Template:Convert, was a navigable water route that was naturally deep enough to transport wood and farm produce to Philadelphia via the Delaware River. The creek was named for the Narraticon Native Americans who lived in the area and gave their name as Raccoon to the first European settlement.<ref>Roncace, Kelly. "What's in a Name? Raccoon Creek", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 14, 2012. Accessed February 27, 2023. "One stream that drew the people to it is called Raccoon Creek. The 22.6-mile-long tributary of the Delaware River lies west of Glassboro and flows through Mullica Hill and Swedesboro and eventually empties into the Delaware River just south of the Commodore Barry Bridge.... The word Narraticon means Raccoon, which is where the creek got its name.... One of the first villages was settled around 1641 and was originally called Raccoon."</ref> The Van Leer Log Cabin was once used as a trading post with Native Americans and later a station for the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape to free negro communities.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Trinity Church Cemetery is the burial place of Governor of New Jersey Charles C. Stratton, Congressman Benjamin Franklin Howey, and other notables.<ref>The Swedes and Finns in New Jersey (Federal Writers' Project of WPA. Bayonne, New Jersey: Jersey Printing Company, Inc. 1938)</ref>

Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, visited the borough as part of a 1976 tour of the United States.<ref name=NYT1976/>

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 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%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

Unincorporated communities, localities, and places located partially or completely within the township include Ivyside.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref> Swedesboro is an independent municipality surrounded on all sides by Woolwich Township,<ref>Areas touching Swedesboro, MapIt. Accessed March 9, 2020.</ref><ref>Municipalities within Gloucester County, NJ, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref> making it one of only 21 "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.<ref>DeMarco, Megan. "Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one", The Star-Ledger, November 3, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2017. "There are 22 sets of 'doughnut towns' in New Jersey, those where one town wraps around the other town". Note that following voter approval of the Princeton, New Jersey, merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.</ref>

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 2,584 people, 938 households, and 645 families in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,004 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 69.81% (1,804) White, 15.02% (388) Black or African American, 0.58% (15) Native American, 1.35% (35) Asian, 0.08% (2) Pacific Islander, 9.48% (245) from other races, and 3.68% (95) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.07% (441) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 938 households, 36.5% had children under the age of 18; 45.2% were married couples living together; 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.2% were non-families. Of all households, 24.8% were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.27.<ref name=Census2010/>

27.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 95.1 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income 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 per capita income for the borough was $24,623 (+/− $2,395). About 9.1% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Swedesboro borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 26, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,055 people, 771 households, and 528 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 860 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. 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.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Swedesboro borough Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>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 Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2013.</ref>

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.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

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.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

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.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Government

Local government

Swedesboro is governed under the borough 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.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> 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 includes 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.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 19.</ref> The borough form of government used by Swedesboro is a "weak mayor / 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 veto ordinances subject to an override 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.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

Template:As of, the mayor of Swedesboro is Democrat Thomas W. Fromm, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. The Swedesboro Borough Council consists of Council President Salvatore "Sam" Casella (R, 2027), Shaun Booker (D, 2027), David Flaherty (D, 2026), Joanna Gahrs (R, 2026), Diane F. Hale (D, 2025) and George J. Weeks (D, 2025).<ref name=Council>Borough Council, Borough of Swedesboro. Accessed January 25, 2025.</ref><ref>2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of Swedesboro. Accessed January 25, 2025.</ref><ref name=GloucesterDirectory>Gloucester County 2024 Official Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2024>General Election November 5, 2024 Unofficial Results, Gloucester County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2023>General Election November 7, 2023 Unofficial Results, Gloucester County, New Jersey, November 20, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2022>General Election November 8, 2022 Summary Report Unofficial Results, Gloucester County, New Jersey Clerk, November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

Federal, state and county representation

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Swede's Inn in Swedesboro, November 2007

Swedesboro is located in the 2nd Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 3rd state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

Politics

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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 Libertarians or Greens.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Gloucester, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama 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%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> 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%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 49.7% of the vote (448 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry 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.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref>

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 65.0% of the vote (372 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono 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%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 46.1% of the vote (316 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 41.5% (284 votes), Independent Chris Daggett 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.<ref>2009 Governor: Gloucester County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref>

Education

Public school students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade attend the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District, a consolidated school district that serves students from both Swedesboro and Woolwich Township.<ref>Swedesboro-Woolwich Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Swedesboro-Woolwich School District. Accessed March 21, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through six in the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District. Composition: The Swedesboro-Woolwich School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Swedesboro and the Township of Woolwich."</ref> 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.<ref name=NCES>District information for Swedesboro-Woolwich School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are Margaret C. Clifford School<ref>Margaret C. Clifford School, Swedesboro-Woolwich School District. Accessed March 21, 2022.</ref> with 230 students in grades Pre-K–K (located in Swedesboro), Governor Charles C. Stratton School<ref>Governor Charles C. Stratton School, Swedesboro-Woolwich School District. Accessed March 21, 2022.</ref> with 402 students in grades 1–2 (Woolwich Township), General Charles G. Harker School<ref>General Charles G. Harker School, Swedesboro-Woolwich School District. Accessed March 21, 2022.</ref> with 653 students in Grades 3–5 (Woolwich Township), and Walter H. Hill School<ref>Walter H. Hill School, Swedesboro-Woolwich School District. Accessed March 21, 2022.</ref> with 210 students in Grade 6 (Swedesboro).<ref>School Locations, Swedesboro-Woolwich School District. Accessed March 21, 2022.</ref><ref>2023–2024 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 10, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades 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 sending/receiving relationship in which tuition is paid on a per-pupil basis by the Logan Township School District. Swedesboro accounts for one tenth of district enrollment.<ref>Kingsway Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 9, 2020. "Kingsway is situated in a predominately rural/suburban area, with more than 20,000 people residing within its 52 square mile border. The District includes the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich, and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."</ref><ref>Student Enrollment, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed March 9, 2020. "Kingsway Regional is comprised of the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway Regional High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students.... Percent of students coming from each resident district is as follows: East Greenwich Twp. – 32%, Woolwich Twp. – 33%, South Harrison Twp. – 13%, Swedesboro – 10%, Logan Twp. (High School Only) – 11%"</ref> 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.<ref>District information for Kingsway Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> The schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Kingsway Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are Kingsway Regional Middle School<ref>Kingsway Regional Middle School, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed March 21, 2022.</ref> with 1,023 students in grades 7–8, and Kingsway Regional High School<ref>Kingsway Regional High School, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed March 21, 2022.</ref> with 1,802 students in grades 9–12.<ref>School Performance Reports for the Kingsway Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 10, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Kingsway Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> 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.<ref>Forand, Rebecca. "Kingsway districts may see change", Gloucester County Times, April 7, 2011. Accessed December 9, 2014. "A study is being planned to evaluate the fiscal feasibility of the regionalization of the school districts associated with the Kingsway Regional district, and the impact of continuing or severing the current relationship the district has with Logan Township. Woolwich township, Swedesboro, East Greenwich Township and South Harrison Township all currently feed their elementary students to the Kingsway Regional district for middle and high school, with Logan Township sending students to the high school on a tuition basis. The study will address the fiscal feasibility of regionalizing Kingsway, East Greenwich, South Harrison and Swedesboro-Woolwich."</ref>

Students from across the county are eligible to apply to attend Gloucester County Institute of Technology, 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.<ref>Admissions, Gloucester County Institute of Technology. Accessed November 7, 2019. "There is no charge to attend. GCIT is a public school.... GCIT is the vocational-technical school for Gloucester County residents. You must live in Gloucester County to apply and attend."</ref>

Guardian Angels Regional School is a K-8 school that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden and accepts students from Swedesboro.<ref>Schools, South Jersey Catholic Schools. Accessed February 21, 2023.</ref> Its PreK-3 campus is in Gibbstown while its 4-8 campus is in Paulsboro.<ref>Contact Information, Guardian Angels Regional School. Accessed February 22, 2023.</ref>

Transportation

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County Route 551 in Swedesboro

Roads and highways

Template:As of, the borough had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality and Template:Convert by Gloucester County.<ref>Gloucester County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

There are several main roads serving Swedesboro.<ref>Gloucester County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed February 27, 2023.</ref> The most significant are County Route 538<ref>County Route 538 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated June 2012. Accessed February 27, 2023.</ref> and County Route 551.<ref>County Route 551 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated June 2012. Accessed February 27, 2023.</ref> U.S. Route 322 and the New Jersey Turnpike can be accessed in neighboring Woolwich Township.

Public transportation

NJ Transit provides bus service between Salem and Philadelphia on the 401 route.<ref>Gloucester County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed August 31, 2013.</ref><ref>Gloucester County's Transit Guide, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref>

The Woodbury and Swedesboro Railroad was incorporated in 1854 to build a rail line from Woodbury to Swedesboro, but construction never commenced.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> This line was ultimately built by the Swedesboro Railroad, opening in October 1869 under lease to the West Jersey Railroad.<ref name=cc>Template:Coverdale & Colpitts 4</ref> In February 1883, the Woodstown and Swedesboro Railroad opened an extension of the line southward to Woodstown and a junction with the Salem Railroad at Riddleton, which was also leased by the West Jersey Railroad.<ref name="cc" /> The combined lines were operated as the Salem Branch.

The line continues to operate today as a freight railroad. The line north of Swedesboro, the former Swedesboro Railroad, is operated by the Southern Railroad of New Jersey.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The line to the south, the former Woodstown and Swedesboro Railroad, is operated by SMS Rail Lines.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Wineries

• Wagonhouse Winery in South Harrison Township

Notable people

Template:Category see also 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 New Jersey General Assembly from District 3A from 1968 to 1974<ref>Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 195, Part 1, p. 395. J.A. Fitzgerald., 1972. Accessed December 6, 2022. "Kenneth A. Black, Jr. (Rep., Pennsville) Assemblyman Black was born in Swedesboro, December 23, 1932."</ref>
• Dorien Bryant (born 1985), former college football wide receiver for the Purdue Boilermakers and Pittsburgh Steelers signatory<ref>Dorien Bryant Template:Webarchive, CSTV. Accessed January 6, 2008.</ref>
• Charles G. Garrison (1849–1924), physician, lawyer, and judge who served as Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1888 to 1893 and from 1896 to 1900<ref>Sackett, William E. Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens: Biographies and Portraits of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the State's History and Affairs, p. 202. J. J. Scannell, 1918. Accessed July 15, 2016. "Charles G. Garrison - Merchantville - Jurist. Born in Swedesboro, Gloucester County, August 3, 1849; son of Rev. Joseph Fithian Garrison."</ref>
• Charles Garrison Harker (1837–1864), brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War<ref>Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography</ref>
• Benjamin Franklin Howey (1828–1893), politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district from 1883 to 1885<ref>Benjamin Franklin Howey, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed October 11, 2015.</ref>
• William Nicholson Jeffers (1824–1883), United States Navy officer<ref>Answers.com - William Nicholson Jeffers. Accessed July 15, 2008.</ref>
• Kenneth Lacovara (born 1961), paleontologist best known for his discovery of Dreadnoughtus<ref>Riordan, Kevin. "New wave digging those fossils", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 2013. Accessed February 27, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "'It's been a rough summer for us, with the weather,' says Lacovara, who's 52 and lives in Swedesboro."</ref>
• Ted Laux (1919–1965), NFL football player who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and the "Steagles", a temporary merger between the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers due to World War II-era player shortages<ref>Ted Laux, NFL.com. Accessed October 11, 2015.</ref>
• Stephen Mallozzi (born 2001), professional stock car racer in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series<ref>Ramspacher, Andrew. "As His Dad Fights Cancer, This UVA Student Nears Completion Of Their NASCAR Dream", UVA Today, July 6, 2022. Accessed July 9, 2022. "Stephen J. Mallozzi, the active, optimistic and talkative son of Stephen A. Mallozzi, was holed up in his bedroom, feeling down and not saying a whole lot. It was January 2021 and 'S.J.,' as he’s better known in the Mallozzis' Swedesboro, New Jersey, home, was a few days removed from his 20th birthday and a week shy of returning to Charlottesville to begin the spring semester of his second year at the University of Virginia."</ref>
• Earl Rapp (1921–1992), professional baseball outfielder and scout<ref>Bedingfield, Gary. Earl Rapp, Baseball in Wartime, August 24, 2007. Accessed October 11, 2015. "Earl W. Rapp was born on May 20, 1921, in Corunna, Michigan, about 90 miles northwest of Detroit. At a young age his family moved to Swedesboro, New Jersey, where he lettered at high school in baseball, basketball, football and track."</ref>
• Charles C. Stratton (1796–1859), 15th Governor of New Jersey<ref>Stratton House, Swedesboro Template:Webarchive, Stockton University Art & Architecture of New Jersey. Accessed August 25, 2013. "Located in Swedesboro, New Jersey, Stratton House (also known as Stratton Hall) was built in 1794 by its original owner Dr. James Stratton, M.D.... Charles C. Stratton, a graduate of Rutgers College, a member of the State General Assembly, a Congressman from 1837-1839 and 1841-1843, and New Jersey Governor from 1845-1848, called Stratton Hall home until his death on March 30, 1859."</ref>
• Joseph Pere Bell Wilmer (1812–1878), second Episcopal bishop of Louisiana<ref>Batterson, Hermon Griswold. 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."</ref>

External links

• Official Swedesboro website