Editing Gloucester County, New Jersey

{{short description|County in New Jersey, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county             = Gloucester County
| state              = New Jersey
| type               = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]]
| official_name      =
| ex image           = GCC AT Dusk.jpg
| ex image cap       = [[Rowan College of South Jersey]] in [[Sewell, New Jersey|Sewell]] at sunset in November 2010 
| ex image size      = 300px
| flag               = Flag of Gloucester County, New Jersey.png
| seal               = Seal of Gloucester County, New Jersey.png
| founded year       = 1686
| founded date       =
| named for          = [[Gloucester]] / [[Gloucestershire]], England
| seat               = [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]]
| largest city       = [[Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Washington Township]] (population)<br />[[Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]] (area)
| city type          = Municipality
| leader_title       = Commission Director
| leader_name        = Frank J. DiMarco ([[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|D]], [[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]], term ends December 31, 2023)
| area_total_sq_mi   = 336.77
| area_land_sq_mi    = 322.00
| area_water_sq_mi   =  14.77
| area percentage    =   4.4
| area_footnotes     = <ref name=CensusArea/>
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_total   = 302294
| population_footnotes = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/>
| pop_est_as_of      = 2024
| population_est     = 311783  {{increase}}
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst/>
| population_density_sq_mi= 938.8
| population_density_km2 = auto
| coordinates = {{coord|39.71|-75.14|display=inline,title|type:adm2nd_region:US-NJ_source:UScensus1990}}
| district = 1st
| district2 = 2nd
|website=https://gloucestercountynj.gov/|time zone=Eastern}}

'''Gloucester County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|l|ɒ|s|t|ər}} {{respell|GLOST|ər}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the county was the state's [[List of counties in New Jersey|14th-most populous county]]<ref name=Largest2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_PL94_Summary/Table_1_2020.xlsx Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> with a population of 302,294,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> its highest [[United States census|decennial count]] ever and an increase of 14,006 (+4.9%) from the 288,288 counted in the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name=Census2010/> which in turn represented an increase of 33,615 (+13.2%) from the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]] population of 254,673.<ref name=Census2000/><ref>Wu, Sen-Yuan. [https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/pub/lmv/LMV_1.pdf ''NJ Labor Market Views; Population Keeps Growing in the Most Densely Populated State''], [[United States Census Bureau]], March 15, 2011. Accessed December 26, 2022.</ref> The [[United States Census Bureau]]'s [[Population Estimates Program]] estimated a 2024 population of 311,783, an increase of 9,489 (+3.1%) from the 2020 decennial census.<ref name=PopEst/> Its [[county seat]] is [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]].<ref name=CountyMap>[https://www.nj.gov/state/archives/catctytable.html New Jersey County Map], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed January 6, 2023.</ref> The county is part of the [[South Jersey]] region of the state.<ref>Willis, David P. [https://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/2023/02/20/central-jersey-debate-ocean-union-county-nj/69914996007/ "'This is how wars start': Does Central Jersey include both Ocean and Union counties?"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', February 20, 2023. Accessed March 31, 2024. "North Jersey is defined as Sussex, Warren, Morris, Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Hudson counties; South Jersey would be Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland and Cape May counties. But for Central, things get a little tricky. It would include Hunterdon, Somerset, Union, Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean counties."</ref><ref>[https://bestofnj.com/nj-regions-page/ "Regions: North, Central, South, Shore - Best of NJ"], ''Best of NJ'', Accessed May 30, 2024. "South Jersey includes Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem County."</ref>

The county's largest municipality by population in 2020 was [[Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Washington Township]], with a population of 48,677,<ref name=LWD2020/> while the largest municipality by area was [[Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]], which covered {{convert|56.39|sqmi}}.<ref name=CPH232/>

The county is part of the [[Camden, New Jersey]] metropolitan division of both the [[Delaware Valley|Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington]] [[metropolitan statistical area]],<ref>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/reference-maps/2020/state-maps/34_NewJersey_2020.pdf New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 22, 2022.</ref> and the Delaware Valley [[combined statistical area]].<ref>[https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas], [[Office of Management and Budget]], February 28, 2013. Accessed October 4, 2013</ref>

Gloucester County borders [[Philadelphia]], the nation's [[List of United States cities by population|sixth-most populous city]], to its northwest across the [[Delaware River]]. [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] is {{convert|52|mi|km}} to the county's southeast. Gloucester County and adjacent [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]], also in South Jersey, have become an [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast epicenter]] for [[logistics]] and [[warehouse]] construction.<ref name=SouthJerseyEastCoastLogisticsEpicenter>{{cite web|url=https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2021/05/warehouses-sprawl-northern-nj-central-nj-newmark-reports-greenfields/amp/|title=Report details surge in warehouse construction…|author=Jon Hurdle|publisher=NJ Spotlight News|date=May 13, 2021|access-date=January 7, 2023|quote=In South Jersey, the area has become the “epicenter” of warehouse construction in the greater Philadelphia region..‘Activity in the Southern New Jersey industrial market continues to amaze,’ the report said.|archive-date=July 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709172509/https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2021/05/warehouses-sprawl-northern-nj-central-nj-newmark-reports-greenfields/amp/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
[[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]], the county seat, was founded in 1683 and is the county's oldest municipality.<ref>[http://www.woodbury.nj.us/history.shtml History of Woodbury] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006000616/http://woodbury.nj.us/history.shtml |date=October 6, 2006 }}, accessed January 26, 2007.</ref> [[National Park, New Jersey|National Park]] in Gloucester County was the site of the [[American Revolutionary War]]'s [[Battle of Red Bank]], where [[Fort Mercer]] once stood. It is now the site of [[Red Bank Battlefield|Red Bank Battlefield Park]] in National Park. The remains of the [[Royal Navy]]'s {{HMS|Augusta|1763|6}} were laid in Red Bank Battlefield Park until they were later moved to [[Gloucester City, New Jersey|Gloucester City]].

During the [[Colonial history of the United States|colonial era]], Gloucester County's main industry sector was agriculture. Woodbury was the site of the county courthouse, the county jail, a [[Quakers|Quaker]] meeting house that is still in existence, and an inn located on the current location of Woodbury Crossings. Due in part to the county's many [[stream|creeks]] that lead to the [[Delaware River]] and [[Atlantic Ocean]], smuggling was once common in the county.

===Etymology===
The county is named after the city of [[Gloucester]] and county of [[Gloucestershire]] in England.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Gloucester-county-New-Jersey "Gloucester County"] at Britannica, retrieved December 22, 2022</ref>

==Geography and climate==
[[File:GCC AT Dusk5.jpg|thumb|Gloucester County features [[coastal plain]]s, where [[pine tree]]s often grow, as seen at [[Rowan College of South Jersey]].]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], as of the 2020 census, the county had a total area of {{convert|336.77|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|322.00|sqmi}} was land (95.6%) and {{convert|14.77|sqmi}} was water (4.4%).<ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_34.txt 2020 Census Gazetteer File for Counties in New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 1, 2023.</ref> Gloucester County is largely comprised of low-lying rivers and [[coastal plains]], stretching southeastward from the [[Delaware River]] to the [[New Jersey Pine Barrens]]. The highest elevation in the county is a slight rise on County Road 654 southeast of [[Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]] that rises to approximately {{convert|180|ft}} above sea level. The county's lowest elevation is at sea level on the [[Delaware River]].<ref>[http://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13320 New Jersey County High Points], Peakbagger.com. Accessed October 4, 2013.</ref>

===Climate and weather===
{{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q502463|type=shape|text=Interactive map of Gloucester County, New Jersey}}
Average temperatures in the county seat of [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]] have ranged from a low of {{convert|26|F}} in January to a high of {{convert|87|F}} in July. A record low of {{convert|-11|F}} was recorded in February 1934 and a record high of {{convert|106|F}} was recorded in August 1918.  Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.75|in}} in February to {{convert|4.35|in}} in July.<ref name="weather">{{cite web
  |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNJ0572
  |title=Monthly Averages for Woodbury, New Jersey
  |access-date=October 13, 2012
|publisher=The Weather Channel
}}</ref> The county has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa''). Average monthly temperatures in [[Newfield, New Jersey|Newfield]] range from 33.0&nbsp;°F in January to 76.6&nbsp;°F in July.<ref>[http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ Climate at "Prism," Oregon State University]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 13363
|1800= 16115
|1810= 19744
|1820= 23089
|1830= 28431
|1840= 25438 |1840n=*
|1850= 14655 |1850n=*
|1860= 18444
|1870= 21562
|1880= 25886
|1890= 28649
|1900= 31905
|1910= 37368
|1920= 48224
|1930= 70802
|1940= 72219
|1950= 91727
|1960=134840
|1970=172681
|1980=199917
|1990=230082
|2000=254673
|2010=288288
|2020=302294
| estyear=2024
| estimate=311783
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/counties/totals/co-est2024-pop-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released March 2025. Accessed March 15, 2025.</ref>
|footnote=Historical sources:<br>1790–1990<ref>Forstall, Richard L. [https://books.google.com/books?id=sezaSI_LPA8C&pg=PA108 ''Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 from the Twenty-one Decennial Censuses''], pp. 108–109. [[United States Census Bureau]], March 1996. {{ISBN|9780934213486}}. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref> 1970–2010<ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf#page=32 ''New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts; 2010 Census of Population and Housing''], p. 6, CPH-2-32. [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed August 29, 2016.</ref><br>2000<ref name=Census2000>[https://archive.today/20200212085410/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0500000US34015 DP-1 – Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000; Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Gloucester County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 30, 2013.</ref> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US34015 DP1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Gloucester County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213040317/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US34015 |date=February 13, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 26, 2016.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/gloucestercountynewjersey QuickFacts Gloucester County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 24, 2025.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/>}}

[[Swedesboro, New Jersey|Swedesboro]] and [[Bridgeport, New Jersey|Bridgeport]] were among the earliest European settlements in [[New Jersey]] and were both part of the 17th century [[New Sweden]] colony. Gloucester County dates back to May 26, 1686, when courts were established separate from those in [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]]. On May 17, 1694, the county was officially formed and its boundaries defined as part of [[West Jersey]]. Portions of Gloucester County were set off on February 7, 1837, to create [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]]. On March 13, 1844, its boundaries were again defined as part of the creation of neighboring [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]].<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 137. Accessed January 21, 2013.</ref> The county was named for the city of [[Gloucester]] and the county of [[Gloucestershire]] in the United Kingdom.<ref>[[Joseph Nathan Kane|Kane, Joseph Nathan]]; and Aiken, Charles Curry. [https://books.google.com/books?id=yC9vFvCuW84C&pg=PA112 ''The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950–2000''], p. 112. [[Scarecrow Press]], 2005. {{ISBN|0810850362}}. Accessed January 21, 2013.</ref>

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census]], the county's population was 302,294, representing an increase of 14,006 (4.9%) from 288,288 enumerated in the [[2010 United States census|2010 U.S. census]].<ref name=Census2020/>

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 288,288 people, 104,271 households, and 75,805 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|895.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 109,796 housing units at an average density of {{convert|341|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 83.56% (240,890) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 10.06% (29,006) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.17% (501) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 2.64% (7,609) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.03% (95) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.41% (4,055) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 2.13% (6,132) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 4.76% (13,712) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 104,271 households, 33.4% had children under the age of 18; 55.6% were married couples living together; 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 27.3% were non-families. Of all households, 22% were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.2.<ref name=Census2010/>

24.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.1 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

==Economy==
The [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]] calculated that the county's [[gross domestic product]] was $14.0&nbsp;billion in 2021, which was ranked 14th in the state and was a 2.8% increase from the prior year.<ref>[https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/lagdp1222.pdf Gross Domestic Product by County, 2021], [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]], released December 8, 2022. Accessed July 17, 2023.</ref>

==Education==
===Colleges and universities===
[[Rowan University]] in [[Glassboro, New Jersey|Glassboro]] is a [[public university]] that was founded in 1923 on a {{convert|25|acre|adj=on}} site donated by the borough.<ref>[http://www.rowan.edu/subpages/about/history/ "From Normal to Extraordinary: The History of Rowan University"]</ref>

[[Rowan College of South Jersey]] is the county college for Gloucester County. It was established in 1966 as Gloucester County College and opened to students two years later in 1968. Its main campus is in [[Sewell, New Jersey|Sewell]] in Gloucester County; it also operates two satellite campuses in [[Vineland, New Jersey|Vineland]] and [[Millville, New Jersey|Millville]], both in [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]].<ref>[https://www.rcsj.edu/Visit/Gloucester Visit the Gloucester Campus], [[Rowan College of South Jersey]]. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref>

===School districts===
School districts in Gloucester County include:<ref name=NJDOE>[https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district.php?source=01&county=Gloucester New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_list.asp?Search=1&details=1&State=34&County=Gloucester+County Search for Public School Districts in Gloucester County, New Jersey], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34015_gloucester/DC20SD_C34015.pdf|title=2020 Census School District Reference Map for Gloucester County, NJ|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date=January 12, 2021|access-date=September 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34015_gloucester/DC20SD_C34015_SD2MS.txt 2020 Census School District Reference List for Gloucester County, NJ], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref>

;K-12:
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*[[Clayton Public Schools]]
*[[Deptford Township Schools]]
*[[Glassboro Public Schools]]
*[[Gloucester County Special Services School District]]
*[[Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District]]
*[[Monroe Township Public Schools]]
*[[Paulsboro Public Schools]]
*[[Pitman School District]]
*[[Washington Township Public School District]]
*[[West Deptford Public Schools]]
*[[Woodbury Public Schools]]
{{div col end}}

;Secondary
*[[Clearview Regional High School District]]
*[[Delsea Regional School District]]
*[[Gateway Regional School District (New Jersey)|Gateway Regional School District]]
*[[Kingsway Regional School District]]

; Elementary (K-6, except as indicated)
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*[[East Greenwich Township School District]]
*[[Elk Township School District]]
*[[Franklin Township Public Schools (Gloucester County, New Jersey)|Franklin Township Public Schools]]
*[[Greenwich Township School District (Gloucester County, New Jersey)|Greenwich Township School District]] (K-8)
*[[Harrison Township School District]]
*[[Logan Township School District]] (K-8)
*[[Mantua Township School District]]
*[[National Park School District]]
*[[South Harrison Township School District]]
*[[Swedesboro-Woolwich School District]] – Consolidated
*[[Wenonah School District]]
*[[Westville School District]]
*[[Woodbury Heights School District]]
{{div col end}}

===Vocational school===
Gloucester County has a vocational school, the [[Gloucester County Institute of Technology]], a four-year vocational-technical high school in [[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]] that serves students from across the county and is part of the [[Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District]], located in [[Sewell, New Jersey|Sewell]].<ref>[https://www.gcit.org/information/about.jsp About GCIT], [[Gloucester County Institute of Technology]]. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref>

==Municipalities==
[[File:Gloucester County, New Jersey Municipalities.png|thumb|Map of municipalities in Gloucester County]]
Gloucester County's 24 municipalities along with population, housing units and area from the 2010 U.S. census include:<ref>[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34015 GCT-PH1: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Gloucester County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200214000131/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34015 |date=February 14, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 25, 2017.</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Municipality<br>(with map key)
!Map key
! Municipal<br>type
! Pop.
! Housing<br>Units
! Total<br>Area
! Water<br>Area
! Land<br>Area
! Pop.<br>Density
! Housing<br>Density
! School<br>District
! Communities<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed March 25, 2017.</ref>
|-
|[[Clayton, New Jersey|Clayton]] 
|2|| borough || 8,807 || 3,128 || 7.33 || 0.19 || 7.14 || 1,145.5 || 438.1 || [[Clayton Public Schools|Clayton]] ||
|-
|[[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford]]
|20|| township || 31,977 || 12,361 || 17.61 || 0.25 || 17.36 || 1,760.3 || 712.0 || [[Deptford Township Schools|Deptford]] || [[Almonesson, New Jersey|Almonesson]]<br>[[Good Intent, New Jersey|Good Intent]]<br>[[Oak Valley, New Jersey|Oak Valley]] CDP (3,497)
|-
|[[East Greenwich Township, New Jersey|East Greenwich<br>Township]] 
|15|| township || 11,706 || 3,405 || 14.92 || 0.48 || 14.44 || 661.7 || 235.8 || [[Kingsway Regional School District|Kingsway]] (7-12)<br>[[East Greenwich Township School District|East Greenwich]] (PK-6) || [[Mickleton, New Jersey|Mickleton]] CDP (2,285)<br>[[Mount Royal, New Jersey|Mount Royal]] CDP (777)<br>[[Wolfert, New Jersey|Wolfert]]
|-
|[[Elk Township, New Jersey|Elk Township]] 
|24|| township || 4,424 || 1,576 || 19.69 || 0.19 || 19.49 || 216.3 || 80.8 || [[Delsea Regional School District|Delsea]] (7-12) <br>[[Elk Township School District|Elk Township]] (PK-6) ||
|-
|[[Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Franklin<br>Township]] 
|23|| township || 16,380 || 6,104 || 56.47 || 0.56 || 55.91 || 300.9 || 109.2 || [[Delsea Regional School District|Delsea]] (7-12) <br>[[Franklin Township Public Schools (Gloucester County, New Jersey)|Franklin Township]] (K-6) || [[Franklinville, New Jersey|Franklinville]] CDP (1,927)<br>[[Malaga, New Jersey|Malaga]] CDP (1,475)
|-
|[[Glassboro, New Jersey|Glassboro]] 
|3|| borough || 23,149 || 6,590 || 9.22 || 0.04 || 9.18 || 2,022.9 || 717.5 || [[Glassboro Public Schools|Glassboro]] ||
|-
|[[Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Greenwich<br>Township]] 
|13|| township || 4,917 || 2,048 || 12.03 || 3.06 || 8.97 || 546.2 || 228.3 || [[Paulsboro Public Schools|Paulsboro]] (9-12) ([[Sending/receiving relationship|S/R]])<br>[[Greenwich Township School District (Gloucester County, New Jersey)|Greenwich Township]] (K-8) || [[Billingsport, New Jersey|Billingsport]]<br>[[Gibbstown, New Jersey|Gibbstown]] CDP (3,822)
|-
|[[Harrison Township, New Jersey|Harrison<br>Township]] 
|18|| township || 13,641 || 4,089 || 19.23 || 0.09 || 19.14 || 648.7 || 213.6 || [[Clearview Regional High School District|Clearview]] (7-12) <br>[[Harrison Township School District|Harrison Township]] (PK-6) || [[Ewan, New Jersey|Ewan]]<br>[[Mullica Hill, New Jersey|Mullica Hill]] CDP (4,698)<br>[[Richwood, New Jersey|Richwood]] CDP (part; 3,400)
|-
|[[Logan Township, New Jersey|Logan Township]] 
|12|| township || 6,000 || 2,172 || 26.93 || 5.00 || 21.93 || 275.6 || 99.1 || [[Kingsway Regional School District|Kingsway]] (9-12) ([[Sending/receiving relationship|S/R]])<br>[[Logan Township School District|Logan]] (PK-8) || [[Beckett, New Jersey|Beckett]] CDP (4,834)<br>[[Bridgeport, New Jersey|Bridgeport]] CDP (389)<br>[[Repaupo, New Jersey|Repaupo]]
|-
|[[Mantua Township, New Jersey|Mantua<br>Township]] 
|19|| township || 15,235 || 5,980 || 15.92 || 0.07 || 15.85 || 960.1 || 377.3 || [[Clearview Regional High School District|Clearview]] (7-12) <br>[[Mantua Township School District|Mantua Township]] (PK-6) || [[Richwood, New Jersey|Richwood]] CDP (part; 59)<br>[[Sewell, New Jersey|Sewell]] CDP (part; 3,346)
|-
|[[Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Monroe<br>Township]] 
|22|| township || 37,117 || 13,387 || 46.93 || 0.53 || 46.39 || 778.8 || 288.6 || [[Monroe Township Public Schools|Monroe Township]] || [[Victory Lakes, New Jersey|Victory Lakes]] CDP (1,999)<br>[[Williamstown, New Jersey|Williamstown]] CDP (15,082)
|-
|[[National Park, New Jersey|National Park]] 
|9|| borough || 3,026 || 1,153 || 1.45 || 0.45 || 1.00 || 3,023.2 || 1,148.1 || [[Gateway Regional School District (New Jersey)|Gateway]] (7-12) <br>[[National Park School District|National Park]] (PK-6) ||
|-
|[[Newfield, New Jersey|Newfield]] 
|1|| borough || 1,774 || 626 || 1.71 || 0.00 || 1.70 || 912.0 || 367.6 || [[Delsea Regional School District|Delsea]] (7-12) <br>[[Franklin Township Public Schools (Gloucester County, New Jersey)|Franklin Township]] (K-6) ([[Sending/receiving relationship|S/R]]) ||
|-
|[[Paulsboro, New Jersey|Paulsboro]] 
|10|| borough || 6,196 || 2,533 || 2.60 || 0.71 || 1.90 || 3,216.4 || 1,336.2 || [[Paulsboro Public Schools|Paulsboro]] ||
|-
|[[Pitman, New Jersey|Pitman]] 
|4|| borough || 8,780 || 3,705 || 2.31 || 0.04 || 2.27 || 3,976.1 || 1,634.8 || [[Pitman School District|Pitman]] ||
|-
|[[South Harrison Township, New Jersey|South Harrison<br>Township]] 
|17|| township || 3,395 || 1,056 || 15.73 || 0.05 || 15.68 || 201.7 || 67.4 || [[Kingsway Regional School District|Kingsway]] (7-12) <br>[[South Harrison Township School District|South Harrison]] (K-6) || [[Harrisonville, New Jersey|Harrisonville]] CDP (306)
|-
|[[Swedesboro, New Jersey|Swedesboro]] 
|11|| borough || 2,711 || 1,004 || 0.76 || 0.03 || 0.72 || 3,568.4 || 1,386.5 || [[Kingsway Regional School District|Kingsway]] (7-12) <br>[[Swedesboro-Woolwich School District|Swedesboro-Woolwich]] (K-6) ||
|-
|[[Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Washington<br>Township]] 
|21|| township || 48,677 || 17,810 || 21.60 || 0.22 || 21.38 || 2,271.0 || 833.0 || [[Washington Township Public School District|Washington Township]] || [[Grenloch, New Jersey|Grenloch]]<br>[[Hurffville, New Jersey|Hurffville]]<br>[[Turnersville, New Jersey|Turnersville]] CDP (3,594)<br>[[Sewell, New Jersey|Sewell]] CDP (part; 3,346)
|-
|[[Wenonah, New Jersey|Wenonah]] 
|5|| borough || 2,283 || 860 || 0.98 || 0.01 || 0.97 || 2,342.8 || 884.4 || [[Gateway Regional School District (New Jersey)|Gateway]] (7-12) <br>[[Wenonah School District|Wenonah]] (K-6) ||
|-
|[[West Deptford Township, New Jersey|West Deptford]]
|14|| township || 22,197 || 9,441 || 17.87 || 2.45 || 15.41 || 1,406.6 || 612.6 || [[West Deptford Public Schools|West Deptford]] || [[Colonial Manor, New Jersey|Colonial Manor]]<br>[[Thorofare, New Jersey|Thorofare]] CDP (2,806)
|-
|[[Westville, New Jersey|Westville]] 
|8|| borough || 4,264 || 1,912 || 1.38 || 0.35 || 1.02 || 4,187.0 || 1,867.0 || [[Gateway Regional School District (New Jersey)|Gateway]] (7-12) <br>[[Westville School District|Westville]] (PK-6) ||
|-
|[[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]] 
|7|| city || 9,963 || 4,456 || 2.06 || 0.05 || 2.01 || 5,064.0 || 2,217.9 || [[Woodbury Public Schools|Woodbury]] ||
|-
|[[Woodbury Heights, New Jersey|Woodbury Heights]] 
|6|| borough || 3,098 || 1,125 || 1.23 || 0.01 || 1.22 || 2,499.4 || 920.4 || [[Gateway Regional School District (New Jersey)|Gateway]] (7-12) <br>[[Woodbury Heights School District|Woodbury Heights]] (PK-6) ||
|-
|[[Woolwich Township, New Jersey|Woolwich<br>Township]] 
|16|| township || 12,577 || 3,275 || 21.23 || 0.32 || 20.91 || 487.8 || 156.6 || [[Kingsway Regional School District|Kingsway]] (7-12) <br>[[Swedesboro-Woolwich School District|Swedesboro-Woolwich]] (K-6) ||
|-
|Gloucester County 
| || county || 302,294 || 109,796 || 337.18 || 15.17 || 322.01 || 895.3 || 341.0 || ||
|}

==Transportation==
===Roads and highways===
[[File:2021-05-21 14 18 25 View north along New Jersey State Route 700 (New Jersey Turnpike) from the overpass for Gloucester County Route 534 (Cooper Street) in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|[[New Jersey Turnpike]] in [[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]] in May 2021]]
{{As of|2010}}, the county had {{convert|1698.59|mi}} of roadways, {{convert|1126.99|mi}} of which is maintained by the local municipality, {{convert|406.47|mi}} by Gloucester County, {{convert|145.11|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], {{convert|2.22|mi}} by the [[Delaware River Port Authority]], {{convert|1.09|mi}} by the [[South Jersey Transportation Authority]], and {{convert|16.71|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/mileage_Gloucester.pdf Gloucester County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], March 2019. Accessed December 26, 2020.</ref>

Various county, state, U.S. routes, and interstates pass through the county. Major county highways include [[County Route 534 (New Jersey)|County Route 534]], [[County Route 536 (New Jersey)|County Route 536]], [[County Route 538 (New Jersey)|County Route 538]], [[County Route 544 (New Jersey)|County Route 544]], [[County Route 551 (New Jersey)|County Route 551]], [[County Route 553 (New Jersey)|County Route 553]], [[County Route 555 (New Jersey)|County Route 555]], and [[County Route 557 (New Jersey)|County Route 557]].

State Routes include [[New Jersey Route 41|Route 41]], [[New Jersey Route 42|Route 42]], which is part of the North-South Freeway, [[New Jersey Route 45|Route 45]], [[New Jersey Route 47|Route 47]], [[New Jersey Route 55|Route 55]], [[New Jersey Route 77|Route 77]], and [[New Jersey Route 168|Route 168]]. [[New Jersey Route 324|Route 324]] is located in [[Logan Township, New Jersey|Logan Township]] in the county. The three U.S. routes that traverse the county include: [[U.S. Route 130]] in the northwest, [[U.S. Route 322 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 322]] near the county's center, and [[U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 40]] at the county's southern tip.

The [[Commodore Barry Bridge]] crosses the [[Delaware River]], carrying U.S. Route 322 between [[Chester, Pennsylvania]] and Logan Township in the county.<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/item/2019689936/ The Commodore Barry Bridge, a cantilever bridge that spans the Delaware River from Chester, Pennsylvania to Bridgeport in Logan Township, New Jersey.], [[Library of Congress]]. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref>

[[Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)|Interstate 295]] is an interstate that runs through the county's northwest for about {{convert|14|mi|km}}. The [[New Jersey Turnpike]] passes through the county in the northwest and interchanges at Exit 2 in [[Woolwich Township, New Jersey|Woolwich Township]] in the county. The [[Atlantic City Expressway]] briefly passes through the county in [[Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Washington Township]] before ending at an interchange with [[New Jersey Route 42|Route 42]].<ref>[https://www.njta.com/travel-resources/travel-map Travel resources], [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref>

===Public transportation===
[[NJ Transit]] bus service between the county and [[Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal]] in [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City Philadelphia]] is available on the [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (300–399)|313]] and [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (300–399)|315]] routes. Additional public transportation in the county includes the [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (400–449)|400]], [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (400–449)|401]] (from [[Salem, New Jersey|Salem]]), [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (400–449)|402]] (from [[Pennsville Township, New Jersey|Pennsville Township]]), [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (400–449)|403]], [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (400–449)|408]], [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (400–449)|410]] (from [[Bridgeton, New Jersey|Bridgeton]]), and [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (400–449)|412]] (from [[Sewell, New Jersey|Sewell]]) routes, and local service is available on the [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (400–449)|455]] ([[Cherry Hill, New Jersey|Cherry Hill]] to [[Paulsboro, New Jersey|Paulsboro]]) and [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (400–449)|463]] (between [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]] and the Avandale Park/Ride in [[Winslow Township, New Jersey|Winslow Township]]) routes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100726170647/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesGloucesterCountyTo Gloucester County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 26, 2010. Accessed April 1, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 South Jersey Transit Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929093448/http://www2.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613180635/http://www.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf |archive-date=June 13, 2010 |url-status=live |date=September 29, 2018 }}, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed April 1, 2017.</ref>

The [[Glassboro–Camden Line]], a proposed {{convert|18|mi|km|2|adj=on}} [[diesel multiple unit]] (DMU) [[light rail|light rail system]] to connect with the [[River Line (NJ Transit)|River Line]] and [[PATCO Speedline]] in [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], was initially anticipated to be in operation by 2019.<ref name="facts2013">{{cite web | title = Fact Sheet 2013 | work = Glassboro-Camden Line | publisher = DVPA & PATCO | url = http://www.glassborocamdenline.com/images/uploads/GCL_FACTSHEET_2013.pdf | access-date = April 8, 2012 | archive-date = August 19, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200819123159/http://www.glassborocamdenline.com/images/uploads/GCL_FACTSHEET_2013.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | title = NJ Transit Board Advances South Jersey Transportation Projects | publisher = New Jersey Transit | date = December 9, 2009 | url = http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2571 | access-date = April 8, 2012 | archive-date = October 19, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111019082545/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2571 | url-status = dead }}</ref> However, a lack of an official sponsor and  funding source have to date delayed the project.

===Freight rail===
Gloucester County is located in [[Conrail]]'s South Jersey/Philadelphia Shared Assets Area,<ref>{{cite web | title = Conrail in South Jersey | publisher = Conrail Historical Society | url = http://thecrhs.org/OnLocationWithConrail/SouthJersey | access-date = July 14, 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131005023156/http://thecrhs.org/OnLocationWithConrail/SouthJersey | archive-date = October 5, 2013 }}</ref> [[Rail freight transport|freight rail]] in the county travels along [[Penns Grove Secondary]], the Salem Branch, and the Vineland Secondary. [[SMS Rail Lines]] handles [[interchange (freight rail)|interchanges]] with [[CSX Transportation]] and [[Norfolk Southern Railway]].

===Port===
The [[Port of Paulsboro]] is located on the [[Delaware River]] and [[Mantua Creek]] in and around [[Paulsboro, New Jersey|Paulsboro]] in the county. Traditionally one of the nation's busiest ports for [[marine transfer operations]] of [[petroleum product]]s, the port is undergoing redevelopment as an adaptable omni port able to handle [[bulk cargo|bulk]], [[breakbulk cargo]], and [[shipping container]]s. Studies completed in 2012<ref>{{cite news | last = Laday | first = Jason | title = Paulsboro port site vetted by wind energy firm | newspaper = South Jersey Times | date = December 11, 2012 | url = http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2012/12/paulsboro_port_site_vetted_by.html | access-date = July 17, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = AWC Study Confirms Feasibility Of Paulsboro Marine Terminal Site | publisher = North American Wind Power | date = April 25, 2013 | url = http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11417 | access-date = July 17, 2013 }}</ref> concluded that the port is well suited to become a center for the manufacture, assembly, and transport of [[wind turbine]]s and platforms involved in [[wind power in New Jersey|wind power]] development.<ref>{{cite web | title = AWC to Build Manufacturing Facility in Paulsboro, USA | publisher = Off shore Wind Biz | date = December 6, 2012 | url = http://www.offshorewind.biz/2012/12/06/awc-to-build-manufacturing-facility-in-paulsboro-usa/ | access-date = July 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Merritt | first = Athena D. | title = $250M port will be built in Paulsboro | newspaper = [[Philadelphia Business Journal]] | date =  January 19, 2009 | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2009/01/19/story3.html?page=all | access-date = July 8, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Forand | first = Rebecca | title = Port of Paulsboro could be construction site for off-shore wind structures | newspaper = South Jersey Times | date = April 23, 2013 | url = http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2013/04/port_of_paulsboro_could_be_con.html | access-date = July 8, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Belier | first = Carolyn | title = Companies Betting Big on New Jersey's Offshore Wind | publisher = WCAU | date = April 24, 2013 | url = http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Companies-Betting-Big-on-New-Jerseys-Offshore-Wind-204522031.html | access-date = July 8, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Paciolla | first = Christina | title = The Port of Paulsboro | publisher = South Jersey Biz | date = February 2012 | url = http://www.southjerseybiz.net/articles/?articleid=475 | access-date = July 8, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Loyd | first = Linda | title = Construction under way at new Paulsboro port | newspaper = Philadelphia Inquirer | date =  April 13, 2012 | url = http://articles.philly.com/2012-04-13/business/31337924_1_offshore-wind-wind-farms-marine-terminal | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130707071724/http://articles.philly.com/2012-04-13/business/31337924_1_offshore-wind-wind-farms-marine-terminal | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 7, 2013 | access-date = July 8, 2013 }}</ref>

== Government ==
===County government===
Gloucester County is governed by a [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of County Commissioners]] and includes seven members who are elected [[at-large]] to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis in partisan elections, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November. At a reorganization meeting held each January, the Board selects a director and a deputy director from among the members. In 2017, commissioners, then called freeholders, were paid $16,908 annually and the director was paid $17,908.<ref>Gallo Jr., Bill. [https://www.nj.com/salem/2017/07/how_much_our_nj_freeholders_are_paid.html "How much are you paying your county freeholders?"], [[NJ.com]], July 26, 2017. Accessed February 11, 2020. "Freeholder director: $17,908; Other freeholders: $16,908"</ref> {{As of|2025}}, Gloucester County's Commissioners are (with terms for director and deputy director ending December 31):

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Commissioner 
! Party, Residence, Term 
|-
| Director Frank J. DiMarco 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], [[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]], 2025<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/208/Frank-J-DiMarco Frank J. DiMarco], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref> 
|-
| Deputy Director Jim Jefferson 
| D, [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]] 2026<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/205/Jim-Jefferson Jim Jefferson], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Nicholas DeSilvio 
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], [[Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]], 2027<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/1309/Nicholas-DeSilvio Nicholas DeSilvio], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref> 
|- 
| Denice DiCarlo 
| D, [[West Deptford Township, New Jersey|West Deptford Township]] 2025<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/1325/Denice-DiCarlo Denice DiCarlo], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref> 
|-
| Joann Gattinelli 
| D, [[Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Washington Township]], 2026<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/207/Lyman-Barnes Lyman Barnes], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref> 
|-
| Christopher Konawel Jr.
| R, [[Glassboro, New Jersey|Glassboro]], 2027<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/1310/Christopher-Konawel-Jr Christopher Konawel Jr.], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/164/Commissioners# County Commissioners], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Matt Weng
| D, [[Pitman, New Jersey|Pitman]], 2026<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/203/Heather-Simmons Heather Simmons], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref>
|}

Pursuant to Article VII Section II of the [[Constitution of New Jersey]], each county in New Jersey is required to have three elected administrative officials known as constitutional officers. These officials are the [[municipal clerk|County Clerk]] and [[Probate court|County Surrogate]], both elected for five-year terms of office, and the [[Sheriff|County Sheriff]], who is elected for a three-year term.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/docconst47.html#page16 New Jersey State Constitution (1947), Article VII, Section II, Paragraph 2], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed June 10, 2018.</ref> Gloucester County's constitutional officers are:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Representative
|-
| County Clerk
|James N. Hogan (D, Franklin Township; 2027),<ref>[https://nj-gloucestercounty.civicplus.com/1128/James-N-Hogan James N. Hogan], Gloucester County. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/clerks/ Members List: Clerks], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref> 
|-
| Sheriff
| Carmel Morina (D, [[Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Greenwich Township]]; 2027)<ref>[https://nj-gloucestercounty.civicplus.com/1311/Jonathan-M-Sammons Jonathan M. Sammons], Gloucester County. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/sheriffs/ Members List: Sheriffs], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Surrogate
| Giuseppe "Joe" Chila (D, [[Woolwich Township, New Jersey|Woolwich Township]]; 2028).<ref>[https://nj-gloucestercounty.civicplus.com/1130/Giuseppe-Chila Surrogate Giuseppe Chila], Gloucester County. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/surrogates/ Members List: Surrogates], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://nj-gloucestercounty.civicplus.com/1127/Row-Officers Row Officers], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref>
|}

Gloucester County's prosecutor, appointed in March 2020, is Christine A. Hoffman.<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/514/Prosecutors-Office Prosecutor's Office], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases20/pr20200305a.html "Christine A. Hoffman Appointed Acting Gloucester County Prosecutor; Prosecutor Charles A. Fiore Resigns"], [[New Jersey Attorney General]], March 5, 2020. Accessed December 5, 2020. "Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that he has appointed Christine A. Hoffman to serve as Acting Gloucester County Prosecutor, replacing Charles A. Fiore, who resigned as Prosecutor effective noon today."</ref> Along with [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland]] and [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem]] counties, Gloucester County is part of Vicinage 15 of the [[New Jersey Superior Court]], which is based in [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]] in Gloucester County; the assignment judge for the vicinage is Benjamin C. Telsey. [[Gloucester County Courthouse (New Jersey)|Gloucester County Courthouse]] is located in Woodbury.<ref>[https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/vicinages/cumglosal.html Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem Counties], New Jersey Courts. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref>

===Federal representatives===
Gloucester County is part of the [[New Jersey's 1st congressional district|1st]] and [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district|2nd]] Congressional Districts.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/leg-cong-district-info/2012-congressional-districts-by-county.pdf 2012 Congressional Districts by County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections. Accessed October 4, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2011. Accessed October 4, 2013.</ref> {{NJ Congress 01}} {{NJ Congress 02}}

===State representatives===
The 24 municipalities of Gloucester County are part of three legislative districts.

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!District
!Senator<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=New Jersey Legislature - Legislative Roster|url=https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp|access-date=June 15, 2021|website=www.njleg.state.nj.us}}</ref>
!Assembly <ref name=":0" />
!Municipalities
|-
|[[New Jersey's 3rd legislative district|3rd]]
|[[John Burzichelli]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|[[Heather Simmons (New Jersey politician)|Heather Simmons]] (D)
[[David Bailey (New Jersey politician)|Dave Bailey]] (D)
|[[Clayton, New Jersey|Clayton]], [[East Greenwich Township, New Jersey|East Greenwich Township]], [[Elk Township, New Jersey|Elk Township]], [[Glassboro, New Jersey|Glassboro]], [[Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Greenwich Township]], [[Harrison Township, New Jersey|Harrison]], [[Logan Township, New Jersey|Logan Township]], [[Mantua, New Jersey|Mantua]], [[National Park, New Jersey|National Park]], [[Newfield, New Jersey|Newfield]], [[Paulsboro, New Jersey|Paulsboro]], [[Pitman, New Jersey|Pitman]], [[South Harrison Township, New Jersey|South Harrison Township]], [[Swedesboro, New Jersey|Swedesboro]], [[Wenonah, New Jersey|Wenonah]], [[West Deptford Township, New Jersey|West Deptford Township]], [[Westville, New Jersey|Westville]], and [[Woolwich Township, New Jersey|Woolwich Township]]. The remainder of this district includes portions of [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]] and all of [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]].
|-
|[[New Jersey's 4th legislative district|4th]]
|[[Paul D. Moriarty]] (D)
|[[Dan Hutchinson]] (D)
[[Cody Miller (New Jersey politician)|Cody Miller]] (D)
|[[Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]], [[Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]], and [[Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Washington Township]]. The remainder of this district covers portions of [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]] and Atlantic County.
|-
|[[New Jersey's 5th legislative district|5th]]
|[[Nilsa Cruz-Perez]] (D)
|[[William Spearman]] (D)
[[Bill Moen]] (D)
|[[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]], [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]], and [[Woodbury Heights, New Jersey|Woodbury Heights]]. The remainder of this district includes portions of [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]]
|}

== Politics ==
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{{PresRow|1900|Republican|4,471|2,828|463|New Jersey}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Republican|4,727|2,981|301|New Jersey}}

The county has tended to be a bellwether, as it has voted for the national winner all but four times since 1936. In [[2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2016]], [[Donald Trump]] became the first [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to win Gloucester County (through a narrow plurality of 674 votes) since [[1988 United States presidential election|1988]], when [[George H. W. Bush]] won it and New Jersey's electoral votes as well, the last time a Republican has done so. In 2020, the county voted for Democrat [[Joe Biden]], but in 2024 it voted for Trump again, this time giving him a full majority of over 50%. As of October 2021, there were a total of 230,545 registered voters in Gloucester County. Of these, 89,073 (38.6%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 57,779 (25.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 80,776 (35.0%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|unaffiliated]]. There were 2,917 voters (1.3%) registered to other parties.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/svrs-reports/2021/2021-10-voter-registration-by-county.pdf Statewide Voter Registration Summary as of October 1, 2021], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed July 28, 2022.</ref>

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! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2021]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.6% ''' ''54,976''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.6% ''44,959''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2017]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.3%' ''32,448''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.2%''' ''42,349''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2013]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.1% ''' ''50,640''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.2% ''27,060''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2009 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2009]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''47.3%''' ''39,815''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.0% ''37,066''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2005]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.0% ''33,225''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.2%''' ''41,128''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2001]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.9% ''28,210''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.1%''' ''41,083''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1997 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1997]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.4% ''30,314''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.1%''' ''41,082''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1993]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.2% ''31,252''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.3%''' ''41,931''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1989]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.9% ''20,781''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''68.8% ''' ''47,760''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1985 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1985]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.6% ''' ''35,424''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.3% ''19,662''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1981 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1981]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.0% ''21,017''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.3%''' ''44,259''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1977 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1977]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.4% ''20,532''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.3% ''' ''33,433''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1973 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1973]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.6% ''18,149''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''64.9% ''' ''34,097''
|}
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==Emergency services==
Gloucester County is served by the Gloucester County Emergency Medical Services (GCEMS), the first county-based [[emergency management|EMS]] agency in New Jersey, which provides emergency services to the municipalities of [[Clayton, New Jersey|Clayton]], [[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]], [[East Greenwich Township, New Jersey|East Greenwich Township]], [[Elk Township, New Jersey|Elk Township]], [[Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]], [[Glassboro, New Jersey|Glassboro]], [[Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Greenwich Township]], [[Harrison Township, New Jersey|Harrison Township]], [[Logan Township, New Jersey|Logan Township]], [[Mantua Township, New Jersey|Mantua Township]], [[Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]], [[National Park, New Jersey|National Park]], [[Newfield, New Jersey|Newfield]], [[Paulsboro, New Jersey|Paulsboro]], [[Pitman, New Jersey|Pitman]], [[South Harrison Township, New Jersey|South Harrison Township]], [[Swedesboro, New Jersey|Swedesboro]], [[Wenonah, New Jersey|Wenonah]], [[West Deptford Township, New Jersey|West Deptford Township]], [[Westville, New Jersey|Westville]], [[Woolwich Township, New Jersey|Woolwich Township]], [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]], and [[Woodbury Heights, New Jersey|Woodbury Heights]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204255/http://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/depts/e/emeresponse/glocountyems/faqs.asp Gloucester County EMS Frequently Asked Questions], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed August 11, 2020. "Twenty Two municipalities currently have joined the GCEMS family: Clayton, East Greenwich, Glassboro, Greenwich, Logan, Mantua, National Park, Paulsboro, Pitman, Swedesboro, West Deptford, Woolwich, Harrison, South Harrison, Wenonah, Elk Woodbury Heights, Franklin Township, Newfield, Woodbury, Westville, and Deptford.  Additional County of Gloucester municipalities are welcome to request service from GCEMS."</ref>

GCEMS was launched in September 2007 with the goal of providing emergency medical services to county residents within nine minutes from the time of dispatch 90 percent of the time, which is considered to be the gold standard in EMS services. The program currently has 15 ambulances in service around the clock and four power shift ambulances on duty from 8am to 8pm seven days a week. GCEMS operates three Quick Response Vehicles (QRV) units that based in West Deptford Township, Newfield, and South Harrison Township. The department operates from  19 stations throughout the county. GCEMS administrative offices are located at the county's Emergency Response Center in [[Clayton, New Jersey|Clayton]].<ref>[http://www.co.gloucester.nj.us/Government/FreeholderPressRoom/pressdetail2.cfm?PressReleaseID=333 "Gloucester County Celebrates Emergency Medical Services Week"], Gloucester County press release, dated May 21, 2008. Accessed June 28, 2008.</ref> It was the winner of the 2010 Outstanding Public EMS Agency by the State of New Jersey.<ref>[http://www.njemsconference.com/images/10_EMS_Award_Recipients_FINAL.pdf "2010 EMS Award Recipients"], November 12, 2010, New Jersey Statewide Conference on EMS. Accessed October 4, 2013.</ref>

Gloucester County's [[SWAT|special weapons and tactics]] (SWAT) unit includes police officers from Gloucester County and provides  emergency services for SWAT-oriented scenarios, including barricaded and [[suicide|suicidal]] subjects, [[hostage]] rescues, high-risk warrant service, dignitary protection, and [[counterterrorism]] responses.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140629210931/http://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/depts/p/prosoffice/invunits/swat.asp Gloucester County SWAT Team], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed June 30, 2015.</ref>

===Heroin overdoses===
In 2014, [[Opioid overdose|heroin overdose]] rate in Gloucester County was 17.3 deaths per 100,000 people, the fourth-highest rate in New Jersey and nearly seven times the national average.<ref>Polhamus, Andy. [http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2016/01/meet_the_town_leading_the_fight_against_gloucester.html "Inside the N.J. town with a heroin death-rate 25 times the national average"], [[NJ.com]], January 29, 2016. Accessed October 22, 2017. "In Gloucester County, the heroin death rate was 17.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 -- nearly seven times the national average, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. Only Atlantic, Camden and Cape May counties had a higher death rate that year."</ref>

==Notable people==
{{See also|Category: People from Gloucester County, New Jersey}}
* [[Corey Clement]] (born 1994), former professional football player, [[Dallas Cowboys]], [[New York Giants]], and [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ([[Glassboro, New Jersey|Glassboro]])<ref>Spadaro, Dave. [https://sjmagazine.net/november-2017/corey-clement "Corey Clement; Glassboro’s NFL rookie finds a home with the Eagles"], ''South Jersey Magazine'', November 2017. Accessed September 4, 2018. "Corey Clement, a 22-year-old running back in his first season for the Philadelphia Eagles, regaled reporters who approached his locker at Lincoln Financial Field with stories of growing up in nearby Glassboro, of driving past the stadium as a kid and dreaming of playing there one day."</ref>
* [[Danielson]], American [[Indie pop]] band ([[Clarksboro, New Jersey|Clarksboro]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Danielson |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/danielson |website=[[Encyclopedia.com]] |publisher=Cengage}}</ref>
* [[Linda Fiorentino]] (born 1958 or 1960), actress ([[Mantua Township, New Jersey|Mantua Township]])<ref>{{cite web |last1=Donahue |first1=Deirdre |title=Leggy Linda Fiorentino Says Gotcha! to Some of the Silver Screen's Cutest Virgin Hunks |url=https://people.com/archive/leggy-linda-fiorentino-says-gotcha-to-some-of-the-silver-screens-cutest-virgin-hunks-vol-23-no-21/ |website=PEOPLE.com |date=May 27, 1985}}</ref>
* [[Grace Helbig]] (born 1985), comedian, actress, author, talk show host, and YouTube personality ([[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]])<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roy |first1=Melony |title=Woodbury Heights YouTube Star Gets Her Own Cable Network Show |url=http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/04/24/woodbury-heights-youtube-star-gets-her-own-cable-network-show/ |website=KYW-TV |date=April 24, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Michael Johns (policy analyst)|Michael Johns]] (born 1964), [[health care]] executive, former [[White House]] presidential speechwriter, [[conservatism|conservative]] policy analyst and writer ([[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]])<ref>House editorial. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605010358/http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1266998122151780.xml&coll=8 "Different cup of tea"], ''[[Gloucester County Times]]'', February 24, 2010</ref>
* [[Tara Lipinski]] (born 1982), Olympic gold medal winner, [[figure skating]] ([[Sewell, New Jersey|Sewell]])<ref>{{cite web |last1=Longman |first1=Jere |title=Dynamo on the Ice: Tara Kristen Lipinski |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/21/sports/xviii-winter-games-figure-skating-woman-dynamo-ice-tara-kristen-lipinski.html |website=The New York Times |date=February 21, 1998}}</ref>
* [[Bryant McKinnie]] (born 1979), former professional football player, [[Baltimore Ravens]], [[Miami Dolphins]], and [[Minnesota Vikings]] (Woodbury)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bryant McKinnie |url=http://www.woodbury.nj.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Bryant-McKinnie.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819041611/http://www.woodbury.nj.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Bryant-McKinnie.pdf |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |url-status=live |website=woodbury.nj.us}}</ref>
* [[J. Hampton Moore]] (1864–1950), former mayor of [[Philadelphia]] (Woodbury).<ref>{{cite web |title=Moore, Joseph Hampton (1864-1950) |url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=M000906 |website=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress}}</ref>
* [[Milt Plum]] (born 1935), former professional football player, [[Cleveland Browns]], [[Detroit Lions]], [[Los Angeles Rams]], and [[New York Giants]] ([[Westville, New Jersey|Westville]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Milt Plum |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerp/plum00200.html |website=Pro Football Archives}}</ref>
* [[Jimmy Rollins]] (born 1978), former professional baseball player, [[Chicago White Sox]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], and [[Philadelphia Phillies]] ([[Woolwich Township, New Jersey|Woolwich Township]])<ref>Shryock, Bob. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071215023335/http://www.nj.com/columns/gloucester/shryock/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fcolumns-0%2F1197534470212310.xml&coll=8 "Local took his shot at fame"], ''[[Gloucester County Times]]'', December 13, 2007, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of December 15, 2007. Accessed May 31, 2018. "A recent column about famous Gloucester County residents, sparked by Woolwich Township transplant Jimmy Rollins being named National League MVP, encouraged readers to submit their own nominations to the unofficial list of luminaries."</ref>
* [[Stephen Mallozzi]] (born 2001), [[NASCAR Camping World Truck Series]] driver for [[Reaume Brothers Racing]] (Swedesboro) <ref>Leon, Matt.
[https://omny.fm/shows/kyw-newsradio-s-1-on-1-with-matt-leon/get-behind-the-wheel-and-make-it-work-how-swedesbo], ''1-on-1 with Matt Leon'', August 3, 2022. "'Get behind the wheel and make it work': How Swedesboro's Stephen Mallozzi achieved a NASCAR dream"</ref>
* [[Patti Smith]] (born 1946), [[punk rock]] musician (Deptford Township)<ref>LaGorce, Tammy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/nyregion/music-patti-smith-new-jerseys-truest-rockpoet.html "Patti Smith, New Jersey's Truest Rock-Poet"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 11, 2005. Accessed June 22, 2022. "But of all the ways to know Patti Smith, few people, including Ms. Smith, would think to embrace her as Deptford Township's proudest export."</ref>
* [[Steve Squyres]] (born 1956), former professor, [[Cornell University]], and principal investigator of the [[Mars Exploration Rover]] mission ([[Wenonah, New Jersey|Wenonah]])<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pensiero |first1=Nicole |title=All in the Family - SouthJerseyMagazine.com |url=https://www.southjerseymagazine.com/article/859/All-in-the-Family |website=South Jersey Magazine |date=April 2013}}</ref>
* [[Charles C. Stratton]] (1796–1859), [[Governor of New Jersey|New Jersey governor]] and former Member of [[United States House of Representatives|Congress]] ([[Swedesboro, New Jersey|Swedesboro]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Stratton, Charles Creighton (1796-1859) |url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=S000993 |website=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress}}</ref>

==Recreation==
===Gloucester County Historical Society===
The Gloucester County Historical Society, founded in 1903, maintains a collection of materials and artifacts related to the history of [[South Jersey]]. [[Hunter–Lawrence–Jessup House]] in [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]] displays many of these artifacts.<ref>[https://www.gchsnj.org/about-us/ About Us], Gloucester County Historical Society. Accessed January 27, 2018.</ref>

===National protected area===
* [[Great Egg Harbor River]] (part)

==See also==
{{Portal|Philadelphia|New Jersey}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Gloucester County, New Jersey]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Gloucester County, New Jersey}}
{{Wikivoyage|Gloucester County (New Jersey)}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Gloucester County, New Jersey
|North     = [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania]]
|Northeast = [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]]
|East      =
|Southeast = [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]]
|South     = [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]]
|Southwest = [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]]
|West      = [[New Castle County, Delaware]]
|Northwest = [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania]]
}}
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