Swedesboro, New Jersey
Swedesboro, New Jersey | |
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Trinity Church in Swedesboro | |
Map of Swedesboro highlighted within Gloucester County. Inset: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Swedesboro, New Jersey | |
Location in Gloucester County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′45″N 75°18′39″W / 39.745884°N 75.310947°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Incorporated | April 9, 1902 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Thomas W. Fromm (D, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Municipal clerk | Jena Dolbow |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| • Land | 0.73 sq mi (1.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) 4.55% |
| • Rank | 523rd of 565 in state 24th of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,711 |
• Estimate (2023) | 2,741 |
| • Rank | 459th of 565 in state 22nd of 24 in county |
| • Density | 3,707.4/sq mi (1,431.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 181st of 565 in state 4th of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08085 |
| Area code(s) | 856 Exchanges: 241, 467 |
| FIPS code | 3401571850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885415 |
| Website | www |
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, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 127 (+4.9%) from the 2,584 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 529 (+25.7%) from the 2,055 counted in the 2000 census. 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. The borough was named for its early settlers from Sweden.
Swedesboro has been recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA since 2000.