Gloucester County, New Jersey

Gloucester County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 254,673. Its is.

This county is part of the area. It is located south of and northwest of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 873 (337 ). 841 km² (325 sq mi) of it is land and 32 km² (12 sq mi) of it (3.62%) is water.

Gloucester County is largely composed of low-lying river and coastal plain. The highest elevation in the county is a slight rise along southeast of Cross Keys that reaches approximately 180 feet (55 m) above sea level; the lowest point is sea level at the.

Adjacent Counties

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History
Gloucester dates back to, , when courts were established separate from those of. It was officially formed and its boundaries defined as part of on,. Portions of Gloucester County were set off on, to create , and on ,  to create.

Woodbury, founded in 1683 by Henry Wood, is the oldest town in the county. National Park, another town in the county, was the site of the  of Red Bank (now included in a county park) where Fort Mercer once stood. Here can be seen the remains of the British ship Augusta (stored in a shed in the park), which sank during the battle. During the, Gloucester County's main economic activity was. In Woodbury (even then the main town) was located the county, the , a meeting house (still in existence), and an  (on the current location of Woodbury Crossings). Because of the county's many s leading to the and the,  was very common. Today, Gloucester County has a large and.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 254,673 people, 90,717 households, and 67,221 families residing in the county. The was 303/km² (784/sq mi). There were 95,054 housing units at an average density of 113/km² (293/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.07%, 9.06% or , 0.19% , 1.49% , 0.03% , 0.85% from , and 1.30% from two or more races. 2.58% of the population were or  of any race. 23.8% were of, 19.3% , 15.8% and 7.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 90,717 households out of which 36.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 21.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% 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 3.22.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $54,273, and the median income for a family was $62,482. Males had a median income of $43,825 versus $31,077 for females. The for the county was $22,708. About 4.30% of families and 6.20% of the population were below the, including 6.60% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Gloucester County is governed by a consisting of seven members. Currently, all of the Freeholders are. Freeholders are elected at large by the voters of Gloucester County in partisan elections and serve staggered 3-year terms. Gloucester County's Freeholders are:


 * - Freeholder Director
 * Robert M. Damminger (2009) - Deputy Freeholder Director
 * Joseph A. Brigandi, Jr.
 * Joe Chila (2009)
 * Frank J. DiMarco
 * Helene M. Reed
 * Dr. Warren S. Wallace

Municipalities
The following municipalities are located in Gloucester County. The municipality type is listed in parentheses after the name, except where the type is included as part of the name. s and other communities are listed under their municipalities.
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 * Nortonville
 * Repaupo
 * Sewell
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Notable residents
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