Logan Township, New Jersey
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Logan Township is a township in Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 6,000,[8][9] a decrease of 42 (−0.7%) from the 2010 census count of 6,042,[17][18] which in turn reflected an increase of 10 (+0.2%) from the 6,032 counted in the 2000 census.[19]
Logan Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39.792079°N 75.355179°W / 39.792079; -75.355179[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Gloucester |
Incorporated | March 7, 1877 as West Woolwich Township |
Renamed | March 6, 1878 as Logan Township |
Named for | John Alexander "Black Jack" Logan |
Government | |
• Type | Faulkner Act (small municipality) |
• Body | Township Council |
• Mayor | Frank W. Minor (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Linda Oswald[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 26.60 sq mi (68.89 km2) |
• Land | 21.93 sq mi (56.79 km2) |
• Water | 4.67 sq mi (12.09 km2) 17.55% |
• Rank | 99th of 565 in state 3rd of 24 in county[1] |
Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,000 |
• Estimate | 6,055 |
• Rank | 347th of 565 in state 15th of 24 in county[11] |
• Density | 273.6/sq mi (105.6/km2) |
• Rank | 484th of 565 in state 22nd of 24 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 08085, 08014 Swedesboro[12] |
Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 241, 467[13] |
FIPS code | 3401541160[1][14][15] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882143[16] |
Website | www |
Logan Township was formed as West Woolwich Township by the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1877, from portions of Woolwich Township. That name lasted just less than a year, as the name was changed to Logan Township as of March 6, 1878.[20] The community is named for John Alexander "Black Jack" Logan, a Union Army general who was behind the establishment of Memorial Day as a national holiday.[21][22]