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Gloucester County, New Jersey

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Time Zone: Gloucester County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Woodbury is the seat for Gloucester County.

Gloucester County was founded in 1686.

Using the Census estimates for 2008<1>, Gloucester had a population of 287,860 people. This is an increase of 12.3% since the 2000 Census, which gave a population of 256,326 people.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Gloucester represented 3.04% of the total population of New Jersey, making it the state's 14th most populous county (out of 21 counties).

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Gloucester County Census page.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
2008287,860+12.3%+0.82% since 2007
2007285,528+11.39%+1.51% since 2006
2006281,269+9.73%+1.72% since 2005
2005276,504+7.87% 
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2000256,331The Last Census

Below are some of the communities located in Gloucester County (for more communities, please visit our Nearby Page):

Community 2008
Population
2000
Population
Change
(2008 vs. 2000)
Jefferson   --19,723 
Mantua   --14,242 
Woodbury   10,45010,3071.39% increase  
Harding   --3,185 



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We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Off-the-Road Links

The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Gloucester County:

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Panoramio.com

Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Gloucester? Please visit the Map Page for Gloucester.


Footnotes

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau.

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<2>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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