What is Swedesboro, New Jersey?
'''Swedesboro''' is a [[borough]] in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States]]. As of 2020, it had a population of 2,711 inhabitants and a population density of 1,432 people per km². 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 originally from the [[colony]] of [[New Sweden]]. ==History== Swedesboro was, at the side of Bridgeport, one of only two settlements in what is now new Jersey in the colony of [[New Sweden]]. The oldest existing [[logging]] cottage in the United States was built by Antti Niilonpoika (Anthony Neilson/Nelson) in Swedesboro. It is registered as a historic monument, which is also the Church of [[Trinity Church]]. This church was founded as a Swedish [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] Church 1703; The current building was erected 1784. The cemetery at the church is the burial ground of the [[governor]] of New Jersey [[Charles C. Stratton]] and Congressman Benjamin [[Franklin Howey]], among other notable people. ==Demographics== According to the [[2020 United States Census|2020 American Census]], its population was 2,711 inhabitants. [[White people|Whites]] are the major [[ethnic group]], numbering 62.0% of Swedesboro's total population in 2020. ==Other websites== * [http://www.historicswedesboro.com/ Borough of Swedesboro Website] {{Gloucester County, New Jersey}} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:1902 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:20th-century establishments in New Jersey]] [[Category:Boroughs in New Jersey]] [[Category:Gloucester County, New Jersey]]