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Gloucester County (/ ˈ ɡ l ɒ s t ər / GLOST-ər) is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's 14th-most populous county [5] with a population of 302,294, [2] [3] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 14,006 (+4.9%) from the 288,288 counted in the 2010 census, [6] which in turn represented an increase of 33,615 (+13.2%) from the ...
John Cooper (January 16, 1730 – April 1, 1785) was a political leader of the American Revolution in New Jersey.He was likely the main author of the New Jersey Constitution of 1776, [1] and served as one of the first judges of Gloucester County. [2]
In New Jersey, a Board of County Commissioners (until 2020 named the Board of Chosen Freeholders) is the elected county-wide government board in each of the state's 21 counties. In the five counties that have an elected county executive, the board of county commissioners serves as the county legislature.
The Gov. Charles C. Stratton House, also known as Stratton Hall or Stratton Mansion, is located at 538 Kings Highway, near Swedesboro, in Woolwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built c. 1794 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936.
There are 21 counties in the U.S. state of New Jersey. These counties together contain 564 municipalities, or administrative entities composed of clearly defined territory; 252 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, 241 townships, and 4 villages. [1] In New Jersey, a county is a local level of government between the state and municipalities.
Charles Creighton Stratton (March 6, 1796 – March 30, 1859) was an American farmer and politician who served as the 15th Governor of New Jersey from 1845 to 1848. He was the first popularly elected governor following the adoption of the 1844 New Jersey Constitution.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Latitude and longitude coordinates of the sites listed on this page may be displayed in an online map. [1]
After Berkeley and Carteret sold New Jersey to the Quakers, the colony was split into West and East Jersey. Each had its own constitution: the West Jersey Constitution (1681) and the East Jersey Constitution (1683). [4] The two were reunited in 1702 by Queen Anne. New Jersey's first state constitution was adopted on July 2, 1776.