Logan Township, New Jersey
Logan Township, New Jersey | |
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Bridgeport Speedway in Logan Township | |
Location of Logan Township in Gloucester County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Logan Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Gloucester County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′31″N 75°21′19″W / 39.792079°N 75.355179°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Incorporated | March 7, 1877 as West Woolwich Township |
| Renamed | March 6, 1878 as Logan Township |
| Named after | John Alexander "Black Jack" Logan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (small municipality) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Frank W. Minor (D, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Municipal clerk | Ashley Garozzo |
| 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 |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,000 |
• Estimate (2023) | 6,070 |
| • Rank | 347th of 565 in state 15th of 24 in county |
| • Density | 273.6/sq mi (105.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 484th of 565 in state 22nd of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08085, 08014 Swedesboro |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 241, 467 |
| FIPS code | 3401541160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882143 |
| Website | www |
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, a decrease of 42 (−0.7%) from the 2010 census count of 6,042, which in turn reflected an increase of 10 (+0.2%) from the 6,032 counted in the 2000 census.
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. 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.