Profile for Swedesboro, New Jersey, NJ

Swedesboro is on Raccoon Creek

Former and merged names include:
· Raccoon

Once a stop on the stagecoach line between Salem and Camden

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 1. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 0.5 per 1,000 people.

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (17)

Colleges (1)

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Hotels (4)

Libraries (8)

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20% of Swedesboro residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Swedesboro ancestry & family history guide.

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• Gloucester County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - NJ data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• Veteran grave locator

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• Swedesboro business guide
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• Courts in New Jersey
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• Crime in Gloucester County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in New Jersey
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Swedesboro was $20,857, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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14% of Swedesboro residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Post history questions in Gloucester County genealogy forum

Median rent in Swedesboro, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $513.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,254.

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Libraries in Swedesboro include Swedesboro Public Library ... View libraries

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Gloucester County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Swedesboro political report.

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The average commute time for Swedesboro workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Swedesboro include Holiday Inn Select Bridgeport.

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