Gloucester Apartments
Gloucester Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 64,350. The township was first established in 1695.
Glendora and Blackwood are census-designated places and unincorporated areas located within Gloucester Township.
The Gloucester Township Public Schools system, with an enrollment of approximately 7,852 students attending grades K-8, is comprised of eight elementary schools (grades K-5), and three middle schools (grades 6-8), including the new Ann A. Mullen Middle School. There are eight elementary schools which are, Blackwood Elementary School (607 students), Chews Elementary School (867 students), Erial Elementary School (805 students), Glendora Elementary School (279 students), Gloucester Township Elementary School (265 students), James W. Lilley Elementary (727 students), Loring-Flemming Elementary (803 students), and Union Valley Elementary School (718 students). The district’s three middle schools are Glen Landing Middle School (912 students), Charles W. Lewis Middle School (721 students), and Ann A. Mullen Middle School (1,148 students).
For grades 9 through 12, there are three high schools that are part of the Black Horse Pike Regional School District: Highland Regional High School (1,206 students), Timber Creek Regional High School (1,489 students) and Triton Regional High School (1,523 students). Students from Gloucester Township attend one of the three schools based on their residence. Students from the other two communities in the district — Bellmawr and Runnemede — all attend Triton High School.
Also available in the Township is the Camden County Vocational and Technical School, which offers day and evening classes.
Camden County College is located in Blackwood, the heart of the municipality. Over 44 programs of study ranging from allied health to engineering technology and science, laser and optics, public safety, business administration, liberal arts, human services and secretarial studies are available. Other programs include a GED center, self-enrichment and senior adult courses. Evening and weekend classes, including computer programming are offered. Local residents may use the college’s learning resource center to receive dental hygiene clinic services.
The present Township of Gloucester was one of the original townships that comprised Old Gloucester County. It became the county’s first political subdivision in 1685. The boundaries of the county extended from the Delaware River to the Atlantic Ocean until 1683, when it was divided into two townships; Egg Harbor Township and Gloucester Township. Gloucester Township, which took its name from the cathedral city of Gloucester on the banks of the River Severn in England, was further subdivided into four smaller townships, and on June 1, 1695 became one of the first New Jersey municipalities to incorporate. In 1844, the township became part of the newly-formed County of Camden.
