Location of Logan Township in
Gloucester County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Gloucester County in
New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 26.60 square miles (68.89 km2), including 21.93 square miles (56.79 km2) of land and 4.67 square miles (12.09 km2) of water (17.55%).[1][2]
Other unincorporated communities, localities, and places located partially or completely within the township include
Bridgeport, Cadwalader, Center Square, Cooper Wharf, Coopers, Flood Gates, New Bridge, Nortonville, Prospect, Raccoon Island, and
Repaupo.[21][25] The township is home to
Pureland Industrial Complex, a 3,000-acre (12 km2)
industrial park that is one of the nation's largest.[26] The township also hosts the Delaware River Equestrian Agriculture Marina (DREAM) Park, a 1,600-acre County Park.[27]
Of the 2,087 households, 40.2% had children under the age of 18; 62.6% were married couples living together; 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 21.7% were non-families. Of all households, 17.4% were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.29.[17]
27.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 96.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.6 males.[17]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
American Community Survey showed that (in 2010
inflation-adjusted dollars)
median household income was $87,209 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,583) and the median family income was $100,688 (+/− $14,321). Males had a median income of $67,192 (+/− $7,690) versus $49,914 (+/− $4,283) for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $35,587 (+/− $2,882). About 1.6% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.[38]
2000 census
As of the
2000 census,[14] there were 6,032 people, 2,001 households, and 1,610 families residing in the township. The population density was 266.7 inhabitants per square mile (103.0/km2). There were 2,077 housing units at an average density of 91.8 per square mile (35.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 82.00%
White, 13.51%
African American, 0.13%
Native American, 1.77%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 1.21% from
other races, and 1.36% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.74% of the population.[36][37]
There were 2,001 households, of which 48.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were
married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.38.[36][37]
In the township, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.[36][37]
The median income for a household in the township was $67,148, and the median income for a family was $70,771. Males had a median income of $48,415 versus $34,864 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $26,853. About 3.0% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.[36][37]
Economy
Pureland Industrial Complex was established in the early 1970s when 45 farms covering 3,200 acres (1,300 ha) were assembled in Logan Township. Under the ownership of State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, environmental studies were undertaken by Jack McCormick, the first scientist with a doctorate in environmental science.[citation needed] In 1971, The New York Times described the project as "the nation's first ecologically planned industrial complex".[39]
In 1973, the Pureland Association was formed and Declaration of Environmental Standards were established and recorded in
Gloucester County. Approximately 1,200 acres (490 ha) were placed in an environmental reserve in perpetuity and rigid environmental controls were established, prior to the establishment of the
United States Environmental Protection Agency or the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. These restrictive covenants protect property owners' value and are enforced by the Pureland Association which consist of property owners.
In 1976, the initial infrastructure was established with public water, sewer, and rail servicing Pureland. In 1977, Center Square Real Estate Development Company took over management of Pureland for State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America. In 2000, Center Square Real Estate Development Company purchased the undeveloped land from State Mutual and continues to manage and develop Pureland today.
Pureland consists of 12,000,000 square feet (1,100,000 m2) of space and houses more than 180 companies employing over 8,500 people, mostly in warehousing and distribution. It is the largest industrial complex in New Jersey.
Logan Township was the proposed location for the
Crown Landing LNG Terminal, a
liquefied natural gas (LNG) off-loading and processing facility to be sited along the
Delaware River. The facility would have included an off-loading pier that would technically enter the waters of the state of
Delaware. Delaware opposed the project and filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the project from going forward on the basis that they control the waters in which part of the pier would be situated; a lawsuit the State of Delaware lost. The
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the Crown Landing LNG Terminal on June 15, 2006.[40] In 2009, long after the project should have been completed, Hess Energy acquired the project after BP failed to get plans approved and construction started. On January 6, 2012, Hess Energy surrendered its authorization to construct and operate the terminal. In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Hess said it determined that the terminal would not be profitable, saying that "significant increases in natural gas production from North American shale resources" would affect prices and demand for natural gas.
Government
Local government
Logan Township is governed within the
Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the
Small Municipality (Plan 3) form of New Jersey municipal government, enacted by direct petition as of January 1, 1984.[41] The township is one of 18 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government, which is only available to municipalities with less than 12,000 at the time of adoption.[42] The governing body is comprised of a Mayor and a Township Council, with all positions elected
at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general elections. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The four members of the Township Council are elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year.[6][43]
This governing body, comprised of five members, oversees the operation of the township, passing resolutions and ordinances, as well as assessing and collecting taxes. Meetings of the Mayor and Township Council are held on a monthly basis and are open to the public. All Legislative powers of the Township are exercised by the Mayor and Council.
As of 2022[update], the
Mayor of Logan Township is
Democrat Frank W. Minor, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Members of the Logan Township Council are
Deputy Mayor Bernadine E. Jackson (D, 2024), Doris Hall (D, 2022), Christopher Morris (D, 2023) and Arthur Smith (D, 2022).[3][44][45][46][47][48]
Gloucester County is governed by a
board of county commissioners, whose seven members are elected
at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis in partisan elections, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year. At a reorganization meeting held each January, the Board selects a Director and a Deputy Director from among its members. As of 2024[update], Gloucester County's Commissioners are:
Gloucester County's constitutional officers are:
Clerk James N. Hogan (D, Franklin Township; 2027),[66][67]
Sheriff Jonathan M. Sammons (R,
Elk Township; 2024)[68][69] and
Surrogate Giuseppe "Joe" Chila (D,
Woolwich Township; 2028).[70][71][72]
Politics
As of March 2011, there were a total of 4,029 registered voters in Logan Township, of which 1,652 (41.0%) were registered as
Democrats, 695 (17.2%) were registered as
Republicans and 1,678 (41.6%) were registered as
Unaffiliated. There were four voters registered as
Libertarians or
Greens.[73]
In the
2012 presidential election, Democrat
Barack Obama received 59.7% of the vote (1,779 cast), ahead of Republican
Mitt Romney with 38.9% (1,157 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (42 votes), among the 2,997 ballots cast by the township's 4,214 registered voters (19 ballots were
spoiled), for a turnout of 71.1%.[74][75] In the
2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 59.3% of the vote (1,868 cast), ahead of Republican
John McCain with 38.7% (1,219 votes) and other candidates with 1.4% (43 votes), among the 3,151 ballots cast by the township's 4,142 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.1%.[76] In the
2004 presidential election, Democrat
John Kerry received 54.2% of the vote (1,600 ballots cast), outpolling Republican
George W. Bush with 44.4% (1,311 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (28 votes), among the 2,952 ballots cast by the township's 3,820 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 77.3.[77]
In the
2013 gubernatorial election, Republican
Chris Christie received 62.6% of the vote (1,041 cast), ahead of Democrat
Barbara Buono with 35.6% (591 votes), and other candidates with 1.8% (30 votes), among the 1,703 ballots cast by the township's 4,133 registered voters (41 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 41.2%.[78][79] In the
2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 49.8% of the vote (939 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 39.5% (745 votes), Independent
Chris Daggett with 8.6% (162 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (13 votes), among the 1,886 ballots cast by the township's 4,103 registered voters, yielding a 46.0% turnout.[80]
Education
The
Logan Township School District serves public school students in
pre-kindergarten through
eighth grade.[81] As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 876 students and 82.5 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.[82] Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics[83]) are
Francis E. Donnelly Early Childhood Learning Center[84] with 197 students in grades PreK-K,
Logan Elementary School[85] with 302 students in grades 1-4 and
Logan Middle School[86] with 372 students in grades 5-8.[87][88][89][90]
Students from across the county are eligible to apply to attend
Gloucester County Institute of Technology, a four-year high school in
Deptford Township that provides technical and vocational education. As a public school, students do not pay tuition to attend the school.[101] There are 60 students from the township who attend GCIT.[87]
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 72.03 miles (115.92 km) of roadways, of which 32.76 miles (52.72 km) were maintained by the municipality, 19.01 miles (30.59 km) by Gloucester County, 18.04 miles (29.03 km) by the
New Jersey Department of Transportation and 2.22 miles (3.57 km) by the
Delaware River Port Authority.[104]
^
abAbout, Logan Township. Accessed February 26, 2020. "The town’s name comes from Alexander 'Black Jack' Logan, an American General and founder of Memorial Day. The Township covers a 22.8 square mile area and comprises five areas: Beckett, Bridgeport, Center Square, Nortonville, and Repaupo."
^Forand, Rebecca.
"Amazon in Logan Township now open, still hiring", NJ Advance Media for
NJ.com, November 25, 2014. Accessed January 17, 2019. Accessed November 8, 2019. "As one of the largest industrial parks in the country, Pureland has multiple warehouses and Amazon was a welcome addition to the mix, Logan Township Mayor Frank Minor said."
^"Success Story Began at Sea", The New York Times, March 28, 1971. Accessed November 8, 2019. "H. (for Harold) Ladd Plumley, at present the chairman of the board of State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, can look back on his 68 years with pride.... Throw in the financial 'angelship' of Pureland in New Jersey, the nation's first ecologically planned industrial complex, and you have solid reasons why the name Plum ley has been getting its share of attention."
^Biography of Bob Menendez,
United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
^Logan Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Logan Township School District. Accessed May 6, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Logan Township School District. Composition: The Logan Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Logan Township."
^Logan Middle School, Logan Township School District. Accessed February 2, 2023.
^
abDistrict Narrative, Logan Township School District. Accessed February 2, 2023. "The Logan Township School District is a Pre-K to 12 school district operating three schools (Francis E. Donnelly Early Childhood Learning Center, Logan Elementary School and Logan Middle School) housed in two facilities located in Gloucester County, New Jersey.... District enrollment for Pre-K to 12th grade approximates twelve hundred fifty township resident students, which includes approximately 265 high school students whose tuition is paid by Logan Township School District to Kingsway School District. In addition, approximately 60 Logan high school residents attend Gloucester County Institute of Technology (GCIT)."
^Kingsway Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative,
New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 27, 2016. "Kingsway is situated in a predominately rural/suburban area, with more than 20,000 people residing within its 52 square mile border. The District includes the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich, and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."
^About Kingsway,
Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed September 16, 2017. "The District includes Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway Regional High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."
^About, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed February 2, 2023. "Kingsway is a limited purpose regional school district that offers its students a rigorous academic program and a myriad of enrichment programs and services for students in grades 7 to 12. Kingsway Regional Middle School (Grades 7 to 8) and Kingsway Regional High School (Grades 9 to 12) cater to the individual needs of our students and promote opportunities for students to pursue their own areas of interest."
^Forand, Rebecca.
"Kingsway districts may see change", Gloucester County Times, April 7, 2011. Accessed December 9, 2014. "A study is being planned to evaluate the fiscal feasibility of the regionalization of the school districts associated with the Kingsway Regional district, and the impact of continuing or severing the current relationship the district has with Logan Township. Woolwich township, Swedesboro, East Greenwich Township and South Harrison Township all currently feed their elementary students to the Kingsway Regional district for middle and high school, with Logan Township sending students to the high school on a tuition basis. The study will address the fiscal feasibility of regionalizing Kingsway, East Greenwich, South Harrison and Swedesboro-Woolwich."
^Admissions,
Gloucester County Institute of Technology. Accessed February 2, 2023. "There is no charge to attend. GCIT is a public school.... GCIT is the vocational-technical school for Gloucester County residents. You must live in Gloucester County to apply and attend."
^Contact Information, Guardian Angels Regional School. Accessed February 2, 2023.