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Country :
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United States
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State :
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New Jersey
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County :
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Gloucester
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Established :
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1779
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Incorporated :
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March 11, 1878
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Named for :
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Glass industry
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• Type :
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Borough
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• Body :
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Borough Council
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• Mayor :
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John E. Wallace III (D, term ends December 31, 2021)[4][5]
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• Administrator :
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Ed Malandro[6]
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• Municipal clerk :
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Karen Cosgrove[7]
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• Total :
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18,579
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• Land :
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9.32 sq mi (24.14 km2)
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• Water :
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0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) 0.41%
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Area rank :
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213th of 565 in state14th of 24 in county[2]
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Elevation[9] :
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148 ft (45 m)
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• Estimate (2019)[13] :
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20,288
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• Rank :
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137th of 566 in state5th of 24 in county[14]
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• Density :
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2,022.9/sq mi (781.0/km2)
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• Density rank :
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291st of 566 in state10th of 24 in county[14]
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Time zone :
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UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
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• Summer (DST) :
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UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
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ZIP Code :
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08028[15][16]
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Area code(s) :
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+1 (856) exchanges: 442, 863, 881,[17] 256 (Rowan University)
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FIPS code :
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3401526340[2][18][19]
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GNIS feature ID :
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0885231[2][20]
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Website :
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www.glassboro.org
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