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Borough
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Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Camden
Incorporated	April 11, 1924
Named for	Gibbs family
Government
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
Area
• Total	2.20 sq mi (5.69 km2)
• Land	2.15 sq mi (5.57 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  1.95%
Area rank	393rd of 565 in state 16th of 37 in county
Elevation	75 ft (23 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,189
• Estimate  (2023)	2,239
• Rank	480th of 565 in state 30th of 37 in county
• Density	1,017.2/sq mi (392.7/km2)
• Density rank	384th of 565 in state 32nd of 37 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	08026
Area code(s)	856
FIPS code	3400726070
GNIS feature ID	0885230
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Gibbsboro is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,189, a decrease of 85 (−3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 2,274, which in turn reflected a decline of 161 (−6.6%) from the 2,435 counted in the 2000 census.

Gibbsboro was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1924, from portions of Voorhees Township, subject to approval by voters in a referendum, which was held on April 11, 1924. The borough was named for the Gibbs family, early settlers from 1706 for whom the area's post office was named when it was established in 1883.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.20 square miles (5.69 km²), including 2.15 square miles (5.57 km²) of land and 0.04 square miles (0.11 km²) of water (1.95%).

Gibbsboro borders Lindenwold and Voorhees Township.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 2,274 people, 786 households, and 626 families in the borough. The population density was 1,041.9 per square mile (402.3/km²). There were 809 housing units at an average density of 370.7 per square mile (143.1/km²). The racial makeup was 92.61% (2,106) White, 2.15% (49) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 2.33% (53) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.88% (20) from other races, and 2.02% (46) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.09% (93) of the population.

Of the 786 households, 32.6% had children under the age of 18; 65.0% were married couples living together; 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 20.4% were non-families. Of all households, 17.2% were made up of individuals and 8.9% 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 3.26.

23.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 94.8 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $76,538 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,059) and the median family income was $86,481 (+/− $10,811). Males had a median income of $58,214 (+/− $13,396) versus $51,000 (+/− $12,885) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $33,258 (+/− $4,786). About 5.8% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Gibbsboro School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Gibbsboro Public School. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 281 students and 32.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1.

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District, a limited-purpose, public regional school district that also serves the communities of Berlin Borough and Voorhees Township. As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,933 students and 142.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.6:1. The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. Representation on the board of education is determined by the population of each of the three sending districts, with one seat allocated to Gibbsboro.

Transportation

County Route 561 in Gibbsboro

As of May 2010^[update], the borough had a total of 17.36 miles (27.94 km) of roadways, of which 9.63 miles (15.50 km) were maintained by the municipality and 7.73 miles (12.44 km) by Camden County.

No Interstate, U.S. or state highways traverse Gibbsboro. The main roadway serving the borough is County Route 561.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Gibbsboro include:

• Zac Gallen (born 1995), pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks

See also

In Spanish: Gibbsboro para niños