Gloucestertown was a township

Township (New Jersey)

A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village, collecting property taxes and providing...

 that existed within the territory of the current Camden County

Camden County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census the population of Camden County was 60.28% Non-Hispanic white, 18.45% Non-Hispanic black, 1.12% Hispanic blacks, 0.17% Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.15% Hispanic Native Americans, 5.07% Non-Hispanic Asian, and 0.14% non-Hispanics reporting some other race...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States

United States

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, from 1685 to 1831.

Gloucestertown was formed on September 4, 1685, while the area was still part of Burlington County

Burlington County, New Jersey

There were 154,371 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had...

. On May 26, 1686, it became part of the newly-created Gloucester County

Gloucester County, New Jersey

Gloucester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 288,288. Its county seat is Woodbury....

. It was briefly consolidated with Gloucester Township

Gloucester Township, New Jersey

Gloucester Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 64,634...

 as of June 13, 1734, but regained its independence in 1739. The township was reestablished by Royal Charter

Royal Charter

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 on December 8, 1773.

Gloucestertown Township was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature

New Jersey Legislature

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 on February 21, 1798.

On November 15, 1831, Union Township

Union Township, Camden County, New Jersey

Union Township is a now dissolved township which existed from 1831 to 1868 and was located in present day Camden County, New Jersey.Union Township was formed by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 15, 1831, while the area was still part of Gloucester County, taking territory from...

was formed, incorporating portions of Gloucester Township and all of Gloucestertown Township. With the creation of Union Township, Gloucestertown Township was dissolved.