Gloucester Township is a 23.2 square mile suburban community situated in southern Camden County, approximately 8 miles east of Philadelphia and 50 miles west of Atlantic City. The North/South Freeway (Route 42) and the Black Horse Pike (Route 168) are the major access routes, connecting the township to the surrounding population centers. Within Gloucester Township are the communities of Glendora, Chews Landing, Hilltop, Blenheim, Blackwood, Lamb's Terrace, Erial and Sicklerville.

Located 90 miles south of New York City and approximately 100 miles north of the Baltimore/Washington region, Gloucester Township offers overnight access to over 30% of the purchasing power of the United States. More than five million workers reside within a 15-mile radius, including the populations of Philadelphia, Camden, and Cherry Hill.

Gloucester Township is the third largest municipality in Camden County, and has been one of the fastestgrowing municipalities in Southern New Jersey and the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. Between 1990 and 2000, Gloucester Township was the fastest growing municipality in the Philadelphia region in terms of absolute growth. Because of the availability of land for residential development, Gloucester Township has experienced much greater growth than most of the larger municipalities (excluding Winslow and Voorhees), and this growth is forecasted to continue for the next twenty years.

Source: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

The community is served by a number of retail centers, two golf courses, and is home to the main campus of Camden County College. Gloucester Township is also home to a highly-rated K-8 school system, as well as three secondary schools (in addition to Camden County Technical School) and two private schools. The township offers a wide mix of housing options from smaller Cape Cods and ranchers built around the 1940's to larger split level and bi-level homes built in the 1960's and 1970's. Within in the last ten years, much of the remaining farms and open space has been developed. These housing developments offer large two-story single homes and several condominium communities targeted for active adults ages 55 and older.

While the Gloucester Township is primarily a suburban residential area, it is home to several industrial and office parks. Over 500 businesses of all sizes operate in the Township, including nationally-known companies such as U.S. Vision and Metrologic. Gloucester Township prides itself on being a business-friendly municipality with an aggressive economic development program aimed at helping new and existing businesses succeed. In addition, there are an estimated 1,000 acres of developable commercial and industrial zoned property.

Current and projected demographics for the Sicklerville area are promising. Population reaches over 144,000 within five miles of Lakeside Business Park, and is projected to exceed 150,000 by 2008. There are over 2,500 households within one mile, with an average household income of $85,933.

Over 75 businesses and 500 employees are located within one mile of Lakeside Business Park, and nearly 4,000 businesses and 32,000 employees can be found within five miles.

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