[20] The community is named for John Alexander "Black Jack" Logan, a Union Army general who was behind the establishment of Memorial Day as a national holiday.

[1][2] Beckett, with a 2010 census population of 4,847,[23] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in the township.

[24] 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.

[36][37] Pureland Industrial Complex was established in the early 1970s when 45 farms covering 3,200 acres (1,300 ha) were assembled in Logan Township.

[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.

In 1976, the initial infrastructure was established with public water, sewer, and rail servicing Pureland.

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.

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.

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.

[6][43][44] The governing body 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.

As of 2025[update], the Mayor of Logan Township is Democrat Frank W. Minor, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027.

Members of the Logan Township Council are Deputy Mayor Bernadine E. Jackson (D, 2027), Shleema Lawry (D, 2025), Christopher Morris (D, 2026) and Arthur Smith (D, 2025).

[51][52][53] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 2nd congressional district is represented by Jeff Van Drew (R, Dennis Township).

[55] For the 2024-2025 session, the 3rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by John Burzichelli (D, Paulsboro) and in the General Assembly by David Bailey (D, Woodstown) and Heather Simmons (D, Glassboro).

[92][93][94][95] Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades are educated at Kingsway Regional High School under a sending/receiving relationship in which tuition is paid on a per-pupil basis to the Kingsway Regional School District, which serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from East Greenwich Township, South Harrison Township, Swedesboro and Woolwich Township.

[115] The bridge is named for the American Revolutionary War hero and Philadelphia resident, John Barry.

[116][117] People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Logan Township include: