State of the United States of America
The state has a total area of 8,722.59 square miles (22591.4 km2).
Population : | 8,882,190 |
Country : | United States of America |
Head of government : | Governor of New Jersey |
Twitter username : | NJGov |
Area : | 22591.4 km2 |
Water as percent of area : | 15.69% |
Land as percent of area : | 84.31% |
Continent : | North America |
Legislative body : | New Jersey Legislature |
Named for : | Province of New Jersey |
Official language : | English |
Altitude : | 246 feet / 75 meters |
Capital : | Trenton |
Establishment : | December 12, 1787 (233 years ago) |
Time Zone : | America/New_York |
Local time : | 11:24:58 (11th April 2021) |
Weather : | 70℉ Rain Showers Likely 7-days weather |
New Jersey has 3 neighbors .
Year | Population | Method |
1790 | 184,139 | census |
1800 | 211,149 | census |
1810 | 245,562 | census |
1820 | 277,575 | census |
1830 | 320,823 | census |
1840 | 373,306 | census |
1850 | 489,555 | census |
1860 | 672,035 | census |
1870 | 906,096 | census |
1880 | 1,131,116 | census |
1890 | 1,444,933 | census |
1900 | 1,884,000 | estimation process |
1901 | 1,889,000 | census |
1902 | 1,917,000 | census |
1903 | 1,969,000 | census |
1907 | 2,314,000 | census |
1908 | 2,403,000 | census |
1910 | 2,537,167 | census |
1913 | 2,729,000 | census |
1920 | 3,155,900 | census |
1930 | 4,041,334 | census |
1940 | 4,160,165 | census |
1950 | 4,835,329 | census |
1960 | 6,066,782 | census |
1970 | 7,168,164 | census |
1980 | 7,364,823 | census |
1990 | 7,730,188 | census |
2000 | 8,414,350 | census |
2010 | 8,791,894 | census |
2011 | 8,828,117 | estimation process |
2012 | 8,844,942 | estimation process |
2013 | 8,856,972 | estimation process |
2014 | 8,864,525 | estimation process |
2015 | 8,867,949 | estimation process |
2016 | 8,870,827 | estimation process |
2017 | 8,885,525 | estimation process |
2018 | 8,886,025 | estimation process |
2019 | 8,882,190 | estimation process |
Many people were born here, including British-actress Lauren Cohan, psychologist & scholar Robert Sternberg, Animator, union organizer Bill Littlejohn, you can see a list of people who born in New Jersey.
Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in New Jersey.
City Name | Title | County | Population |
---|---|---|---|
Somerset | Community in Franklin Township, New Jersey | Somerset | 965,424 |
Newark | Most populous city in the state of New Jersey, United States; county seat of Essex County, New Jersey | Essex | 282,011 |
Jersey City | City in New Jersey, United States | Hudson | 262,075 |
Paterson | City in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey | Passaic | 145,233 |
Elizabeth | City in and county seat of Union County, New Jersey, United States | Union | 129,216 |
Lakewood | Township in Ocean County, New Jersey | Ocean | 106,300 |
Woodbridge | Census-designated place in New Jersey, United States | Middlesex | 100,145 |
Edison | Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States | Middlesex | 99,758 |
Toms River | Township of New Jersey | Ocean | 94,108 |
Hamilton | Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States | Monmouth | 87,065 |
Clifton | City in Passaic County, New Jersey | Passaic | 85,052 |
Trenton | Capital of New Jersey, United States and seat of Mercer County, New Jersey, United States | Mercer | 83,203 |
Brick | Most populous city in the state of New Jersey, United States; county seat of Essex County, New Jersey | Ocean | 76,100 |
Camden | City in Camden County, New Jersey, United States | Camden | 73,562 |
Cherry Hill | Township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States | Camden | 71,245 |
Passaic | City in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States | Passaic | 69,703 |
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County Name | Population | Towns, Neighborhoods & Other Populated
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Bergen County | 932,202 |
Middlesex County | 825,062 |
Essex County | 798,975 |
Hudson County | 672,391 |
Monmouth County | 618,795 |
Ocean County | 607,186 |
Union County | 556,341 |
Camden County | 506,471 |
Passaic County | 501,826 |
Morris County | 491,845 |
Burlington County | 445,349 |
Mercer County | 367,430 |
Somerset County | 328,934 |
Gloucester County | 291,636 |
Atlantic County | 263,670 |
Cumberland County | 149,527 |
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