State of New Jersey
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): The Garden State[1]
Motto(s): Liberty and prosperity
Official language	None
Spoken languages	English (only) 69.4% Spanish 15.9% Indic 2.7% Chinese 1.5% Korean 1.1% French 0.97% Tagalog 0.94% Portuguese 0.91% Italian 0.83% Arabic 0.76% Polish 0.72% Russian 0.57%[2]
Demonym	New Jerseyan (official),[3] New Jerseyite[4][5]
Capital	Trenton
Largest city	Newark
Largest metro	Greater New York
Area	Ranked 47th
• Total	8,722.58 sq mi (22,591.38 km2)
• Width	70 miles (112 km)
• Length	170 miles (273 km)
• % water	15.7
• Latitude	38° 56′ N to 41° 21′ N
• Longitude	73° 54′ W to 75° 34′ W
Population	Ranked 11th
• Total	9,032,872 (2018 est.)[6]
• Density	1210.10/sq mi  (467/km2) Ranked 1st
• Median household income	$68,357[7] (7th)
Elevation
• Highest point	High Point[8][9] 1,803 ft (549.6 m)
• Mean	250 ft  (80 m)
• Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean[8] Sea level
Before statehood	Province of New Jersey
Admission to Union	December 18, 1787 (3rd)
Governor	Phil Murphy (D)
Lieutenant Governor	Sheila Oliver (D)
Legislature	New Jersey Legislature
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	General Assembly
U.S. Senators	Bob Menendez (D) Cory Booker (D)
U.S. House delegation	11 Democrats 1 Republican (list)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC -5/-4
ISO 3166	US-NJ
Abbreviations	NJ, N.J.
Website	www.nj.gov

New Jersey state symbols
The Flag of New Jersey
The Seal of New Jersey
Living insignia
Bird	Eastern goldfinch[10]
Fish	Brook trout[11]
Flower	Viola sororia[12]
Insect	Western honey bee[13]
Mammal	Horse[14]
Tree	Quercus rubra (northern red oak),[15]dogwood (memorial tree)[15]
Inanimate insignia
Colors	Buff and blue
Folk dance	Square dance[16]
Food	Northern highbush blueberry (state fruit)[17]
Fossil	Hadrosaurus foulkii[18]
Soil	Downer[19]
State route marker
State quarter
Released in 1999
Lists of United States state symbols

New Jersey is one of the 50 states of the United States of America. It is in the northeastern section of the country along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a small state, shaped like a letter [S], and bordered on the west by Pennsylvania and Delaware across the Delaware River, on the north by New York, on the northeast by the Hudson River and New York City, on the east and southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the southwest by Delaware Bay.

The capital of New Jersey is Trenton and the largest city is Newark, though New Jersey is better known for bordering the large cities of New York City and Philadelphia. The state nickname is "The Garden State". The current governor is Phil Murphy.^[20]

New Jersey is the fourth smallest state, but has the eleventh highest number of people. It therefore has the highest population density (number of people for the amount of land) in the United States. New Jersey is also well known for its beaches, industries, swamps, and pine forests.

The climate is hot and humid summers and cold winters, with about 1200 mm of precipitation every year.
The average temperature in July is 25-30 degrees Celsius and in January around freezing point.

History |

Before Europeans came, the land that is now New Jersey was inhabited by the Lenape (also known as Delaware Indians by the English), who were nomads, hunters, and farmers. The Dutch came to the northern area of the state in the 1630s, after Henry Hudson explored the area, thought it was a nice place, and claimed it for the Dutch. Towns quickly sprang up, occupied by the Dutch, Swedes, and Finns. People rushed in. The first towns, such as Bergen (now Jersey City), Trenton (the capitol), and Burlington developed. Many others started themselves upon the west bank of the Hudson. New Jersey was part of the area known at this time as New Netherland.

In 1664, the English took New Netherland from the Dutch and added it to their colonies. This part was renamed New Jersey after an island in the English Channel known as Jersey.

New Jersey took part in the American Revolutionary War, and was a scene of battles. On Christmas in 1776, George Washington's army entered New Jersey to attack British soldiers at Trenton and Princeton. The American army won, in two small but famous battles that were important in boosting American morale.

Later, the rebels drove the British residents out of Princeton and for a time established a national capital there. New Jersey would be the third state to join the United States of America and the first to approve the Bill of Rights.

Counties |

New Jersey has 21 counties.

County	FIPS Code	County Seat [21]	Created [21]	Formed from [22]	Named for [23]	Population (2005) [21]	Area [21]	Map
Atlantic County	001	Mays Landing	1837	Gloucester County	The Atlantic Ocean, which forms the county's eastern border	7005271015000000000♠271,015	7002671000000000000♠671 sq mi (7003173800000000000♠1,738 km2)
Bergen County	003	Hackensack	1675	One of four original counties created in East Jersey	The town of Bergen op Zoom, Holland or Bergen, Norway	7005904037000000000♠904,037	7002247000000000000♠247 sq mi (7002640000000000000♠640 km2)
Burlington County	005	Mount Holly Township	1681	One of two original counties created in West Jersey	The old name for the ancient market town a mile from shore in Bridlington, England	7005450743000000000♠450,743	7002819000000000000♠819 sq mi (7003212100000000000♠2,121 km2)
Camden County	007	Camden	1844	Gloucester County	Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714–1794), an English supporter of the colonial cause during the American Revolution[24]	7005517001000000000♠517,001	7002228000000000000♠228 sq mi (7002591000000000000♠591 km2)
Cape May County	009	Cape May Court House	1685	Burlington County	The 17th-century Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen Mey (?–16??), who explored and surveyed the Delaware Bay to the south of the county	7004992860000000000♠99,286	7002365000000000000♠365 sq mi (7002945000000000000♠945 km2)
Cumberland County	011	Bridgeton	1748	Salem County	Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721–1765), second son of George II of England and military victor at the Battle of Culloden in 1746	7005154823000000000♠154,823	7002677000000000000♠677 sq mi (7003175300000000000♠1,753 km2)
Essex County	013	Newark	1675	One of four original counties created in East Jersey	The county of Essex in England	7005786147000000000♠786,147	7002130000000000000♠130 sq mi (7002337000000000000♠337 km2)
Gloucester County	015	Woodbury	1686	Burlington County	The city of Gloucester, England	7005276910000000000♠276,910	7002337000000000000♠337 sq mi (7002873000000000000♠873 km2)
Hudson County	017	Jersey City	1840	Bergen County	The English explorer Henry Hudson (1570–1611), who explored portions of New Jersey's coastline	7005601146000000000♠601,146	7001620000000000000♠62 sq mi (7002161000000000000♠161 km2)
Hunterdon County	019	Flemington	1714	Burlington County	Robert Hunter (1664–1734), the Colonial Governor of New Jersey from 1710 to 1720	7005130404000000000♠130,404	7002438000000000000♠438 sq mi (7003113400000000000♠1,134 km2)
Mercer County	021	Trenton	1838	Burlington County, Hunterdon County, Middlesex County, and Somerset County	The Continental Army General Hugh Mercer (1726–1777), who died at the Battle of Princeton[25]	7005367605000000000♠367,605	7002229000000000000♠229 sq mi (7002593000000000000♠593 km2)
Middlesex County	023	New Brunswick	1675	One of four original counties created in East Jersey	The former county of Middlesex in England	7005789516000000000♠789,516	7002323000000000000♠323 sq mi (7002837000000000000♠837 km2)
Monmouth County	025	Freehold Borough	1675	One of four original counties created in East Jersey	The Rhode Island Monmouth Society or the historic county of Monmouthshire in Wales.	7005635285000000000♠635,285	7002665000000000000♠665 sq mi (7003172200000000000♠1,722 km2)
Morris County	027	Morristown	1739	Hunterdon County	Colonel Lewis Morris (1671–1746), colonial governor of New Jersey at the time of the county's formation.[26][27]	7005493160000000000♠493,160	7002481000000000000♠481 sq mi (7003124600000000000♠1,246 km2)
Ocean County	029	Toms River	1850	Monmouth County	The Atlantic Ocean, which forms the eastern border of New Jersey	7005562335000000000♠562,335	7002916000000000000♠916 sq mi (7003237200000000000♠2,372 km2)
Passaic County	031	Paterson	1837	Bergen County and Essex County	"Pasaeck", a Lenape word meaning "valley"	7005499060000000000♠499,060	7002197000000000000♠197 sq mi (7002510000000000000♠510 km2)
Salem County	033	Salem	1681	One of two original counties created in West Jersey	A Hebrew word meaning "peace"	7004665950000000000♠66,595	7002373000000000000♠373 sq mi (7002966000000000000♠966 km2)
Somerset County	035	Somerville	1688	Middlesex County	The county of Somerset in England	7005319900000000000♠319,900	7002305000000000000♠305 sq mi (7002790000000000000♠790 km2)
Sussex County	037	Newton	1753	Morris County	The county of Sussex in England	7005153384000000000♠153,384	7002536000000000000♠536 sq mi (7003138800000000000♠1,388 km2)
Union County	039	Elizabeth	1857	Essex County	The union of the United States threatened by dispute between North and South over slavery	7005531088000000000♠531,088	7002105000000000000♠105 sq mi (7002272000000000000♠272 km2)
Warren County	041	Belvidere	1824	Sussex County	The American Revolutionary War General Joseph Warren (1741–1775), killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill	7005110376000000000♠110,376	7002363000000000000♠363 sq mi (7002940000000000000♠940 km2)

References |

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