New Jersey, abbreviated "NJ", is in the Middle Atlantic region of the U.S. Its capital is Trenton.
There were 8,414,350 people in New Jersey as of the 2000 census.
The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on December 18, 1787.
Please explore the cities and towns of New Jersey, below.
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| City or Town | Pop. | County |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 17,454 | Monmouth |
| Asbury Park | 16,930 | Monmouth |
| Atlantic City | 40,517 | Atlantic |
| Barnegat | 15,270 | Ocean |
| Bayonne | 61,842 | Hudson |
| Belleville | 35,928 | Essex |
| Bellmawr | 11,262 | Camden |
| Bergenfield | 26,247 | Bergen |
| Berkeley | 39,991 | Ocean |
| Berkeley Heights | 13,407 | Union |
| Bloomfield | 47,683 | Essex |
| Branchburg | 14,566 | Somerset |
| Brick | 76,119 | Ocean |
| Bridgeton | 22,771 | Cumberland |
| Bridgewater | 42,940 | Somerset |
| Brigantine | 12,594 | Atlantic |
| Camden | 79,904 | Camden |
| Carteret | 20,709 | Middlesex |
| Cedar Grove | 12,300 | Essex |
| Cherry Hill | 69,965 | Camden |
| Cinnaminson | 14,595 | Burlington |
| Clark | 14,597 | Union |
| Cliffside Park | 23,007 | Bergen |
| Clifton | 78,672 | Passaic |
| Collingswood | 14,326 | Camden |
| Colts Neck | 12,331 | Monmouth |
| Cranford | 22,578 | Union |
| Delran | 15,536 | Burlington |
| Denville | 15,824 | Morris |
| Deptford | 26,763 | Gloucester |
| Dover | 18,188 | Morris |
| Dumont | 17,503 | Bergen |
| East Brunswick | 46,756 | Middlesex |
| East Hanover | 11,393 | Morris |
| East Orange | 69,824 | Essex |
| East Windsor | 24,919 | Mercer |
| Eatontown | 14,008 | Monmouth |
| Edison | 97,687 | Middlesex |
| Egg Harbor | 30,726 | Atlantic |
| Elizabeth | 120,568 | Union |
| Elmwood Park | 18,925 | Bergen |
| Englewood | 26,203 | Bergen |
| Evesham | 42,275 | Burlington |
| Ewing | 35,707 | Mercer |
| Fair Lawn | 31,637 | Bergen |
| Fairview | 13,255 | Bergen |
| Florence | 10,746 | Burlington |
| Fort Lee | 35,461 | Bergen |
| Franklin Lakes | 10,422 | Bergen |
| Freehold | 10,976 | Monmouth |
| Galloway | 31,209 | Atlantic |
| Garfield | 29,786 | Bergen |
| Glassboro | 19,068 | Gloucester |
| Glen Rock | 11,546 | Bergen |
| Gloucester | 64,350 | Camden |
| Gloucester City | 11,484 | Camden |
| Guttenberg | 10,807 | Hudson |
| Hackensack | 42,677 | Bergen |
| Hackettstown | 10,403 | Warren |
| Haddonfield | 11,659 | Camden |
| Hammonton | 12,604 | Atlantic |
| Harrison | 14,424 | Hudson |
| Hasbrouck Heights | 11,662 | Bergen |
| Hawthorne | 18,218 | Passaic |
| Hazlet | 21,378 | Monmouth |
| Highland Park | 13,999 | Middlesex |
| Hillsborough | 36,634 | Somerset |
| Hillside | 21,747 | Union |
| Hoboken | 38,577 | Hudson |
| Holmdel | 15,781 | Monmouth |
| Hopatcong | 15,888 | Sussex |
| Howell | 48,903 | Monmouth |
| Irvington | 60,695 | Essex |
| Iselin | 16,698 | Middlesex |
| Jackson | 42,816 | Ocean |
| Jersey City | 240,055 | Hudson |
| Keansburg | 10,732 | Monmouth |
| Kearny | 40,513 | Hudson |
| Lacey | 25,346 | Ocean |
| Lakewood | 60,352 | Ocean |
| Lincoln Park | 10,930 | Morris |
| Linden | 39,394 | Union |
| Lindenwold | 17,414 | Camden |
| Little Falls | 10,855 | Passaic |
| Little Ferry | 10,800 | Bergen |
| Livingston | 27,391 | Essex |
| Lodi | 23,971 | Bergen |
| Long Branch | 31,340 | Monmouth |
| Lumberton | 10,461 | Burlington |
| Lyndhurst | 19,383 | Bergen |
| Madison | 16,530 | Morris |
| Mahwah | 24,062 | Bergen |
| Manalapan | 33,423 | Monmouth |
| Manchester | 38,928 | Ocean |
| Mantua | 14,217 | Gloucester |
| Maple Shade | 19,079 | Burlington |
| Maplewood | 23,868 | Essex |
| Marlboro | 36,398 | Monmouth |
| Medford | 22,253 | Burlington |
| Metuchen | 12,840 | Middlesex |
| Middlesex | 13,717 | Middlesex |
| Middletown | 66,327 | Monmouth |
| Millburn | 19,765 | Essex |
| Millville | 26,847 | Cumberland |
| Montclair | 38,977 | Essex |
| Montgomery | 17,481 | Somerset |
| Montville | 20,839 | Morris |
| Moorestown | 19,017 | Burlington |
| Morristown | 18,544 | Morris |
| Mount Holly | 10,728 | Burlington |
| Mount Laurel | 40,221 | Burlington |
| Mount Olive | 24,193 | Morris |
| Neptune | 27,690 | Monmouth |
| New Brunswick | 48,573 | Middlesex |
| New Milford | 16,400 | Bergen |
| New Providence | 11,907 | Union |
| Newark | 273,546 | Essex |
| North Arlington | 15,181 | Bergen |
| North Bergen | 58,092 | Hudson |
| North Brunswick | 36,287 | Middlesex |
| North Plainfield | 21,103 | Union |
| Nutley | 27,362 | Essex |
| Oakland | 12,466 | Bergen |
| Ocean Township | 26,959 | Monmouth |
| Ocean City | 15,378 | Cape May |
| Old Bridge | 60,456 | Middlesex |
| Orange | 32,868 | Essex |
| Palisades Park | 17,073 | Bergen |
| Paramus | 25,737 | Bergen |
| Parsippany | 50,649 | Morris |
| Passaic | 67,861 | Passaic |
| Paterson | 149,222 | Passaic |
| Pennsauken | 35,737 | Camden |
| Pennsville | 13,194 | Salem |
| Pequannock | 13,888 | Morris |
| Perth Amboy | 47,303 | Middlesex |
| Phillipsburg | 15,166 | Warren |
| Pine Hill | 10,880 | Camden |
| Piscataway | 50,482 | Middlesex |
| Plainfield | 47,829 | Union |
| Plainsboro | 20,215 | Middlesex |
| Pleasantville | 19,012 | Atlantic |
| Pompton Lakes | 10,640 | Passaic |
| Princeton | 14,203 | Mercer |
| Rahway | 26,500 | Union |
| Ramsey | 14,351 | Bergen |
| Randolph | 24,847 | Morris |
| Readington | 15,803 | Hunterdon |
| Red Bank | 11,844 | Monmouth |
| Ridgefield | 10,830 | Bergen |
| Ridgefield Park | 12,873 | Bergen |
| Ridgewood | 24,936 | Bergen |
| Ringwood | 12,396 | Passaic |
| River Edge | 10,946 | Bergen |
| Roselle | 21,274 | Union |
| Roselle Park | 13,281 | Union |
| Rutherford | 18,110 | Bergen |
| Saddle Brook | 13,155 | Bergen |
| Sayreville | 40,377 | Middlesex |
| Scotch Plains | 22,732 | Union |
| Secaucus | 15,931 | Hudson |
| Somers Point | 11,614 | Atlantic |
| Somerville | 12,423 | Somerset |
| South Brunswick | 37,734 | Middlesex |
| South Orange Village | 16,964 | Essex |
| South Plainfield | 21,810 | Middlesex |
| South River | 15,322 | Middlesex |
| Sparta | 18,080 | Sussex |
| Summit | 21,131 | Union |
| Teaneck | 39,260 | Bergen |
| Tenafly | 13,806 | Bergen |
| Tinton Falls | 15,053 | Monmouth |
| Toms River | 86,327 | Ocean |
| Trenton | 85,403 | Mercer |
| Union | 54,405 | Union |
| Union City | 67,088 | Hudson |
| Ventnor City | 12,910 | Atlantic |
| Vernon | 24,686 | Sussex |
| Verona | 13,533 | Essex |
| Vineland | 56,271 | Cumberland |
| Voorhees | 28,126 | Camden |
| Wall | 25,261 | Monmouth |
| Wallington | 11,583 | Bergen |
| Warren | 14,259 | Somerset |
| Waterford | 10,494 | Camden |
| Wayne | 54,069 | Passaic |
| Weehawken | 13,501 | Hudson |
| West Caldwell | 11,233 | Essex |
| West Deptford | 19,368 | Gloucester |
| West Milford | 26,410 | Passaic |
| West New York | 45,768 | Hudson |
| West Orange | 44,943 | Essex |
| West Paterson | 10,987 | Passaic |
| West Windsor | 21,907 | Mercer |
| Westfield | 29,644 | Union |
| Westwood | 10,999 | Bergen |
| Willingboro | 33,008 | Burlington |
| Winslow | 34,611 | Camden |
| Woodbridge | 97,203 | Middlesex |
| Wyckoff | 16,508 | Bergen |
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| Category | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 8,414,350 | 100% |
| Male | 4,082,813 | 48.5% |
| Female | 4,331,537 | 51.5% |
| Under 18 | 2,087,558 | 24.8% |
| 18+ | 6,326,792 | 75.2% |
| 65+ | 1,113,136 | 13.2% |
| Median Age | 36.7 | |
| Average Family Size | 3.21 | |
| White | 6,104,705 | 72.6% |
| African-American | 1,141,821 | 13.6% |
| Asian | 480,276 | 5.7% |
| American Indian & Alaskan | 19,492 | 0.2% |
| Other | 450,972 | 5.4% |
| Mixed Race | 213,755 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic (included in categories above) | 1,117,191 | 13.3% |
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| City or Town | Colleges | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Jersey City Colleges | 11 | 18,633 |
| Cherry Hill Colleges | 7 | 453 |
| Newark Colleges | 7 | 34,734 |
| Edison Colleges | 4 | 11,936 |
| Trenton Colleges | 4 | 11,301 |
| Union Colleges | 4 | 13,092 |
| Clifton Colleges | 4 | 456 |
| Paramus Colleges | 4 | 14,972 |
| Bloomfield Colleges | 3 | 2,419 |
| Camden Colleges | 3 | 5,472 |
| Lakewood Colleges | 3 | 7,883 |
| Plainfield Colleges | 3 | 533 |
| South Plainfield Colleges | 3 | 198 |
| Wayne Colleges | 3 | 10,970 |
| Hackensack Colleges | 3 | 613 |
| Vineland Colleges | 3 | 3,465 |
| Bordentown Colleges | 2 | 87 |
| Wall Colleges | 2 | 81 |
| Madison Colleges | 2 | 6,108 |
| Morristown Colleges | 2 | 2,152 |
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