The New Jersey Neighborhood Explorer helps you to research any New Jersey neighborhood (census block group) and get home values, average household income, owner/renter/ occupancy rates, projected growth rates, boundary maps, comparisons to other communities, and much more.
New Jersey State Flower - Purple Violet
The area of New Jersey was part of the original territory of the United States. It was originally chartered in 1664. West Jersey was split from New Jersey in 1676, but they reunited in 1702. New Jersey ratified the U.S. Constitution on December 18, 1787; it was the third of the original 13 states to join the Union, with generally the same boundary as the present state.
Census data for New Jersey are available beginning with the 1790 census.
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Interactive Map of New Jersey Counties | Static Overview Map of New Jersey Counties
There are 21 counties in New Jersey. All of the counties are functioning governmental entities, each governed by a board of chosen freeholders.
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Atlantic County
Bergen County
Burlington County
Camden County
Cape May County
Cumberland County
Essex County
Gloucester County
Hudson County
Hunterdon County
Mercer County
Middlesex County
Monmouth County
Morris County
Ocean County
Passaic County
Salem County
Somerset County
Sussex County
Union County
Warren County
New Jersey has 571 county subdivisions which are known as minor civil divisions (MCDs). There are 242 townships with functioning, but not necessarily active, governments. The 324 incorporated places in New Jersey are independent of any MCD and serve as county subdivisions. There are also five undefined MCDs representing water area. All areas of the state have a township government except areas within an incorporated place. Each town is governed by a mayor and township committee.
New Jersey State Bird - Eastern Goldfinch
New Jersey has 545 places; 324 incorporated places and 221 census designated places (CDPs). The incorporated places consist of 254 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, and 3 villages. The incorporated places are independent of county subdivisions.
Alphabetical List of Cities, Towns, CDPs and Other Populated Places A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q, R | S | T | U, V | W, X, Y, Z
New Jersey Civil Features : Political Subdivisions, Native Areas, Land Grants, etc. - sorted by Census Class Codes .
There are 5 Metropolitan and 0 Micropolitan Statistical Areas in New Jersey. NJ Metopolitan & Micropolitan Areas
There are 595 ZIP Code tabulation areas (ZCTAs) in New Jersey. View New Jersey ZIP Codes and ZIP Code Maps .
New Jersey has 282 elementary school districts, 47 secondary school districts, and 233 unified school districts. View New Jersey Public and Private Schools .
New Jersey has 12 congressional districts. An interactive map shows the contact information for each Representative as well as the boundaries for each New Jersey district. View Map of New Jersey Congressional Districts .
There are 40 state senate districts and 40 general assembly districts in New Jersey. There is one state house district and one state senate district not defined which are comprised solely of water area.
New Jersey has two state designated tribal statistical areas (SDTSAs).
Much of New Jersey’s population is concentrated in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA and Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan statistical areas. New Jersey is highly urbanized and the average population density is the highest of any other state.
