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There are 21 counties in the U.S. state of New Jersey. These counties together contain 564 municipalities, or administrative entities composed of clearly defined territory; 253 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, 240 townships, and 4 villages. [1] In New Jersey, a county is a local level of government between the state and municipalities.
As of 2024, New Jersey is divided into 21 counties and contains 564 [2] municipalities consisting of five types: 253 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, 240 townships, and four villages. The largest municipality by population in New Jersey is Newark, with 311,549 residents, whereas the smallest is Walpack Township, with seven residents. [3]
Local government in New Jersey is composed of counties and municipalities. Local jurisdictions in New Jersey differ from those in some other states because the entire area of the state is part of a municipality; each of the 564 municipalities is in exactly one county; and each of the 21 counties has more than one municipality.
Based on 1990 Cartographic Boundary Files, New Jersey County Subdivisions by the U.S. Census Bureau (public domain), modified to match current municipalities (merger of Pahaquarry and Hardwick townships, Princeton borough and township, Pine Hill and Pine Valley).
When Sussex County was created on June 8, 1753 from the northern and western regions of Morris County it consisted of the land area of present-day Sussex County and Warren County (created in 1824) in northwestern New Jersey. That county, from 1753 to 1824, comprised roughly 898.60 square miles (2,327.4 km 2), [a] was bounded by the Delaware ...
Name County Population Municipal type Area Density; Camden Camden 77,344 city 8.92 8,670.85 Cherry Hill Camden 71,045 township 24.1 2,947.93 Gloucester Township Camden 64,634 township 22.98 2,812.62 Vineland Cumberland 60,724 city 68.42 887.52 Washington Township Gloucester 48,559 township 21.38 2,271.23 Evesham Township Burlington 45,538 ...
Towns in New Jersey by county (7 C) Former towns in New Jersey (1 C, 8 P) P. Princeton, New Jersey (8 C, 41 P) Pages in category "Towns in New Jersey"
Cities in Union County, New Jersey (3 C, 5 P) This page was last edited on 19 October 2019, at 03:48 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...