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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.
According to the 2020 United States Census, New Jersey is the 11th most populous state with 9,288,994 inhabitants but the fifth smallest by land area, spanning 7,354.76 square miles (19,048.7 km 2). [1] As of 2024, New Jersey is divided into 21 counties and contains 564 [2] municipalities consisting of five types: 253 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 ...
Red lines represent county borders: Date: 29 January 2022: Source: 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). Author
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.
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township in New Jersey is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village. They collect property taxes and provide services such as maintaining roads ...
As of May 2010, the township had a total of 126.12 miles (202.97 km) of roadways, of which 85.21 miles (137.13 km) were maintained by the municipality, 32.31 miles (52.00 km) by Sussex County and 8.60 miles (13.84 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. [120] The main highway serving Vernon Township is New Jersey Route 94.
Merchantville is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,820, [9] a decrease of one person from the 2010 census count of 3,821, [18] [19] which in turn reflected an increase of 20 (+0.5%) from the 3,801 counted in the 2000 census.
Shrewsbury Township is a township situated in the Jersey Shore region, within Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,076, [7] a decrease of 65 (−5.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,141, [16] [17] which in turn reflected an increase of 43 (+3.9%) from the 1,098 counted in the 2000 census.