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The state of New Jersey is ranked as the fourth smallest state in the United States of America. Its total area of the state is 8,729 square miles (22,610 km 2 ), of which 1,304 square miles (3,380 km 2) is water, and 7,425 square miles (19,230 km 2) is land. New Jersey spans 70 miles (110 km) at its widest, and 166 miles (267 km) in length.
The New Jersey State House is the capitol building of the U.S. state of New Jersey and is the third-oldest state house in continuous legislative use in the United States. [a] Located in Trenton, it was originally built in 1792 and is notable for its close proximity to the state border with Pennsylvania, which makes it the closest capitol building to a state border.
At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km 2 ), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area, but with close to 9.3 million residents as of the 2020 United States census, its highest decennial count ever, it ranks 11th in population. The state capital is Trenton, and the state's most populous city is Newark.
New Jersey maps (2 P, 1 F) Media in category "Images of New Jersey" The following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. CentervilleNJ.png 526 × 434; 305 KB.
On May 10, 2019, New Jersey became the second state in the United States to have an Official State Microbe, the bacterium Streptomyces griseus. [6] On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that officially designates the Seeing Eye dog as the state dog of New Jersey. [7]
European colonization of New Jersey started soon after the 1609 exploration of its coast and bays by Henry Hudson. Dutch and Swedish colonists settled parts of the present-day state as New Netherland and New Sweden . In 1664, the entire area, surrendered by the Dutch to England, gained its current name.
New Jersey Turnpike, 51.0-mile (82.1 km) portion south of exit 6 is unsigned Route 700 while remainder is I-95 Route 700N: 5.90: 9.50 I-95 / N.J. Turnpike in Newark: Exit 14C on the Newark Bay Extension in Jersey City: 1953: 1969 New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension, now I-78: Route 700P: 6.50: 10.46 I-276 in Florence
At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km 2 ), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area, but with close to 9.3 million residents as of the 2020 United States census, its highest decennial count ever, it ranks 11th in population. The state capital is Trenton, and the state's most populous city is Newark.