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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.
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.
It was incorporated as one of New Jersey's 104 in the Township Act of 1798 by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. While in Burlington County, portions of the township were taken to form Washington Township (November 19, 1802) and Bass River Township (March 30, 1864).
Hardyston Township is a township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,125, [9] [10] a decrease of 88 (−1.1%) from the 2010 census count of 8,213, [19] [20] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,042 (+33.1%) from the 6,171 counted in the 2000 census.
Middle Township is a township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.The township, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. [19]
Oxford Township is a township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,444, [7] a decrease of 70 (−2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 2,514, [15] [16] which in turn reflected an increase of 207 (+9.0%) from the 2,307 counted in the 2000 census.
Mansfield Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,897, [8] [9] an increase of 353 (+4.1%) from the 2010 census count of 8,544, [17] [18] which in turn reflected an increase of 3,454 (+67.9%) from the 5,090 counted in the 2000 census. [19]
Jefferson Township is the northernmost township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [20] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 20,538, [8] [9] a decrease of 776 (−3.6%) from the 2010 census count of 21,314, [21] [22] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,597 (+8.1%) from the 19,717 counted in the 2000 census.