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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.
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]
New Jersey's county names derive from several sources, though most of its counties are named after place names in England and prominent leaders in the colonial and revolutionary periods. Bergen County is the most populous county—as of the 2010 Census—with 905,116 people, while Salem County is the least populous with 66,083 people.
Among New Jersey's 564 municipalities, the borough is the most common form of local government, though the majority of state residents actually reside in townships. In 2023 there were 253 boroughs in New Jersey. [2] However, boroughs were not always so common. In 1875 only 17 boroughs had been created, all by special acts of the legislature.
The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act (N.J.S.A 40:69A-1 [1], et seq.) provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. This legislation is called the Faulkner Act in honor of the late Bayard H. Faulkner, former mayor of Montclair, New Jersey, U.S., and former chairman of the Commission on Municipal Government.
Eagleswood Township is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,722, [8] the highest recorded in any decennial count and an increase of 119 (+7.4%) from the 2010 census count of 1,603, [16] [17] which in turn reflected an increase of 162 (+11.2%) from the 1,441 counted in the 2000 census.
Craig Carpenito (born 1973), former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey [175] Nick Dini (born 1993), catcher for the Kansas City Royals [176] Peter P. Garibaldi (1931–2023), politician who served as mayor of Monroe Township, in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1974 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1984 to 1988 [177]
Readington Township is a township located in the easternmost portion of Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 16,128, [9] [10] an increase of two people (+0.0%) from the 2010 census count of 16,126, [20] [21] which in turn reflected an increase of 323 (+2.0%) from the 15,803 counted in the 2000 census.