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  2. Local government in New Jersey - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of municipalities in New Jersey - Wikipedia

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    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 is the most populous U.S. state with no cities ranked in the top 50 most populous United States cities, with the next most populous being South Carolina.

  4. New Jersey's 3rd congressional district - Wikipedia

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    New Jersey's 3rd congressional district was represented by Democrat Andy Kim of Moorestown [4] who served in Congress until December 2024. The district is currently vacant following his resignation to take office as a U.S. Senator. Democrat Herbert C. Conaway Jr. was elected to succeed him, and will take office in January 2025.

  5. List of counties in New Jersey - Wikipedia

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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; 252 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, 241 townships, and 4 villages. [1] In New Jersey, a county is a local level of government between the state and municipalities.

  6. New Jersey's 3rd legislative district - Wikipedia

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    New Jersey's 3rd legislative district is one of 40 in the state. As of the 2021 apportionment the district covers the Cumberland County municipalities of Deerfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township, and Upper Deerfield Township; the Gloucester County municipalities of Clayton, East Greenwich Township, Elk Township, Glassboro, Greenwich ...

  7. Township (New Jersey) - Wikipedia

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    The government defined was a form of direct democracy, similar to the New England town meeting, in which the vote was available to all white males, at least 21 years old, who were citizens of New Jersey, and residents of the township for at least six months; and who paid taxes in the township, or who owned land, or rented a home in the township ...

  8. Borough (New Jersey) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Lists of populated places in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The following is a set–index article, providing a list of lists, for the cities, towns and villages within the jurisdictional United States. It is divided, alphabetically, according to the state , territory , or district name in which they are located.