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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]
March 15, 2026: Towns must adopt changes to municipal ordinances. This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Bill passes to overhaul NJ towns affordable housing mandates Show comments
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. New Jersey has no independent cities, nor consolidated city-counties.
The main article for this category is List of municipalities in New Jersey; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cities in New Jersey; See also New Jersey and categories Boroughs in New Jersey, Towns in New Jersey, Townships in New Jersey, Villages in New Jersey, Census-designated places in New Jersey, Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
The MBTA Communities Act, passed in 2020, requires 177 communities across Massachusetts to designate at least one zoning district that allows multifamily housing as of right, meaning certain ...
Newark was governed by a mayor and common council from 1836 to 1917 and then by a five-member commission until 1954. Effective as of July 1, 1954, the voters of the city of Newark, by a referendum held on November 3, 1953 and under the Optional Municipal Charter Law (commonly known as the Faulkner Act ), adopted the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council ...
The city is also home to the New Jersey Historical Society, which has rotating exhibits on New Jersey and Newark. The Newark Public Library has eight locations. [ 187 ] The library houses more than a million volumes and has frequent exhibits on a variety of topics, many featuring items from its Fine Print and Special Collections. [ 188 ]