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A city in the context of local government in New Jersey refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. There are 52 cities in New Jersey. Despite the widely held perception of a city as a large, urban area , cities in New Jersey have a confused history as a form of government and vary in size from large, densely ...
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]
Red lines represent county borders: Date: 29 January 2022: Source: Based on 1990 Cartographic Boundary Files, New Jersey County Subdivisions by the U.S. Census Bureau (public domain), modified to match current municipalities (merger of Pahaquarry and Hardwick townships, Princeton borough and township, Pine Hill and Pine Valley). Author
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.
Stafford Township is a township situated on the Jersey Shore in southern Ocean County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 28,617, [9] [10] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,082 (+7.8%) from the 26,535 recorded at the 2010 census, [18] [19] which in turn reflected an increase of 4,003 (+17.8%) from the ...
Edward Everett Grosscup (1860–1933), chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee from 1911 to 1919 and Treasurer of the State of New Jersey from 1913 to 1915 [175] James G. Hampton (1814–1861), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1849 [176]
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.
As of May 2010, the township had a total of 318.77 miles (513.01 km) of roadways, of which 256.23 miles (412.36 km) were maintained by the municipality, 46.64 miles (75.06 km) by Ocean County and 12.61 miles (20.29 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 3.29 miles (5.29 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.