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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.
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.
Chester Township is a township in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [16] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,713, [6] [7] a decrease of 125 (−1.6%) from the 2010 census count of 7,838, [17] [18] which in turn reflected an increase of 556 (+7.6%) from the 7,282 counted in the 2000 census. [19]
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township in New Jersey is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village. They collect property taxes and provide services such as maintaining roads ...
Pompton Plains is a census-designated place [5] (CDP) and unincorporated community constituting the majority of Pequannock Township, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census , the CDP's population was 11,144. [ 2 ]
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.
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.
Berlin Township is a township in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 5,867, [8] [9] an increase of 510 (+9.5%) from the 2010 census count of 5,357, [18] [19] which in turn reflected an increase of 67 (+1.3%) from the 5,290 counted in the 2000 census.