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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; 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.
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 May 2010, the township had a total of 126.12 miles (202.97 km) of roadways, of which 85.21 miles (137.13 km) were maintained by the municipality, 32.31 miles (52.00 km) by Sussex County and 8.60 miles (13.84 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. [121] The main highway serving Vernon Township is New Jersey Route 94.
The township form of local government is used by 27% of New Jersey municipalities; however, slightly over 50% of the state's population resides within them. Townships in New Jersey differ from townships elsewhere in the United States. In many states, townships can be an intermediate form of government, between county government and ...
Middletown Township is a township in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township was the state's 20th-most-populous municipality and the largest in the county, [28] with a population of 67,106, [8] [9] an increase of 584 (+0.9%) from the 2010 census count of 66,522, [29] [30] which in turn reflected an increase of 195 residents (0 ...
Winfield Township (also called Winfield Park) is a township in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,423, [9] its lowest decennial census and a decrease of 48 (−3.3%) from the 2010 census count of 1,471, [17] [18] which in turn reflected a decline of 43 (−2.8%) from the 1,514 counted in the 2000 census. [19]
Hope Township is a township in Warren County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,835, [7] a decrease of 117 (−6.0%) from the 2010 census count of 1,952, [16] [17] which in turn reflected an increase of 61 (+3.2%) from the 1,891 counted in the 2000 census. [18]
Middle Township is a township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.The township, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. [19]