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Oakland is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey and a suburb of New York City.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 12,748, [10] [11] a decrease of six people from the 2010 census count of 12,754, [20] [21] which in turn reflected an increase of 288 (+2.3%) from the 12,466 counted in the 2000 census.
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]
New Jersey municipalities with over 25% of the population identifying themselves as of Italian ancestry (in those municipalities where at least 1,000 residents identified their ancestry): [40] Fairfield – 50.3% (highest percentage for a town in the United States) Hammonton – 45.9% (second highest percentage for a town in the United States)
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.
Ventnor City Atlantic 10,650 City 1.95 5,461.54 Waterford Township Camden 10,649 township 36.04 295.48 Southampton Township Burlington 10,464 township 43.67 239.62 Pine Hill Camden 10,233 borough 3.87 2,644.19 Woolwich Township Gloucester 10,200 township 20.91 487.80 Woodbury Gloucester 10,174 city 2.01 5,061.69 Burlington Burlington 9,920 city
Washington, in the Pacific Northwest, was the 42nd state admitted to the union.; Thirty-one of the 50 United States are home to a Washington County.; There are more than 200 Washington Townships in the United States, including five (plus one Washington Borough) in the state of New Jersey.
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.
People by borough in New Jersey (221 C) Pages in category "Boroughs in New Jersey" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 255 total.