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New Jersey
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|---|---|
| Nickname:
The Garden State
[1]
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| Motto(s):
Liberty and prosperity
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.svg)
Map of the United States with New Jersey highlighted
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| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Province of New Jersey |
| Admitted to the Union | December 18, 1787 (3rd) |
| Capital | Trenton |
| Largest city | Newark |
| Largest county or equivalent | Bergen |
| Largest metro and urban areas | New York |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Phil Murphy (D) |
| • Lieutenant governor | Tahesha Way (D) |
| Legislature | New Jersey Legislature |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | General Assembly |
| Judiciary | Supreme Court of New Jersey |
| U.S. senators | Cory Booker (D) Andy Kim (D) |
| U.S. House delegation | 7 Democrats 3 Republicans 2 vacant (list) |
| Area | |
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• Total
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8,722.58 sq mi (22,591.38 km2) |
| • Land | 7,354.22[2] sq mi (19,047.34 km2) |
| • Water | 1,368.36 sq mi (3,544.04 km2) 15.7% |
| • Rank | 47th |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 170 mi (273 km) |
| • Width | 70 mi (112 km) |
| Elevation | 250 ft (80 m) |
| Highest elevation | 1,803 ft (549.6 m) |
| Lowest elevation
(Atlantic Ocean
[3])
|
0 ft (0 m) |
| Population
(2024
[5])
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• Total
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 9,500,851 |
| • Rank | 11th |
| • Density | 1,291.9/sq mi (498.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Median household income | $97,126 in 2022[4] |
| • Income rank | 3rd |
| Demonym(s) | New Jerseyan (official),[6] New Jerseyite[7][8] |
| Language | |
| • Official language | None |
| • Spoken language | |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation |
NJ
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| ISO 3166 code | US-NJ |
| Traditional abbreviation | N.J. |
| Latitude | 38°56′ N to 41°21′ N |
| Longitude | 73°54′ W to 75°34′ W |
| Website | nj |
|
New Jersey
|
|
|---|---|
| Nickname:
The Garden State
[1]
|
|
| Motto(s):
Liberty and prosperity
|
|
|
Map of the United States with New Jersey highlighted
|
|
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Province of New Jersey |
| Admitted to the Union | December 18, 1787 (3rd) |
| Capital | Trenton |
| Largest city | Newark |
| Largest county or equivalent | Bergen |
| Largest metro and urban areas | New York |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Phil Murphy (D) |
| • Lieutenant governor | Tahesha Way (D) |
| Legislature | New Jersey Legislature |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | General Assembly |
| Judiciary | Supreme Court of New Jersey |
| U.S. senators | Cory Booker (D) Andy Kim (D) |
| U.S. House delegation | 7 Democrats 3 Republicans 2 vacant (list) |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
8,722.58 sq mi (22,591.38 km2) |
| • Land | 7,354.22[2] sq mi (19,047.34 km2) |
| • Water | 1,368.36 sq mi (3,544.04 km2) 15.7% |
| • Rank | 47th |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 170 mi (273 km) |
| • Width | 70 mi (112 km) |
| Elevation | 250 ft (80 m) |
| Highest elevation | 1,803 ft (549.6 m) |
| Lowest elevation
(Atlantic Ocean
[3])
|
0 ft (0 m) |
| Population
(2024
[5])
|
|
|
• Total
|
9,500,851 |
| • Rank | 11th |
| • Density | 1,291.9/sq mi (498.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Median household income | $97,126 in 2022[4] |
| • Income rank | 3rd |
| Demonym(s) | New Jerseyan (official),[6] New Jerseyite[7][8] |
| Language | |
| • Official language | None |
| • Spoken language | |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation |
NJ
|
| ISO 3166 code | US-NJ |
| Traditional abbreviation | N.J. |
| Latitude | 38°56′ N to 41°21′ N |
| Longitude | 73°54′ W to 75°34′ W |
| Website | nj |
