New Jersey
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Nickname:
The Garden State
[1]
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Motto(s):
Liberty and prosperity
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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) George Helmy (D) |
U.S. House delegation | 8 Democrats 3 Republicans 1 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])
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0 ft (0 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,288,994 |
• Rank | 11th |
• Density | 1,263.0/sq mi (487.6/km2) |
• Rank | 1st |
• Median household income | $97,126 in 2022[4] |
• Income rank | 3rd |
Demonym(s) | New Jerseyan (official),[7] New Jerseyite[8][9] |
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
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|
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Nickname:
The Garden State
[1]
|
|
Motto(s):
Liberty and prosperity
|
|
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) George Helmy (D) |
U.S. House delegation | 8 Democrats 3 Republicans 1 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 | |
• Total | 9,288,994 |
• Rank | 11th |
• Density | 1,263.0/sq mi (487.6/km2) |
• Rank | 1st |
• Median household income | $97,126 in 2022[4] |
• Income rank | 3rd |
Demonym(s) | New Jerseyan (official),[7] New Jerseyite[8][9] |
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 |