New Jersey

New Jersey is the fifth smallest but most densely populated state of the United States of America; the U.S. postal abbreviation is NJ. The state is named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel.

Lists of municipalities

Major cities (and their populations):

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Large cities (+ 100,000 pop.)

• Newark: 273,546 (Census Estimate 2003: 278,000)
• Jersey City: 240,055 (Census Estimate 2003: 242,000)
• Paterson: 149,222 (Census Estimate 2003: 152,000)
• Elizabeth: 120,568 (Census Estimate 2003: 124,000)
• Edison 97,687 (Census Estimate 2003: 101,000)
• Woodbridge: 97,203 (Census Estimate 2003: 108,000)

Towns and small cities (60,000?99,999 pop.)

• Dover Township: (Census Estimate 2003: 93,000) - includes Toms River, a subsection of the municipality. This township is not to be confused with the town of Dover, which is in a different county.
• Hamilton: 87,109
• Toms River: 86,327 - a town which is part of Dover Township. This figure is for the census-designated place.
• Trenton: 85,403
• Camden: 79,904
• Clifton: 78,672
• Brick: 76,119
• Cherry Hill: 69,965
• East Orange: 69,824
• Passaic: 67,861
• Union City: 67,088
• Middletown: 66,327
• Gloucester: 64,350
• Bayonne: 61,842
• Irvington: 60,695
• Old Bridge 60,456
• Lakewood 60,352

Other (59,999 -)

The following communities are college towns or other notable places in New Jersey with under 60,000 people.

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• Asbury Park
• Atlantic City
• Ewing
• Fort Lee
• Hackensack
• Hoboken
• Jackson
• Lambertville
• Long Branch
• Morristown
• New Brunswick
• Plainfield
• Point Pleasant
• Princeton
• Red Bank
• South Orange
• Teaneck
• Union
• West Orange
• Wildwood

Wealth of cities by per capita income:

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1 Mantoloking, New Jersey $114,017

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2 Saddle River, New Jersey $85,934

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3 Far Hills, New Jersey $81,535

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4 Essex Fells, New Jersey $77,434

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5 Alpine, New Jersey $76,995

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6 Millburn, New Jersey $76,796

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7 Rumson, New Jersey $73,692

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8 Harding Township, New Jersey $72,689

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9 Teterboro, New Jersey $72,613

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10 Bernardsville, New Jersey $69,854

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693 Newark, New Jersey $13,009

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694 Laurel Lake, New Jersey $12,965

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695 Passaic, New Jersey $12,874

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696 Seabrook Farms, New Jersey $12,499

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697 McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey $12,364

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698 New Hanover Township, New Jersey $12,140

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699 Lakewood, New Jersey $11,802

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700 Bridgeton, New Jersey $10,917

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701 Fort Dix, New Jersey $10,543

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702 Camden, New Jersey $9,815

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