Counties in New Jersey that I have Visited
There are 21 counties in New Jersey
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I have visited 18 Counties = 85.7% of Counties in New Jersey
Quick facts about New Jersey
- Location: See map below.
- Size(1): 7,417 square miles. New Jersey is the 46th largest state. The next larger state is Massachusetts and the next smaller state is Hawaii.
- Population(2): 8,717,925 people. New Jersey is the 10th most populous state. The next more populous state is Georgia and the next less populous state is North Carolina.
- Population Density: 1,175.4 people per square mile. New Jersey is the most densely populated state. No other state is more densely populated. The next less densely populated state is Rhode Island.
- Bordering States: New Jersey shares a border with 3 states: New York; Pennsylvania and Delaware.
- Admission to the Union: December 18, 1787. New Jersey was the 3rd state admitted to the Union, after Pennsylvania and before Georgia.
- Capital: Trenton.
- Highest Point: 1,803 feet at High Point. See SummitPost's High Point page.
- Lowest Point: Sea Level at the Atlantic Ocean.
- Government website: State of New Jersey.
- Official Tourism website: New Jersey Tourism.
- Still not enough? See Wikipedia's New Jersey page.
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Counties in New Jersey
Below are the 21 counties in New Jersey. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in Red. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.- Atlantic
- Bergen: Largest county population in New Jersey (884,118 people in 2000 Census).
- Burlington: Largest county in New Jersey (805 square miles).
- Camden
- Cape May
- Cumberland
- Essex
- Gloucester
- Hudson: Smallest county in New Jersey (47 square miles).
- Hunterdon
- Mercer
- Middlesex
- Monmouth: Worst Commutes in the USA
- Morris
- Ocean
- Passaic
- Salem: Smallest county population in New Jersey (65,285 people in 2000 Census).
- Somerset
- Sussex: High Point State Park
- Union
- Warren
Sources:
(1) U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder: 2005 Population Estimates; Table GCT-T1.
(2) U.S. Census Bureau FedStats - MapStats: 2000 Land Area; United States.