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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 ]
This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. Cities in New Jersey by county (16 C) Economies by city in New Jersey (5 C) Former cities in New Jersey (6 P) Histories of cities in New Jersey (9 C) Tourist attractions in New Jersey by populated place (7 C) Transportation in New Jersey by city (6 C)
There are 21 counties in the U.S. state of New Jersey. These counties together contain 564 municipalities, or administrative entities composed of clearly defined territory; 252 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, 241 townships, and 4 villages. [1] In New Jersey, a county is a local level of government between the state and municipalities.
Southern New Jersey, is less affluent overall, excluding several Philadelphia suburbs in Camden, Burlington and Gloucester Counties and the coast. Camden, the poorest city in the state, has a poverty rate of 35.5%. Other poor areas are the cities across the Hudson River from New York City, including Newark, Paterson, and Passaic. [citation needed]
A city in the context of local government in New Jersey refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. Despite the widely held perception of a city as a large, urban area, cities in New Jersey have a confused history as a form of government and vary in size from large, densely populated areas to much smaller hamlets .
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Cities in New Jersey. It includes cities that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a container category .
Newark ( / ˈnjuːərk / NEW-ərk, [24] locally: [nʊɹk]) [25] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area. [26] [27] [28] As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 311,549.
Category:Populated places in New Jersey. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Populated places in New Jersey. This category includes articles on populated places in the United States state of New Jersey. Incorporated cities, towns, villages, boroughs, and townships are in Category:Municipalities in New Jersey .