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New Jersey News Facts A Absecon Allentown Andover Asbury Park Atlantic City Atlantic Highlands Avalon Av enel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B Barnegat Basking Ridge Bayonne Bayville Beach Haven Bedminster Belle Mead Bellev ille Bellmawr Belmar Belvidere Bergenfield Berkeley Heights Berlin Bernardsville Blackwood Blairstown Bloomfield Boonton Bordentown Bound Brook Branchville Bric k Bridgeton Bridgewater Brigantine Budd Lake Burlington Butler -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C Caldwell Califon Camden Cape May Cape May Court House Carlstadt Carteret Cedar G rove Chatham Cherry Hill Chester Clark Clementon Cliffside Park Clifton Clinton Closter Collingswood Colonia Colts Neck Cranbury Cranford -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D Deal Denville Dover Dumont Dunellen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E East Brunswick East Hanover East Orange East Rutherford Eatontown Edgewater Edis on Egg Harbor City Egg Harbor Township Elizabeth Elmer Elmwood Park Emerson Engl ewood Englewood Cliffs Englishtown -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F Fair Lawn Fairfield Fairview Fanwood Farmingdale Flanders Flemington Florham Par k Forked River Fort Lee Franklin Franklin Lakes Franklin Park Franklinville Free hold Frenchtown -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G Garfield Glassboro Glen Rock Gloucester City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H Hackensack Hackettstown Haddon Heights Haddonfield Haledon Hamburg Hammonton Har rison Hasbrouck Heights Hawthorne Hazlet Highland Park Hightstown Hillsborough H illside Hoboken Holmdel Hopatcong Hopewell Howell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I Irvington Iselin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J Jackson Jersey City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K Keansburg Kearny Kenilworth Keyport -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L Lakehurst Lakewood Lambertville Lebanon Leonia Lincoln Park Linden Linwood Littl e Falls Little Ferry Little Silver Livingston Lodi Long Branch Long Valley Lyndh urst -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M Madison Mahwah Manahawkin Manasquan Maple Shade Maplewood Margate City Marlboro Marlton Matawan Mays Landing Maywood Medford Mendham Merchantville Metuchen Midd lesex Middletown Midland Park Milford Millburn Millington Millville Monmouth Jun ction Monroe Township Montclair Montvale Montville Moonachie Moorestown Morganvi lle Morris Plains Morristown Mount Holly Mount Laurel Mountainside Mullica Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N Neptune Netcong New Brunswick New Providence Newark Newfoundland Newton North Ar lington North Bergen North Brunswick Northfield Northvale Nutley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O Oakhurst Oakland Ocean City Old Bridge Oradell Orange -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P Palisades Park Paramus Park Ridge Parsippany Passaic Paterson Paulsboro Penningt on Penns Grove Pennsauken Pennsville Perth Amboy Phillipsburg Piscataway Pitman Plainfield Plainsboro Pleasantville Point Pleasant Beach Pompton Lakes Pompton P lains Princeton Princeton Junction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R Rahway Ramsey Randolph Raritan Red Bank Ridgefield Ridgefield Park Ridgewood Rin gwood River Edge Riverside Riverton Rochelle Park Rockaway Roseland Roselle Rose lle Park Rumson Rutherford -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S Saddle Brook Saddle River Salem Sayreville Scotch Plains Sea Isle City Secaucus Sewell Short Hills Shrewsbury Sicklerville Somers Point Somerset Somerville Sout h Amboy South Hackensack South Orange South Plainfield South River Sparta Spring Lake Springfield Stratford Succasunna Summit Sussex Swedesboro -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T Teaneck Tenafly Toms River Totowa Trenton Tuckerton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U Union Union City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V Ventnor City Vernon Verona Vincentown Vineland Voorhees -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W Waldwick Warren Washington Watchung Wayne West Berlin West Milford West New York West Orange Westfield Westwood Whippany Whitehouse Station Whiting Wildwood Wil liamstown Willingboro Woodbridge Woodbury Woodstown Wyckoff New Jersey (often informally abbreviated to "Jersey") is a state in the MidAtla ntic and Northeastern regions of the United States . It is the fourth smallest, tenth most populous, and most densely populated state in the US. The state is na med after the island of Jersey in the English Channel . It is bordered on the no rth by New York , on the east by the Atlantic Ocean , on the southwest by Delawa re , and on the west by Pennsylvania . Parts of New Jersey lie within the metrop olitan areas of New York , Philadelphia , and the Delaware Valley . Inhabitated by Native Americans for more than 11,000 years, the area was settled by the Swedes and Dutch . The British later seized control of the region, which was granted to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Str atton as the colony of New Jersey. New Jersey was an important site during the A merican Revolutionary War ; several decisive battles were fought there. Later, w orkingclass cities such as Paterson helped to drive the Industrial Revolution i n the nineteenth century. New Jersey's position at the center of the BosWash meg alopolis , between Boston , New York City , Philadelphia , Baltimore and Washing ton, D.C. , fueled its rapid growth through the suburban boom of the 1950s and b eyond. Contents [ hide ] 1 Geography 2 Climate 3 History 3.1 Colonial era 3.2 Revolutionary War era 3.3 Nineteenth century 3.4 Twentieth century 4 Demographics 4.1 State population 4.2 Race, ethnicity, and ancestry 4.3 Religion 5 Economy 5.1 Oil refineries 6 Transportation 6.1 Roadways 6.2 Airports 6.3 Rail and bus 6.3.1 Private bus carriers 6.3.1.1 Carriers providing contract service to NJ Transit 7 Law and government 7.1 Counties 7.2 Municipalities 7.2.1 Types of government 7.2.2 Forms of government 7.3 Politics 8 Prominent cities and towns 8.1 Large cities (100,000 or greater) 8.2 Towns and small cities (60,000 up to 100,000) 8.3 Other (less than 60,000) 8.4 Wealth of municipalities 9 Education 9.1 Colleges and universities 10 Professional sports teams 11 Miscellaneous topics 11.1 State symbols 11.2 Music 11.3 Television and film 11.4 Legends and ghosts 12 References 13 See also 14 // if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide "; showTocToggle(); } // Geography Main article: Geography of New Jersey See also: List of New Jersey counties Map of New Jersey showing major transportation networks and cities New York Harbor f rom the Staten Island Ferry , with views of Jersey City (in North Jersey ) and i ts Gold Coast featuring the 781foot (238 m) Goldman Sachs Tower . New Jersey is bordered on the north and northeast by New York ; on the east by the Atlantic O cean ; on the south and southwest by Delaware ; and on the west by Pennsylvania . The western border of New Jersey is largely defined by the Delaware River . Be cause of its dense population and because most communities of northern New Jerse y do not have the widespread reservoir system of neighboring Greater New York Ci ty, the slightest dry season leads to drought warnings; but because there are ma ny streams and rivers close to these communities, the slightest above average ra infall causes frequent flooding as many parts of Northern New Jersey are part of a flood plain . It is also at the center of the Boston to Washington megalopoli s. New Jersey is broadly divided into three geographic regions: North Jersey , Cent ral Jersey , and South Jersey . North Jersey lies within New York City 's genera l sphere of influence largely within the New York metropolitan area , in which r eside many residents commuting to the city to work. Central Jersey is a largely suburban area. South Jersey is within Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 's general sphe re of influence, and most of it is included in the Delaware Valley . Such geogra phic definitions are loosely defined, however, and there is often dispute over w here one region begins and another ends. Some people do not consider Central Jer sey to exist at all, but most believe it is a separate geographic and cultural a rea from the North and South. Additionally, the New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth & Tourism Commission divi des the state into six distinct regions to facilitate the state's tourism indust ry. The regions are: Gateway Region , encompassing Hudson County , Essex County , Union County , Midd lesex County , Bergen County , and Passaic County . Skylands Region , encompassing Sussex County , Morris County , Warren County , H unterdon County , and Somerset County . Shore Region , encompassing Monmouth County and Ocean County