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State of New Jersey

State of New Jersey
Flag of New Jersey State seal of New Jersey
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): The Garden State
Motto(s): Liberty and prosperity
Map of the United States with New Jersey highlighted
Official language None
Spoken languages
Demonym New Jerseyan (official), New Jerseyite
Capital Trenton
Largest city Newark
Largest metro New York City metropolitan area
Area Ranked 47th
 • Total 8,722.58 sq mi
(22,591.38 km2)
 • Width 70 miles (112 km)
 • Length 170 miles (273 km)
 • % water 15.7
 • Latitude 38° 56′ N to 41° 21′ N
 • Longitude 73° 54′ W to 75° 34′ W
Population Ranked 11th
 • Total 8,958,013 (2015 est)
 • Density 1210.10/sq mi  (467/km2)
Ranked 1st
 • Median household income $68,357 (7th)
Elevation
 • Highest point High Point
1,803 ft (549.6 m)
 • Mean 250 ft  (80 m)
 • Lowest point Atlantic Ocean
sea level
Before statehood Province of New Jersey
Admission to Union December 18, 1787 (3rd)
Governor Chris Christie (R)
Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno (R)
Legislature New Jersey Legislature
 • Upper house Senate
 • Lower house General Assembly
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D)
Cory Booker (D)
U.S. House delegation 7 Democrats, 5 Republicans (list)
Time zone Eastern: UTC -5/-4
ISO 3166 US-NJ
Abbreviations NJ, N.J.
Website www.nj.gov
New Jersey state symbols
Flag of New Jersey.svg
Seal of New Jersey.svg
Living insignia
Bird Eastern goldfinch
Fish Brook trout
Flower Viola sororia
Insect Western honey bee
Tree Quercus rubra (northern red oak),dogwood (memorial tree)
Inanimate insignia
Colors Buff and blue
         
Dance None
Folk dance Square dance
Food Northern highbush blueberry (state fruit)
Fossil Hadrosaurus foulkii
Motto Liberty and prosperity
Nickname The Garden State
Soil Downer
Song None
State route marker
New Jersey state route marker
State quarter
New Jersey quarter dollar coin
Released in 1999
Lists of United States state symbols

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern United States and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania, and on the southwest by Delaware. New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state but the 11th-most populous and the most densely populated of the 50 United States. New Jersey lies entirely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia and is the third-wealthiest U.S. state by per capita income as of 2014.

New Jersey was inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years, with historical tribes such as the Lenape along the coast. In the early 17th century, the Dutch and the Swedes made the first European settlements. The English later seized control of the region, naming it the Province of New Jersey after the largest of the Channel Islands, Jersey, and granting it as a colony to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton. New Jersey was the site of several decisive battles during the American Revolutionary War in the 18th century.


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