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New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jersey - History
New Jersey was once inhabited by the Lenape Native Americans. New Jersey was settled by the Dutch in the early 1630s, who formed a settle...
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New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jersey - Cities Towns Boroughs Villages And Townships
New Jersey has 566 municipalities; until recently, 567. Unlike other states, all of its municipalities are incorporated entities, with fi...
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New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jersey - Counties
New Jersey is broken up into 21 counties, most of which are vestiges of the colonial area, and the remainder partitioned from existing co...
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New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jersey - Lists Of Municipalities
Major cities (and their populations):
See also: List of Municipalities in New Jersey (by population)
New Jersey - Large cities + 10000...
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New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jersey - Miscellaneous Information
The USS New Jersey, one of the most decorated vessels in the United States Navy, was named in honor of this state and is now a tourist at...
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New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jersey - Education
Although some problems exist in certain inner city neighborhoods, New Jersey overall is considered to have one of the best public educati...
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New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jersey - Transportation
The New Jersey Turnpike is one of the best-known and most-trafficked roadways in the USA. This toll road carries interstate traffic betwe...
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New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jersey - Culture
New Jersey - Music.
New Jersey has long been an important area for both rock and rap music. Some prominent musicians with connections t...
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New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jersey - Law And Government
The state capital of New Jersey is Trenton. Jon Corzine was elected Governor of New Jersey on November 8, 2005, and will take office on J...
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New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jersey - Politics
New Jersey is a politically competitive state; the Governorship alternated between the parties from the election of Richard J. Hughes in ...
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New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jersey - Geography
New Jersey is broadly divided into three geographic regions: North Jersey, Central Jersey, and South Jersey. North Jersey is within New Y...
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New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jersey - Economy
The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that New Jersey's total state product in 2003 was $397 billion. New Jersey's per capita income ...
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New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jersey - Demographics
The 2005 United States Census Bureau population estimate for New Jersey is 8,717,925. There are 1.6 million foreign-born living in the st...
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