New Jersey - History - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Burlington, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Burlington, New Jersey - Geography
Burlington is located at 40°4'23" North, 74°51'20" West (40.073110, -74.855693)GR1. It is surrounded on three sides by Burlington Towns...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burlington, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Burlington, New Jersey - History
The council of West Jersey Proprietors purchased roughly thirty miles of riverfront land in 1676 from the Lenape Native Americans. Burlin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic City, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Atlantic City, New Jersey - Media Outlets
Newspapers The Press of Atlantic City The Courier-Post The Philadelphia Daily News The Philadelphia Inquirer The Star Ledger The Trenton...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burlington, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Burlington, New Jersey - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 9,736 people, 3,898 households, and 2,522 families residing in the city. The population density is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asbury Park, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Asbury Park, New Jersey - Geography
Asbury Park is located at 40°13'21" North, 74°0'44" West (40.222399, -74.012098)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camden, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Camden, New Jersey - Geography
Camden is located at 39°56'14" North, 75°6'22" West (39.937195, -75.106186)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camden, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Camden, New Jersey - Government
Camden has historically been a stronghold of the Democratic Party. Voter turnout is very low; approximately 19% of Camden's voting age po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camden, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Camden, New Jersey - History
For over 150 years, Camden served as a secondary economic and transportation hub for the Philadelphia area. Originally a suburban town wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic City, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Atlantic City, New Jersey - Casino Resorts
Atlantic City, New Jersey - Former, closed and never opened casino/resorts. Atlantic City Hilton Casino/Hotel (Original) - Never opene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burlington, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Burlington, New Jersey - Government
Burlington, New Jersey - Local government. The City of Burlington is governed under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) system of municipa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asbury Park, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Asbury Park, New Jersey - Culture
Asbury Park is considered to be a mecca for musicians, particularly for a subgenre of rock and roll known as the Jersey shore sound. It i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asbury Park, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Asbury Park, New Jersey - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 16,930 people, 6,754 households, and 3,586 families residing in the city. The population density i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic City, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Atlantic City, New Jersey - Government
Atlantic City, New Jersey - Local Government. Atlantic City is governed under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) system of municipal gove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asbury Park, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Asbury Park, New Jersey - Gay Asbury Park
Today Asbury Park has become a major Gay resort, drawing large Gay crowds from New York City and its surroundings. There are many Gay clu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asbury Park, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Asbury Park, New Jersey - History
A seaside resort town, Asbury Park once flourished, but businesses later moved out and large parts of the city lay abandoned, so much so ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic City, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Atlantic City, New Jersey - History
Atlantic City has always been primarily a resort town. Its location in South Jersey, hugging the Atlantic Ocean between marshlands and is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic City, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Atlantic City, New Jersey - Geography
Atlantic City is located at 39°21'54" North, 74°26'21" West (39.364966, -74.439034)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic City, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Atlantic City, New Jersey - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 40,517 people, 15,848 households, and 8,700 families residing in the city. The population density ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic City, New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Atlantic City, New Jersey - Atlantic City In Popular Culture
Atlantic City has been a rather frequent subject in popular culture. The eccentric 1972 Bob Rafelson film The King of Marvin Gardens with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article