List of counties in New Jersey

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New Jersey's 21 counties
New Jersey's 21 counties

The U.S. state of New Jersey has 21 counties. New Jersey was governed by two separate groups of proprietors as two distinct provinces, East Jersey and West Jersey, for the 28 years between 1674 and 1702. New Jersey's first counties were created as administrative districts within each province, with East Jersey split in 1675 into Bergen, Essex, Middlesex and Monmouth counties, while West Jersey's initial counties of Burlington and Salem date to 1681. The most recent county created in New Jersey was Union County, created in 1857 and named after the union of the United States at a time when the question of slavery was on the verge of breaking the country apart. New Jersey's county names derive from a number of sources, though the majority of the counties are named after place names in England and prominent leaders in the colonial and revolutionary periods.

The FIPS county code is the five-digit Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States. The three-digit number is unique to each individual county within a state, but to be unique within the entire United States, it must be prefixed by the state code. This means, for example, that Atlantic County, New Jersey, Addison County, Vermont and Alachua County, Florida all share the county code 001. To uniquely identify Atlantic County, New Jersey, one must use the state code of 34 plus the county code of 001; therefore, the unique nationwide identifier for Atlantic County, New Jersey is 34001. The links in the column FIPS County Code are to the U.S. Census Bureau information page for that county.[1]

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[edit] List of counties in New Jersey

County
 FIPS Code [1] County Seat [2] Created [2] Formed from [3] Named for [4] Population (2005) [2] Area [2] Map
 
Atlantic County 001 Mays Landing 1837 Gloucester County The Atlantic Ocean, which forms the county's eastern border &0000000000271015.000000271,015 &0000000000000671.000000671 sq mi
(&0000000000001738.0000001,738 km²)		 State map highlighting Atlantic County
Bergen County 003 Hackensack 1675 One of four original counties created in East Jersey The town of Bergen op Zoom, Holland or Bergen, Norway &0000000000904037.000000904,037 &0000000000000247.000000247 sq mi
(&0000000000000640.000000640 km²)		 State map highlighting Bergen County
Burlington County 005 Mount Holly Township 1681 One of two original counties created in West Jersey A corruption of the town of Bridlington, England &0000000000450743.000000450,743 &0000000000000819.000000819 sq mi
(&0000000000002121.0000002,121 km²)		 State map highlighting Burlington County
Camden County 007 Camden 1844 Gloucester County Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714–1794), an English supporter of the colonial cause during the American Revolution[5] &0000000000517001.000000517,001 &0000000000000228.000000228 sq mi
(&0000000000000591.000000591 km²)		 State map highlighting Camden County
Cape May County 009 Cape May Court House 1685 Burlington County The 17th-century Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen Mey (?–16??), who explored and surveyed the Delaware Bay to the south of the county &0000000000099286.00000099,286 &0000000000000365.000000365 sq mi
(&0000000000000945.000000945 km²)		 State map highlighting Cape May County
Cumberland County 011 Bridgeton 1748 Salem County Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721–1765), second son of George II of England and military victor at the Battle of Culloden in 1746 &0000000000154823.000000154,823 &0000000000000677.000000677 sq mi
(&0000000000001753.0000001,753 km²)		 State map highlighting Cumberland County
Essex County 013 Newark 1675 One of four original counties created in East Jersey The county of Essex in England &0000000000786147.000000786,147 &0000000000000130.000000130 sq mi
(&0000000000000337.000000337 km²)		 State map highlighting Essex County
Gloucester County 015 Woodbury 1686 Burlington County The city of Gloucester, England &0000000000276910.000000276,910 &0000000000000337.000000337 sq mi
(&0000000000000873.000000873 km²)		 State map highlighting Gloucester County
Hudson County 017 Jersey City 1840 Bergen County The English explorer Henry Hudson (1570–1611), who explored portions of New Jersey's coastline &0000000000601146.000000601,146 &0000000000000062.00000062 sq mi
(&0000000000000161.000000161 km²)		 State map highlighting Hudson County
Hunterdon County 019 Flemington 1714 Burlington County Robert Hunter (1664–1734), the Colonial Governor of New Jersey from 1710 to 1720 &0000000000130404.000000130,404 &0000000000000438.000000438 sq mi
(&0000000000001134.0000001,134 km²)		 State map highlighting Hunterdon County
Mercer County 021 Trenton 1838 Burlington County, Hunterdon County, Middlesex County, and Somerset County The Continental Army General Hugh Mercer (1726–1777), who died at the Battle of Princeton[6] &0000000000367605.000000367,605 &0000000000000229.000000229 sq mi
(&0000000000000593.000000593 km²)		 State map highlighting Mercer County
Middlesex County 023 New Brunswick 1675 One of four original counties created in East Jersey The former county of Middlesex in England &0000000000789516.000000789,516 &0000000000000323.000000323 sq mi
(&0000000000000837.000000837 km²)		 State map highlighting Middlesex County
Monmouth County 025 Freehold Borough 1675 One of four original counties created in East Jersey The Rhode Island Monmouth Society or the historic county of Monmouthshire in Wales &0000000000635285.000000635,285 &0000000000000665.000000665 sq mi
(&0000000000001722.0000001,722 km²)		 State map highlighting Monmouth County
Morris County 027 Morristown 1739 Hunterdon County Colonel Lewis Morris (1671–1746), colonial governor of New Jersey at the time of the county's formation.[7][8] &0000000000493160.000000493,160 &0000000000000481.000000481 sq mi
(&0000000000001246.0000001,246 km²)		 State map highlighting Morris County
Ocean County 029 Toms River 1850 Monmouth County The Atlantic Ocean, which forms the eastern border of New Jersey &0000000000562335.000000562,335 &0000000000000916.000000916 sq mi
(&0000000000002372.0000002,372 km²)		 State map highlighting Ocean County
Passaic County 031 Paterson 1837 Bergen County and Essex County "Pasaeck", a Lenape word meaning "valley" &0000000000499060.000000499,060 &0000000000000197.000000197 sq mi
(&0000000000000510.000000510 km²)		 State map highlighting Passaic County
Salem County 033 Salem 1681 One of two original counties created in West Jersey A Hebrew word meaning "peace" &0000000000066595.00000066,595 &0000000000000373.000000373 sq mi
(&0000000000000966.000000966 km²)		 State map highlighting Salem County
Somerset County 035 Somerville 1688 Middlesex County The county of Somerset in England &0000000000319900.000000319,900 &0000000000000305.000000305 sq mi
(&0000000000000790.000000790 km²)		 State map highlighting Somerset County
Sussex County 037 Newton 1753 Morris County The county of Sussex in England &0000000000153384.000000153,384 &0000000000000536.000000536 sq mi
(&0000000000001388.0000001,388 km²)		 State map highlighting Sussex County
Union County 039 Elizabeth 1857 Essex County The union of the United States threatened by dispute between North and South over slavery &0000000000531088.000000531,088 &0000000000000105.000000105 sq mi
(&0000000000000272.000000272 km²)		 State map highlighting Union County
Warren County 041 Belvidere 1824 Sussex County The American Revolutionary War General Joseph Warren (1741–1775), killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill &0000000000110376.000000110,376 &0000000000000363.000000363 sq mi
(&0000000000000940.000000940 km²)		 State map highlighting Warren County

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b EPA County FIPS Code Listing. US Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
  2. ^ a b c d NACo - Find a county. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  3. ^ New Jersey Formation Maps. Genealogy, Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  4. ^ The Origin of New Jersey Place Names (PDF). New Jersey State Library Commission. Federal Writers' Program (1938). Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
  5. ^ Greenberg, Gail. A Brief History of Camden County, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  6. ^ Mercer County History, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  7. ^ The Land Past and Present, Retrieved on March 22, 2007.
  8. ^ How did our county get its name?, Morris County Library website (accessed February 13, 2008)

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