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New Jersey
New Jersey is a state of the United States and its U.S. postal abbreviation is NJ. New Jersey was named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. State nickname: The Garden State USS New Jersey was named in honor of this state. Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest City Newark Area Ranked 47th Ê- Total 22,608 km² Ê- Land 19,231 km² Ê- Water 3,378 km² Ê- % water 15% Population Ranked 9th Ê- Total (2000) 8,414,350 Ê- Density 372/km² Admittance into History Union 3rd Ê- Order Originally inhabited by tribes of Ê- Date December 18, 1787 the Lenape, New Jersey became a Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4 colony of Britain on March 12, 1664. King Charles II of England Latitude 38¡55'N to 41¡21'23"N gave his brother, the Duke of York Longitude 73¡53'39"W to 75¡35'W (later James II of England) the Width 110 km region between New England and Length 240 km Maryland as a proprietary colony Elevation Ê (as opposed to a royal colony). Ê -Highest 550 meters James then granted the land Ê -Mean 75 meters between the Hudson River and the Ê -Lowest 0 meters Delaware River to two friends who had been loyal through the English ISO 3166-2: US-NJ Civil War: Sir George Carteret and John, Lord Berkeley. Settlement for the first ten years of English rule was in the Hudson River region and came primarily from New England. On March 18, 1673 Berkeley sold his half of New Jersey to Quakers in England (with William Penn acting as trustee for a time) who settled the Delaware Valley region as a Quaker colony. New Jersey was governed as two distinct provinces, West Jersey and East Jersey, for the 28 years between 1674 and 1702. In 1702 the two provinces were united under a royal, rather than a proprietary, governor. New Jersey was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. On February 15, 1804 New Jersey became the last northern state to abolish slavery. Law and Government The capital of New Jersey is Trenton. The governor of New Jersey is James E. McGreevey and its two U.S. senators are Frank R. Lautenberg (Democrat) and Jon Corzine (Democrat). Geography New Jersey is bordered on the north and northeast by New York, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania (the latter two across the Delaware River.) Among its geographical features: * New Jersey Meadowlands * Raritan River * Watchung * Sandy Hook * Rancocas River * Pine Barrens * Delaware Water Gap Economy New Jersey's 1999 total state gross product was $332 billion, placing it 8th in the nation. Its 2000 Per Capita Personal Income was $36,983, 3rd in the nation. Its agricultural outputs are nursery stock, horses, vegetables, fruits and nuts, seafood, and dairy products. Its industrial outputs are pharmaceutical and chemical products, food processing, electric equipment, printing and publishing, and tourism. Demographics As of the 2000 census, the population of New Jersey is 8,414,350. Its population grew 8.6% (666,600) from its 1990 levels. According to the 2000 census, 72.6% (6,104,705) identified themselves as White, 13.6% (1,141,821) as black, 13.3% (1,117,191) as Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% (480,276) as Asian, 0.2% (19,492) as American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.04% (3,329) as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 5.4% (450,972) as other, and 2.5% (213,755) identified themselves as belonging to two or more races. 6.7% of its population were reported as under 5, 24.8% under 18, and 13.2% were 65 or older. Females made up approximately 51.5% of the population. New Jersey is also noted for being the most densely populated state in the nation and the wealthiest state in the nation, with a median income of $55,146 a year, according to the 2000 census. Transportation The New Jersey Turnpike is one of the best-known (and most-maligned) roadways in New Jersey. This toll road carries interstate traffic between Delaware and New York. The turnpike is also known for its numerous rest-areas named after prominent New Jerseyites as varied as inventor Thomas Edison; United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton; U.S. President Grover Cleveland; writers James Fenimore Cooper, Joyce Kilmer, and Walt Whitman; apocryphal patriot Molly Pitcher; Red Cross advocate Clara Barton, and football coach Vince Lombardi. The Garden State Parkway carries more in-state traffic, and runs from Montvale in Northern New Jersey ("North Jersey") to the southernmost tip of the state at Cape May. It is somewhat true that New Jersey residents locate their hometowns according to their exits on the Parkway. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) operates extensive rail and bus service throughout the state. NJ Transit is a state-run corporation that began with the consolidation of several private bus companies in North Jersey. In the early 1980s, it acquired the commuter train operations of CONRAIL that connect towns in northern and central New Jersey to New York City. In 1989, NJ Transit began service between Atlantic City and Lindenwold, extending it to Philadelphia in the 1990s. Important Cities and Towns Major cities include: * Newark * Atlantic City * Hackensack * Cape May * Hoboken * Camden * Elizabeth * Princeton * Jersey City * New Brunswick * Paterson * Trenton - the state capital * Vineland Education Colleges and Universities * Berkeley College * Princeton University * Bloomfield College * Ramapo College * Caldwell College * Richard Stockton College of New * Centenary College Jersey * The College of New Jersey * Rider University * College of Saint Elizabeth * Rowan University * Drew University * Rutgers University * Fairleigh Dickinson o Rutgers University New University Brunswick * Felician College o Rutgers University Camden * Georgian Court College o Rutgers University Newark * Kean University * Saint Peter's College * Monmouth University * Seton Hall University * Montclair State University * Stevens Institute of Technology * New Jersey City University * Thomas Edison State College * New Jersey Institute of * University of Medicine and Dentistry Technology of New Jersey * William Paterson University Professional Sports Teams * New Jersey Devils, National Hockey * Minor League Baseball League teams * New Jersey Nets, National Basketball o Camden Riversharks Association o New Jersey Cardinals * MetroStars, Major League Soccer o Lakewood BlueClaws * New Jersey Pride, Major League o Trenton Thunder Lacrosse * National Football League o New York Giants o New York Jets
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