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New Jersey

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Location of State


Capital: Trenton

Population: 8,638,396 (source: 2003 Census estimate)

Largest City: Newark

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State Nickname: Garden State

State Slogan: Come See For Yourself

State Motto: Liberty and prosperity

State flower: Violet

State bird: Eastern Goldfinch

State fish: Brook trout

State tree: Red Oak

State mammal: Horse

State foods: Highbush Blueberry

Fun Facts About New Jersey
  • Over 100 battles have been fought on New Jersey soil.
  • New Jersey has the greatest population density of any state, making it the most crowded.
  • New Jersey is a state of inventions. The FM Radio, the light bulb, the motion picture camera, and trasistors were all invented in New Jersey.
  • The Atlantic City Boardwalk was the worlds first boardwalk.
Becoming a State

Date admitted: Saturday, June8

Number admitted: 9

Prior Name: Province of New Hampshire, then sovereign state in Confederation

Postal Abbreviation: NJ

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The Geography of New Jersey

Total Size: 7,417 sq. miles (source: 2003 Census)

Geographical Low Point: Atlantic Ocean at Sea Level (source: U.S. Geological Survey)

Geographical High Point: High Point at 1,803 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Sussex (source: U.S. Geological Survey)

Central Point: Located in Mercer County approx. 5 miles southeast of Trenton (source: U.S. Geological Survey)

Counties: 21 (source: National Association of Counties)

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