The flag of New Jersey New Jersey state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized Northeast megalopolis , it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State ; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean ; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania ; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware . At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km2 ), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest U.S. state by land area . According to a 2025 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, it is the 11th-most populous state , with over 9.5 million residents, its highest estimated count ever. The state capital is Trenton , and the state's most populous city is Newark . New Jersey is the most densely populated U.S. state , and is the only U.S. state in which every county is deemed urban by the U.S. Census Bureau.
New Jersey was first inhabited by Paleo-Indians as early as 13,000 BC. The Lenape were the dominant Indigenous group when Europeans arrived in the early 17th century, and they were subdivided into dialectal groups such as the Munsee, in the north, and the Unami and the Unalachtigo, elsewhere. Dutch and Swedish colonists founded the first European settlements in the state, with the British later seizing control of the region and establishing the Province of New Jersey , named after the Channel Island of Jersey . The colony's fertile lands and relative religious tolerance drew a large and diverse population. New Jersey was among the Thirteen Colonies that supported the American Revolution , hosting several pivotal battles and military commands in the American Revolutionary War earning the title "Crossroads of the American Revolution". New Jersey remained in the Union during the American Civil War and provided troops, resources, and military leaders in support of the Union Army . After the war, the state emerged as a major manufacturing center and a leading destination for immigrants, helping drive the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. New Jersey was the site of many industrial, technological, and commercial innovations . Many prominent Americans associated with New Jersey have proven influential nationally and globally, including in academia , social advocacy, business, entertainment, government, military, non-profit leadership , and other fields. (Full article...
Seton Hall University is a
private Roman Catholic university in
South Orange, New Jersey . Founded in 1856 by Archbishop
James Roosevelt Bayley , Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the
United States . Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the State of New Jersey. The university is known for its programs in
business ,
law ,
education ,
nursing , and
diplomacy , as well as its
basketball team. Seton Hall is made up of nine different schools and colleges with an undergraduate enrollment of about 5,200 students and a graduate enrollment of about 4,500. Its
School of Law , which is ranked by
US News & World Report as one of the
top law schools in the nation, has an enrollment of about 1,200 students. For 2009,
BusinessWeek's "Colleges with the Biggest Returns" ranked Seton Hall among the top 50 universities in the nation that open doors to the highest salaries.
August 30, 2026 – Two people are killed and nine injured during a mass shooting at a gathering in Trenton , New Jersey , United States . (AA) (NBC News)
Cory Anthony Booker United States senator from New Jersey , a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party , Booker is the first African-American U.S. senator from New Jersey. He was the 38th mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013, and served on the Municipal Council of Newark for the Central Ward from 1998 to 2002.
Booker was born in Washington, D.C. , and raised in Harrington Park, New Jersey . He attended Stanford University , receiving a BA in 1991 and a master's degree a year later. He attended Queen's College, Oxford , on a Rhodes Scholarship before attending Yale Law School . He won an upset victory for a seat on the Municipal Council of Newark in 1998, staging a 10-day hunger strike and briefly living in a tent to draw attention to urban development issues in the city. He ran for mayor in 2002 but lost to incumbent Sharpe James . He ran again in 2006 and defeated Deputy Mayor Ronald Rice . Booker's first term saw the doubling of affordable housing under development and the reduction of the city budget deficit from $180 million to $73 million. He was reelected in 2010 . (Full article...
The following are images from various New Jersey-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 Map of New Jersey's major transportation networks and cities (from
New Jersey )
Image 2 The
George Washington Bridge , connecting
Fort Lee (foreground) in
Bergen County across the
Hudson River to
New York City (background), is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge. (from
New Jersey )
Image 3 New Brunswick , nicknamed the
Hub city and the
Healthcare City , is a focus city for academia,
healthcare , and culture in New Jersey, and has many
high-rise buildings. (from
New Jersey )
Image 4 Largest ethnicity by municipality based on 2020 census (from
New Jersey )
Image 5 MetLife Stadium in
East Rutherford , one of only two
NFL stadiums shared by two teams, is home to the
New York Giants and
New York Jets . (from
New Jersey )
Image 6 Washington Rallying the Americans at the Battle of Princeton , a portrait by
William Ranney depicting
George Washington rallying
Continental Army troops at the
Battle of Princeton in January 1777 (from
New Jersey )
Image 7 The
Jersey Shore extends inland from the
Atlantic Ocean into its many
inlets , including
Manasquan Inlet , looking westward at
sunset from the
jetty at
Manasquan . (from
New Jersey )
Image 8 Map of counties in New Jersey by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
Non-Hispanic White 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Black or African American 40–50%
Hispanic or Latino 40–50%
(from
New Jersey )
Image 10 2024 U.S. presidential election results by county in New Jersey
Democratic
Republican
(from
New Jersey )
Image 11 A heat map showing median income distribution in New Jersey by county (from
New Jersey )
Image 13 A letter sent to
Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle containing anthrax powder, which caused the deaths of two postal workers. (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 15 The original provinces of West and East New Jersey shown in yellow and green respectively. The Keith Line is shown in red, and the Coxe and Barclay Line is shown in orange. (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 16 The Province of New Jersey, Divided into East and West, commonly called The Jerseys , a 1777 map by
William Faden (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 17 New Jersey's telephone
area codes (from
New Jersey )
Image 18 Michael Schleisser and the "Jersey man-eater" as seen in the
Bronx Home News (1916) (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 19 At 69.6
mi (112.0
km) in length,
Raritan River is the longest river entirely within New Jersey, flowing from
Raritan Valley near
Clinton (above), eastward to
Raritan Bay and the
Atlantic Ocean . (from
New Jersey )
Image 20 A fleet of naval forces being constructed in the Camden shipyards in 1919 (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 21 The
Atlantic City Boardwalk seen from
Caesars Atlantic City , which opened in 1870 as the world's first
boardwalk At
5+ 1 ⁄ 2 miles (8.9
km) long, it is also the world's longest and busiest boardwalk. New Jersey is home to the world's highest concentration of boardwalks.
Image 22 Old Queens at
Rutgers University , the largest state university system in New Jersey (from
New Jersey )
Image 23 Sunset on the beach at
Atlantic City , an
oceanfront resort and the nexus of New Jersey's
gambling industry (from
New Jersey )
Image 24 The
Adventure Aquarium in Camden is the largest aquarium in New Jersey. It is home to two female
hippopotamuses . (from
New Jersey )
Image 25 Largest alone or in any combination ethnic origin by county in New Jersey, per the 2020 census (from
New Jersey )
Image 26 Results of the 1910 gubernatorial election in New Jersey; Wilson won the counties in blue. (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 27 Cape May–Lewes Ferry connects New Jersey and
Delaware across
Delaware Bay . (from
New Jersey )
Image 28 The
Hindenburg just moments after catching fire in 1937 (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 31 New Jersey is named after the
English Channel island of
Jersey . (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 32 George B. McClellan , a
Union army soldier during the
Civil War , civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th
governor of New Jersey (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 33 Ethnic origins in New Jersey (from
New Jersey )
Image 36 The
Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal was the world's first
container seaport and remains one of the world's largest and busiest. (from
New Jersey )
Image 37 Map of New Jersey counties (from
New Jersey )
Image 38 Modern map which approximates the relative size and location of the settled
colonial-era areas of
New Netherland and
New Sweden (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 39 Map of the 107-mile-long (172
km)
Morris Canal , which crosses the state (from
New Jersey )
Image 40 A mil military map by
William Faden indicating troop movements during the
Ten Crucial Days (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 42 Delaware Water Gap is shared between
Warren County and neighboring
Pennsylvania . (from
New Jersey )
Image 43 A map of
New Netherland and
New Sweden in present-day New Jersey during the
colonial era (from
New Jersey )
Image 46 New Jersey
suburbia in
Monroe Township ,
Middlesex County . Despite being the
most densely populated U.S. state , New Jersey is mostly suburban. (from
New Jersey )
Image 47 Cranberry harvest (from
New Jersey )
Image 48 Cleveland Tower at
Princeton University , an
Ivy League university and one of the world's most prominent research institutions, served briefly as the U.S. Capitol in the 18th century. (from
New Jersey )
Image 49 The design of the golden-domed
New Jersey State House in
Trenton differs from most other U.S. state houses in not resembling the
U.S. Capitol . (from
New Jersey )
Image 50 A 1950s-style
diner in
Orange (from
New Jersey )
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