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New Jersey's county names derive from several sources, though most of its counties are named after place names in England and prominent leaders in the colonial and revolutionary periods. Bergen County is the most populous county—as of the 2010 Census—with 905,116 people, while Salem County is the least populous with 66,083 people.
New Jersey is the most urban of the 50 U.S. states with the highest population density of any state. Each of the 21 counties of New Jersey is located in one of its six metropolitan statistical areas.
The New York City and Philadelphia MSAs are also divided into divisions, of which there are five in New Jersey. Every statistical area and county in New Jersey belongs to the Northeast Megalopolis. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-CT-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (19,979,477) New York-Jersey City-White Plains NY-NJ Metropolitan Division ...
The largest municipality by population in New Jersey is Newark, with 311,549 residents, whereas the smallest is Walpack Township, with seven residents. [3] New Jersey is the most populous U.S. state with no cities ranked in the top 50 most populous United States cities, with the next most populous being South Carolina.
As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's 11th-most-populous county, [6] with a population of 461,860, [3] [4] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 13,126 (+2.9%) from the 448,734 recorded at the 2010 census, [7] which in turn had reflected an increase of 25,340 (6.0%) from the 423,394 enumerated at the 2000 census. [8]
As of the 2020 United States census, the county was the state's third-most populous county [7] with a population of 863,162, [4] [5] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 53,304 (+6.6%) from the 2010 census count of 809,858, [8] which in turn reflected an increase of 59,696 (8.0%) from the 750,162 counted in the 2000 census.
Essex County is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is one of the centrally located counties in the New York metropolitan area.As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's second-most populous county, [7] with a population of 863,728, [5] [8] its highest decennial count since the 1970 census and an increase of 79,759 (+10.2%) from the 2010 census count of ...
Somerset County is a county located in the north-central part of the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's 13th-most-populous county, [4] with a population of 345,361, [5] [6] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 21,917 (+6.8%) from the 2010 census count of 323,444. [7]