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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.
Local government in New Jersey is composed of counties and municipalities. Local jurisdictions in New Jersey differ from those in some other states because the entire area of the state is part of a municipality; each of the 564 municipalities is in exactly one county; and each of the 21 counties has more than one municipality.
Among New Jersey's 564 municipalities, the borough is the most common form of local government, though the majority of state residents actually reside in townships. In 2023 there were 253 boroughs in New Jersey. [2] However, boroughs were not always so common. In 1875 only 17 boroughs had been created, all by special acts of the legislature.
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government.As a political entity, a township in New Jersey is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village.
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Populations, as of 2010, range from the county's largest municipality, Vernon Township, with 23,943 residents, to Walpack Township, with 16 residents. [1] In size, municipalities range from Branchville borough, the smallest at 0.6 square miles (1.6 km 2) to the largest, Vernon, at 70.59 square miles (182.8 km 2).
Municipalities (incorporated settlements) in the U.S. state of New Jersey, which includes cities, towns, villages, townships, and boroughs. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
Haddonfield is a borough located in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 12,550, [10] [11] an increase of 957 (+8.3%) from the 2010 census count of 11,593, [20] [21] which in turn reflected a decline of 66 (−0.6%) from the 11,659 counted in the 2000 census [22]