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Admission to Statehood:
December 18, 1787 (3rd State)
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Area:
- Area: 8,722 sq.mi (22,590 sq.km.), 47th
- Land: 7,419 sq.mi. (19,215 sq.km.), 46th
- Water: 1,303 sq.mi. (3,375 sq.km.), 27th
- Coastline: 130 mi. (209 km.), 13th
- Shoreline: 1,792 mi. (2,884 km.), 14th
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Constitution:
New Jersey's Constitution , 3rd State
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Population (2013):
8,899,339; Rank: 11 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Bird:
Eastern Goldfinch | List of State Birds
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Constitution:
New Jersey's Constitution , 3rd State
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Flag:
The State flag of New Jersey is buff colored. The state coat of arms is emblazoned in the center. The shield has three plows with a horse's head above it. Two women represent the goddesses of Liberty and Agriculture. A ribbon at the bottom includes the year of independence in 1776 and reads: Liberty and Prosperity. The New Jersey state flag was formally adopted in 1896. Get this Flag
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Flower:
Violet (Viola sororia) | Other State Flowers
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Largest Cities:
Newark | Jersey City | Paterson | Elizabeth | Trenton | Clifton | Camden | Passaic | Union | East Orange
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Population (2013):
8,899,339; Rank: 11 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Soil:
Downer
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Song:
- "I'm From New Jersey" (unofficial) | Words by: Red Mascara | Music by: Red Mascara
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Tree:
Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) | Other State Trees
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County Profile:
New Jersey County Map New Jersey County Map , 21 Counties
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Representatives:
- US House: 113th Congress
- US Senate: 113th Congress
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- New Jersey Senate: Members
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Area:
- Area: 8,722 sq.mi (22,590 sq.km.), 47th
- Land: 7,419 sq.mi. (19,215 sq.km.), 46th
- Water: 1,303 sq.mi. (3,375 sq.km.), 27th
- Coastline: 130 mi. (209 km.), 13th
- Shoreline: 1,792 mi. (2,884 km.), 14th
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County Profile:
New Jersey County Map , 21 Counties
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Geographic Center:
Mercer, 5 miles southeast of Trenton
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Highest Point:
High Point ; 1,803 feet, (550 m.) 40th tallest
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Location:
- Absolute Center: 40°4.2'N / 74°33.5'W
- Relative Center: Mercer, 5 miles southeast of Trenton
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Lowest Point:
New Jersey; sea level, tied for 3rd lowest
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Topography:
Image | | Appalachian Valley in the northwest has highest elevations; Appalachian Highlands, flat topped northeast-southwest mountain ranges; piedmont plateau, low plains broken by high ridges; coastal plain, covering three-fifths of the state in southeast, gradually rises to gentle slopes.
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Presidential Birthplace:
- Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889 (22nd) & 1893-1897 (24th) | March 18, 1837 | Caldwell, New Jersey
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- Agriculture: Nursery stock, horses, vegetables, fruits and nuts, seafood, dairy products.
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