LIST OF COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY

New Jersey's 21 counties

The U.S. state of 'New Jersey' has 21 counties.
New Jersey was governed by two separate groups of proprietors as two distinct provinces, East Jersey and West Jersey, for the 28 years between 1674 and 1702. New Jersey's first counties were created as administrative districts with in each province, with East Jersey split in 1675 into Bergen, Essex, Middlesex and Monmouth counties, while West Jersey's initial counties of Burlington and Salem date to 1681.

Contents
County information
See also
References
External links

County information


The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.
County
FIPS Code[1] County Seat
 Created
 Origin
 Etymology
 Population
(2000)[2]
 Area
Map
 

See also



★ Metropolitan Statistical Areas of New Jersey — each New Jersey county is assigned to a Metropolitan Statistical Area by the federal Office of Management and Budget

References


1. EPA County FIPS Code Listing
2. New Jersey -- County, United States Census, 2000. Accessed June 24, 2007.

External links



★ Historical Maps of New Jersey

★ Census Bureau Map of New Jersey

★ Census Bureau Population by County

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