New Jersey was named for the Channel Island of Jersey in honor of Sir George Carteret (one of the two men to whom the land was originally given).

Location one of the Middle Atlantic states
Bordered By Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York

Total Area (Rank) 8,722 sq mi (47th)
Land Area 7,419 sq mi
Greatest Distance E-W 57 mi (92 km)
Greatest Distance N-S 166 mi (267 km)
Geographic Center 5 miles northeast of Trenton
Coastline 130 mi (209 km)
Highest Point (Rank) High Point; 1,803 ft (550m) (40th)
Lowest Point Atlantic coast; sea level
Mineral Resources crushed stone, construction sand and gravel

Population (Rank) 8,899,339 (11th)
Largest Cities Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Edison, Toms River, Trenton, Camden, Cherry Hill, East Orange

Capital Trenton
Local Administration 21 counties

Major Industries services, trade, manufacturing, printing and publishing, food, tourism
Principal Manufactures chemicals, electronic and electrical equipment, non-electrical machinery, fabricated metals
Agricultural Products nursery stock, tomatoes, blueberries, peaches, peppers, cranberries, soybeans; cattle, hogs/pigs, sheep, poultry, horses, dairy products

First Explored By Giovanni da Verrazano, in 1524
First Permanent Settlement Bergen, by the Dutch, in 1660
Ratified Constitution (Rank) December 18, 1787 (3rd)

SOURCE
50states.com www.50states.com/newjerse.htm

SEE ALSO
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
Giovanni da Verrazano

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