List of counties in New Jersey

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New Jersey's 21 counties
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.

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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
 
Atlantic County 001 Mays Landing 1837 Created from part of Gloucester County Atlantic Ocean[3] &&&&&&&&&0271015.&&&&&0271,015 &&&&&&&&&&&&0671.&&&&&0671 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01738.&&&&&01,738 km²)		 State map highlighting Atlantic County
Bergen County 003 Hackensack 1675 One of four original counties created in East Jersey Bergen op Zoom, Holland or Bergen, Norway[4] &&&&&&&&&0904037.&&&&&0904,037 &&&&&&&&&&&&0247.&&&&&0247 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0640.&&&&&0640 km²)		 State map highlighting Bergen County
Burlington County 005 Mount Holly Township 1681 One of two original counties created in West Jersey Corruption of Bridlington, England[4] &&&&&&&&&0450743.&&&&&0450,743 &&&&&&&&&&&&0819.&&&&&0819 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02121.&&&&&02,121 km²)		 State map highlighting Burlington County
Camden County 007 Camden 1844 Created from part of Gloucester County Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, English supporter of the American cause.[5][6] &&&&&&&&&0517001.&&&&&0517,001 &&&&&&&&&&&&0228.&&&&&0228 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0591.&&&&&0591 km²)		 State map highlighting Camden County
Cape May County 009 Cape May Court House 1685 Created by West Jersey from part of Burlington County 17th-century Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen Mey[6] &&&&&&&&&&099286.&&&&&099,286 &&&&&&&&&&&&0365.&&&&&0365 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0945.&&&&&0945 km²)		 State map highlighting Cape May County
Cumberland County 011 Bridgeton 1748 Established from part of Salem County Prince William, Duke of Cumberland[6] &&&&&&&&&0154823.&&&&&0154,823 &&&&&&&&&&&&0677.&&&&&0677 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01753.&&&&&01,753 km²)		 State map highlighting Cumberland County
Essex County 013 Newark 1675 One of four original counties created in East Jersey Essex, England[7] &&&&&&&&&0786147.&&&&&0786,147 &&&&&&&&&&&&0130.&&&&&0130 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0337.&&&&&0337 km²)		 State map highlighting Essex County
Gloucester County 015 Woodbury 1686 Formed by West Jersey from part of Burlington County Gloucester, England[8] &&&&&&&&&0276910.&&&&&0276,910 &&&&&&&&&&&&0337.&&&&&0337 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0873.&&&&&0873 km²)		 State map highlighting Gloucester County
Hudson County 017 Jersey City 1840 Created from part of Bergen County Explorer Henry Hudson[9] &&&&&&&&&0601146.&&&&&0601,146 &&&&&&&&&&&&&062.&&&&&062 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0161.&&&&&0161 km²)		 State map highlighting Hudson County
Hunterdon County 019 Flemington 1714 Formed from part of Burlington County Robert Hunter, Colonial Governor of New Jersey (1710-1720)[9] &&&&&&&&&0130404.&&&&&0130,404 &&&&&&&&&&&&0438.&&&&&0438 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01134.&&&&&01,134 km²)		 State map highlighting Hunterdon County
Mercer County 021 Trenton 1838 Formed from parts of Burlington County, Hunterdon County, Middlesex County, and Somerset County Continental Army General Hugh Mercer, who died at the Battle of Princeton in 1777[10][11] &&&&&&&&&0367605.&&&&&0367,605 &&&&&&&&&&&&0229.&&&&&0229 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0593.&&&&&0593 km²)		 State map highlighting Mercer County
Middlesex County 023 New Brunswick 1675 One of four original counties created in East Jersey Middlesex, England[11] &&&&&&&&&0789516.&&&&&0789,516 &&&&&&&&&&&&0323.&&&&&0323 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0837.&&&&&0837 km²)		 State map highlighting Middlesex County
Monmouth County 025 Freehold Borough 1675 One of four original counties created in East Jersey Rhode Island Monmouth Society[11] &&&&&&&&&0635285.&&&&&0635,285 &&&&&&&&&&&&0665.&&&&&0665 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01722.&&&&&01,722 km²)		 State map highlighting Monmouth County
Morris County 027 Morristown 1739 Created from part of Hunterdon County Named for the Governor of the Province of New Jersey, Colonel Lewis Morris.[12][11] &&&&&&&&&0493160.&&&&&0493,160 &&&&&&&&&&&&0481.&&&&&0481 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01246.&&&&&01,246 km²)		 State map highlighting Morris County
Ocean County 029 Toms River 1850 Established from part of Monmouth County Atlantic Ocean[13] &&&&&&&&&0562335.&&&&&0562,335 &&&&&&&&&&&&0916.&&&&&0916 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02372.&&&&&02,372 km²)		 State map highlighting Ocean County
Passaic County 031 Paterson 1837 Created from parts of Bergen County and Essex County "Pasaeck", Lenape word meaning "valley"[14] &&&&&&&&&0499060.&&&&&0499,060 &&&&&&&&&&&&0197.&&&&&0197 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0510.&&&&&0510 km²)		 State map highlighting Passaic County
Salem County 033 Salem 1681 One of two original counties created in West Jersey Hebrew word meaning "peace"[15] &&&&&&&&&&066595.&&&&&066,595 &&&&&&&&&&&&0373.&&&&&0373 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0966.&&&&&0966 km²)		 State map highlighting Salem County
Somerset County 035 Somerville 1688 Formed from part of Middlesex County Somersetshire, England[15] &&&&&&&&&0319900.&&&&&0319,900 &&&&&&&&&&&&0305.&&&&&0305 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0790.&&&&&0790 km²)		 State map highlighting Somerset County
Sussex County 037 Newton 1753 Created from part of Morris County Sussex, England[15] &&&&&&&&&0153384.&&&&&0153,384 &&&&&&&&&&&&0536.&&&&&0536 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01388.&&&&&01,388 km²)		 State map highlighting Sussex County
Union County 039 Elizabeth 1857 Established from part of Essex County Union threatened by dispute between North and South over slavery[16] &&&&&&&&&0531088.&&&&&0531,088 &&&&&&&&&&&&0105.&&&&&0105 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0272.&&&&&0272 km²)		 State map highlighting Union County
Warren County 041 Belvidere 1824 Formed from part of Sussex County American Revolutionary War General Joseph Warren, killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill[17] &&&&&&&&&0110376.&&&&&0110,376 &&&&&&&&&&&&0363.&&&&&0363 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0940.&&&&&0940 km²)		 State map highlighting Warren County

  1. ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. EPA. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
  2. ^ New Jersey -- County, United States Census, 2005. Accessed June 24, 2007.
  3. ^ The Origin of New Jersey Place Names: A, GetNJ.com. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  4. ^ a b The Origin of New Jersey Place Names: B, GetNJ.com. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  5. ^ Greenberg, Gail. A Brief History of Camden County, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed June 26, 2007. "The namesake of the new settlement was Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden, an English nobleman who supported the American cause in Parliament."
  6. ^ a b c The Origin of New Jersey Place Names: C, GetNJ.com. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  7. ^ The Origin of New Jersey Place Names: E, GetNJ.com. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  8. ^ The Origin of New Jersey Place Names: G, GetNJ.com. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  9. ^ a b The Origin of New Jersey Place Names: H, GetNJ.com. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  10. ^ Mercer County History, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  11. ^ a b c d The Origin of New Jersey Place Names: M, GetNJ.com. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  12. ^ The Land Past and Present, Retrieved on March 22, 2007.
  13. ^ The Origin of New Jersey Place Names: O, GetNJ.com. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  14. ^ The Origin of New Jersey Place Names: P, GetNJ.com. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  15. ^ a b c The Origin of New Jersey Place Names: S, GetNJ.com. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  16. ^ The Origin of New Jersey Place Names: U, GetNJ.com. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  17. ^ The Origin of New Jersey Place Names: W, GetNJ.com. Accessed June 26, 2007.

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