Fast Facts of New Jersey

New Jersey has 

• 21 counties and 566 municipalities.
• 2 United States Senators.
• 13 United States Representatives.
• 40 State Senators.
• 80 Members of the General Assembly.
• 8,414,350 residents (as of 2000).
• 3,064,645 households (as of 2000).
• 314 public libraries.
• 1,866 public elementary schools.
• 398 public secondary schools.
• 132 private high schools.
• 20 four-year colleges.
• 21 two-year colleges.
• 2 engineering colleges.
• 1 medical college.
• 2 dental colleges.
• 6 theological colleges.
• 7,504.8 square miles of land.
• 699.57 square miles of water.
• 8,204.37 square miles total area.
• 127 miles of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean.
• more than 800 lakes and ponds.
• more than 100 rivers and creeks.
• 36 state parks.
• 11 state forests.
• 24 historic sites.
• 42 natural areas.
• 4 national recreational areas.
• 4 state marinas.
• 34,268 miles of highways and roads.