New Jersey
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Capital: Trenton

State abbreviation/Postal code: N.J./NJ

Governor: Chris Christie, R (to Jan. 2014)

Senators: Frank R. Lautenberg, D (to Jan. 2015); Robert Menendez, D (to Jan. 2013)

U.S. Representatives: 13

Historical biographies of Congressional members

Secy. of State: Nina Mitchell Wells, D (to Jan. 2010)

Treasurer: Bradley Abelow (to Jan. 2010)

Atty. General: Stuart Rabner, D (to Jan. 2010)

Entered Union (rank): Dec. 18, 1787 (3)

Present constitution adopted: 1947

Motto: Liberty and prosperity

State symbols:

flower purple violet (1913)

bird eastern goldfinch (1935)

insect honeybee (1974)

tree red oak (1950)

animal horse (1977)

colors buff and blue (1965)

folk dance square dance

dinosaur hadrosaurus foulkii

fish brook trout

shell knobbed whelk

fruit blueberry (2004)

Nickname: Garden State

Origin of name: From the Channel Isle of Jersey

10 largest cities (2010 est.): Newark, 277,140; Jersey City, 247,597; Paterson, 146,199; Elizabeth, 124,969; Edison, 99,967; Woodbridge, 99,585; Lakewood, 92,843; Toms River, 91,239; Hamilton, 88,464; Trenton, 84,913

Land area: 7,417 sq mi. (19,210 sq km)

Geographic center: In Mercer Co., 5 mi. SE of Trenton

Number of counties: 21

Largest county by population and area: Bergen, 905,116 (2010); Burlington, 805 sq mi.

State forests: 11

State parks: 42

Residents: New Jerseyite, New Jerseyan

2010 resident population est.: 8,791,894

2010 resident census population (rank): 8,791,894 (11). Male: 4,279,600 (48.7%); Female: 4,512,294 (51.3%). White: 6,029,248 (68.6%); Black: 1,204,826 (13.7%); American Indian: 29,026 (0.3%); Asian: 725,726 (8.3%); Other race: 559,722 (6.4%); Two or more races: 240,303 (2.7%); Hispanic/Latino: 1,555,144 (17.7%). 2010 percent population 18 and over: 76.5; 65 and over: 13.5; median age: 39.

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