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New Jersey has . . .

• 21 counties.
• 564 municipalities.
• 2 United States Senators.
• 12 United States Representatives.
• 40 State Senators.
• 80 Members of the General Assembly.
• 9,288,994 residents (as of 2020).
• 3,397,156 households (as of 2021).
• 299 public libraries.
• 2,522 public schools.
• 31 public colleges and universities.
• 7,354 square miles of land.
• 1,368 square miles of water.
• 8,723 square miles total area.
• 126 miles along the Atlantic oceanfront from Sandy Hook to Cape May.
• over 400 publicly accessible lakes, ponds, and reservoirs.
• 38 state parks and recreation and natural areas.
• 11 state forests.
• 48 historic sites.
• over 150 memorial sites.
• 6 state marinas.
• 39,000 miles of public roadways.