Intercensal Population Estimates for Metropolitan Areas in New Jersey, 1970-1980
MSA/ PMSA/                        
CMSA County Metropolitan Area and component counties Census  Estimates Estimates Estimates Estimates Estimates Estimates Estimates Estimates Estimates Census 
Code Code  (New Jersey part only) 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
0240 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ SMSA (part) 73,960 74,700 76,100 76,900 78,300 78,800 80,000 80,600 82,000 82,200 84,429
0240 34041    Warren County 73,960 74,700 76,100 76,900 78,300 78,800 80,000 80,600 82,000 82,200 84,429
0560 Atlantic City, NJ SMSA 175,043 179,800 185,000 187,200 189,100 189,500 189,600 189,300 191,100 193,100 194,119
0560 34001    Atlantic County 175,043 179,800 185,000 187,200 189,100 189,500 189,600 189,300 191,100 193,100 194,119
3640 Jersey City, NJ SMSA 607,839 604,500 605,900 597,000 591,000 584,600 581,200 571,800 566,900 558,800 556,972
3640 34017    Hudson County 607,839 604,500 605,900 597,000 591,000 584,600 581,200 571,800 566,900 558,800 556,972
4410 Long Branch-Asbury Park, NJ SMSA 461,849 472,500 478,200 480,900 484,800 491,400 490,800 492,600 496,800 499,800 503,173
4410 34025    Monmouth County 461,849 472,500 478,200 480,900 484,800 491,400 490,800 492,600 496,800 499,800 503,173
5460 New Brunswick-Perth Amboy-Sayreville, NJ SMSA 583,813 592,600 594,700 594,400 594,300 588,200 586,200 586,800 590,700 594,600 595,893
5460 34023    Middlesex County 583,813 592,600 594,700 594,400 594,300 588,200 586,200 586,800 590,700 594,600 595,893
5600 New York, NY-NJ SMSA (part) 897,148 893,800 884,700 879,600 873,800 871,600 865,600 860,000 855,000 851,300 845,385
5600 34003    Bergen County 897,148 893,800 884,700 879,600 873,800 871,600 865,600 860,000 855,000 851,300 845,385
5640 Newark, NJ SMSA 2,057,468 2,079,000 2,068,000 2,050,400 2,031,500 2,020,600 2,009,900 1,992,200 1,983,700 1,976,100 1,966,157
5640 34003    Essex County 932,526 943,400 935,200 923,200 914,500 905,700 897,500 879,400 868,400 858,800 851,304
5640 34027    Morris County 383,454 390,000 392,700 396,300 393,800 394,500 394,400 399,200 403,600 406,200 407,630
5640 34035    Somerset County 198,372 200,000 200,400 197,800 197,700 199,200 199,600 199,600 200,800 202,800 203,129
5640 34039    Union County 543,116 545,600 539,700 533,100 525,500 521,200 518,400 514,000 510,900 508,300 504,094
6040 Paterson-Clifton-Passaic, NJ SMSA 460,782 463,900 463,100 461,600 458,900 455,300 450,700 453,300 449,700 449,900 447,585
6040 34031    Passaic County 460,782 463,900 463,100 461,600 458,900 455,300 450,700 453,300 449,700 449,900 447,585
6160 Philadelphia, PA-NJ SMSA (part) 952,104 981,400 999,400 993,100 993,600 1,001,500 1,011,100 1,016,500 1,021,900 1,031,700 1,034,109
6160 34005    Burlington County 323,132 337,200 347,700 340,300 336,700 344,500 353,300 357,500 358,800 361,900 362,542
6160 34007    Camden County 456,291 468,200 472,100 471,800 473,000 474,100 472,700 471,600 470,400 473,100 471,650
6160 34015    Gloucester County 172,681 176,000 179,600 181,000 183,900 182,900 185,100 187,400 192,700 196,700 199,917
8480 Trenton, NJ SMSA 304,116 308,700 314,500 315,200 317,100 315,500 313,000 311,400 311,800 310,000 307,863
8480 34021    Mercer County 304,116 308,700 314,500 315,200 317,100 315,500 313,000 311,400 311,800 310,000 307,863
8760 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ SMSA 121,374 126,800 129,000 130,700 133,300 134,400 135,400 135,200 134,600 134,000 132,866
8760 34011    Cumberland County 121,374 126,800 129,000 130,700 133,300 134,400 135,400 135,200 134,600 134,000 132,866
9160 Wilmington, DE-NJ-MD SMSA (part) 60,346 62,500 62,400 62,700 62,500 63,900 64,500 65,200 65,300 65,400 64,676
9160 34033    Salem County 60,346 62,500 62,400 62,700 62,500 63,900 64,500 65,200 65,300 65,400 64,676
Note: For multi-state metropolitan areas, populations of their non-New Jersey portions were not included in this tabulation.
Source: US Bureau of the Census, Population Division.
Prepared by: New Jersey Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market and Demographic Research.