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- The List Of Municipalities Of State New Jersey
- New Jersey Cities, Towns, Townships, Villages and Boroughs
Keywords
- New Jersey Municipalities
- NJ Counties
- New Jersey Cities
- New Jersey City List
- New Jersey Towns
- New Jersey Population
- Major Cities In New Jersey
- New Jersey GeoNames ID
US State New Jersey Municipalities With Geoname IDs
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This dataset includes data about 565 municipalities of New Jersey, US state, including the GeoName ID for each municipality. The data describes New Jersey’s municipalities with regard to the population size, county, type, the form of government and the aspects related to its establishment, change of type and name.
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Description
The source of the data contained in this dataset is Open Knowledge International. The dataset was enriched with data from Wikipedia, which is one of the primary sources of data, along with GeoNames.org.
There are five types of municipalities in the state: boroughs (250), cities (52), towns (15), townships (245) and villages (4). The sources of data used for the article on Wikipedia are as follows:
– The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
– Census 2010: New Jersey;
– Snyder, John P. “The Story of New Jersey’s Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968” (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2016;
– Staff. “Artifacts found during search of Edison’s Piscatawaytown”, Edison Sentinel, October 12, 2011. Accessed March 22, 2012. “Three artifacts discovered in the township’s oldest neighborhood are believed to date back to the Colonial era…. Piscatawatown and the Commons were founded in 1666 as the original settlement of Piscataway. The Commons is still public land and is one of the few remaining commons areas in the state. The location was part of Piscataway Township until 1870, when it became part of Raritan Township. In 1954, the area became part of Edison;
– Knapp, Krystal (October 1, 2012). “Merged Municipality Will Be Called Princeton, New Jersey”. Planet Princeton. Retrieved January 2, 2013;
– “Vernon Township Mayor’s Office website”;
– New Jersey State Commission on County and Municipal Government, Modern Forms of Municipal Government, 1992, Chapter VI: Municipal Names and Municipal Classification.
About this Dataset
Data Info
Date Created | 2017-09-22 |
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Last Modified | 2018-11-05 |
Version | 2018-11-05 |
Update Frequency |
Irregular |
Temporal Coverage |
2010-2017 |
Spatial Coverage |
United States, State of New Jersey |
Source | John Snow Labs; Wikipedia; |
Source License URL | |
Source License Requirements |
N/A |
Source Citation |
N/A |
Keywords | New Jersey Municipalities, NJ Counties, New Jersey Cities, New Jersey City List, New Jersey Towns, New Jersey Population, Major Cities In New Jersey, New Jersey GeoNames ID |
Other Titles | The List Of Municipalities Of State New Jersey, New Jersey Cities, Towns, Townships, Villages and Boroughs |
Data Fields
Name | Description | Type | Constraints |
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Municipality_Geoname_ID | The unique identifier in the GeoNames geographical database | integer | level : Nominalrequired : 1unique : 1 |
Rank_By_Population_Size | The rank of a municipality among New Jersey municipalities, according to population size | integer | level : Ordinalrequired : 1 |
Municipality | Municipality's name | string | required : 1 |
County | The name of the county where the municipality is localized | string | required : 1 |
Population_Size_In_2010 | The population size of a municipality according to the 2010 census | integer | level : Ratiorequired : 1 |
Population_Size_In_2017 | The population size of a municipality according to the 2010 census | integer | level : Ratiorequired : 1 |
Municipality_Type | One of the five types of municipalities met in New Jersey (borough, city, town, township and village) | string | required : 1 |
Form_Of_Government | The form of government the municipality employs | string | - |
Community_Establishment_Year | The year when first community has been established on the current municipality area | date | - |
Community_Incorporation_Year | The year when the community established on the current municipality area, incorporated in form of locality | date | - |
Notes | Information regarding municipalities changes over time, along with the year the change occurred | string | - |
Data Preview
Municipality Geoname ID | Rank By Population Size | Municipality | County | Population Size In 2010 | Population Size In 2017 | Municipality Type | Form Of Government | Community Establishment Year | Community Incorporation Year | Notes |
5101815 | 1 | Newark | Essex | 277140 | 285154 | City | Faulkner Act (mayorâcouncil) | 1666 | 1693 | Known as a Township. Reincorporated as a City in 1836. |
5099835 | 2 | Jersey City | Hudson | 247597 | 270753 | City | Faulkner Act (mayorâcouncil) | 1630 | 1838 | |
5102483 | 3 | Paterson | Passaic | 146199 | 148678 | City | Faulkner Act (mayorâcouncil) | 1791 | 1831 | Know as a Township. Reincorporated as a City in 1851. |
5097601 | 4 | Elizabeth | Union | 124969 | 130215 | City | Faulkner Act (mayorâcouncil) | 1664 | 1855 | |
5097541 | 5 | Edison | Middlesex | 99967 | 102450 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayorâcouncil) | 1666 | 1870 | Known as Raritan Township. Renamed Edison in 1954. |
5106543 | 6 | Woodbridge Township | Middlesex | 99585 | 101965 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayorâcouncil) | 1664 | 1798 | |
5100295 | 7 | Lakewood Township | Ocean | 92843 | 102682 | Township | Township (New Jersey) | 1750 | 1892 | |
4501554 | 8 | Toms River | Ocean | 91239 | 93017 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayorâcouncil) | 1768 | 1798 | Known as Dover Township. Renamed Toms River in 2006. |
5098784 | 9 | Hamilton Township | Mercer | 88464 | 89078 | Township | Faulkner Act (mayorâcouncil) | 1688 | 1842 | |
5105503 | 10 | Trenton | Mercer | 84913 | 84964 | City | Faulkner Act (mayorâcouncil) | 1719 | 1792 |