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The Northeast > New Jersey > Geography

NEW JERSEYAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 20,169 [46th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 14.95 [11th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 22,588 [47th of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 8,721 [47th of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 3,377 [27th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,784
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,787
Capitals > Metropolitan population 367,605 [30th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 84,639 [33rd of 50]
Geographic centers > Location
5 miles southeast of Trenton
Geographic regions
The Northeast
Land Acreage > Total 4.492 million acres [41st of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 0.616 million acres [35th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 1.876 million acres [38th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 0.068 million acres [40th of 43]
Land area 7,417 sq mi [46th of 56]
Land borders
New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Largest cities (with populations) Newark - 280,451
Mean County Area 1,075.59 sq.km. [44th of 49]
North American blizzard of 1996 > Snowfall accumulation totals NJ
Percentage of area water 14.95% [9th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Trenton - 85,402
Tornadoes > Fatalities 0 [55th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [55th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 67 [39th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 7.685 per 1 million people [43rd of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $53,084,384.00 [33rd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $1,276.40 per $10 million of GDP [41st of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $608.91 per 100 people [40th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 112 [37th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 1.285 per 100,000 people [45th of 55]
Total area 8,721 sq mi [47th of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 55 [12th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 52 [13th of 51]
Water area 1,304 sq mi [27th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Wikipedia: North American blizzard of 1996; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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