NEW JERSEY

New Jersey's state nickname is
The Garden State

STATE SYMBOLS

• State flower: Voila Sororia
• State bird: Eastern Goldfinch
• State tree: Dogwood
• State animal: horse
• There is no state song

STATE'S GEOGRAPHY

• Area of the state: 8,729 square miles
• New Jersey is the 47th largest state
• The highest point is 1,804 feet

4 LAKES AND RIVERS

• Hudson River Basin
• Black Creek
• Culver Lake
• Lake Owassa

When you think about New Jersey, you may think about the Hudson River Basin. The Hudson River is a huge River in New Jersey. It is 315 miles long, that's a long River!

New Jersey's state motto is Liberty and Prosperity. The motto means to have Liberty and be free.

POPULATION

• The recent population is 8,996,351 million people
• The state rank according to population is 11th place.

THE THREE MOST POPULATED CITIES

• Newmark
• Jersey city
• Paterson

GOVERNMENT

• The State Capital is Trenton
• The abbreviation is NJ
• There is 21 counties
• The Current Governor is Chris Christie

CLIMATE

The average temperature in July is in the mid eighties. Summer is perfect in New Jersey. The perfect Fourth of July weather.

Winter in New Jersey is very cold. It is normally in the 30's in January. You have to love the snow!

AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES

• Blue Berries
• Corn
• Soybeans
• Landscaping Plants

MANUFACTURED IN NEW JERSEY

• Chemicals
• Building Materials
• Flavors
• Fragrances

MINERALS NEW JERSEY PRODUCES

• Granite
• Iron Ore
• Copper
• Zinc

FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN NEW JERSEY

• Derek Jeter
• Kacy Catonzaro
• Mike Trout

Interesting Fact

New Jersey is known as the Diner Capital of the world. If you are driving in New Jersey, you can always stop at a good diner.

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