New Jersey
"Garden State"
- Motto
- Liberty and prosperity
- Capitol
- Trenton
- Name Origin
- From the Channel Isle of Jersey
- Statehood Date
- Dec. 18, 1787 (3rd)
Cities in New Jersey
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Official Symbols
A state's official symbols represent the composition and culture of the land and people who live and have lived here. Below are the symbols of New Jersey along with the year they became official.
| Flower | Purple Violet (1913) |
| Bird | Eastern Goldfinch (1935) |
| Insect | Honeybee (1974) |
| Tree | Red Oak (1950) |
| Animal | Horse (1977) |
| Colors | Buff And Blue (1965) |
| Folk Dance | Square Dance |
| Dinosaur | Hadrosaurus Foulkii |
| Fish | Brook Trout |
| Shell | Knobbed Whelk |
| Fruit | Blueberry (2004) |
Demographics
- Population Density
- 1134.5 people per square mile
Geography and Weather
- Land Area
- 7,417 sq mi. (19,210 sq km)
- Lowest Elevation
- 0 ft (0 m)
- Average Elevation
- 250 ft (76.2 m)
- Highest Temperature Recorded
- 110°F (43°C) on July 10, 1936
- Lowest Temperature Recorded
- –34°F (–37°C) on January 5, 1904
