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UNITED STATES: — NEW JERSEY

NEW JERSEY.

Government. — New Jersey is one of the thirteen original States in the Union. The legislative power is vested in a Senate and a General Assembly, the members of which are chosen by the people, all male citizens (with necessary exceptions) 21 years of age, resident in the State for a year and in the county for 5 months preceding the election, having the right of suffrage. The Senate consists of 21 senators, one for each county, elected by the voters for 3 years, in such manner that the Senate is renewed to the extent of one-third annually. The General Assembly consists of 60 members elected annually by the voters of the counties in numbers proportioned to the population of the counties as determined by the decennial Federal census.

Governor. — Edward J. Edwards, 1920-23 (10,000 dollars).

Secretary of State.— Thomas F. Martin, 1920-23 (6,000 dollars).

The State is represented in the Fedeial Congress by 2 Senators and 12 Representatives. For local administration it is divided into 21 counties, which are subdivided into cities, boroughs, and townships. The State Capital is Trenton.

Area, Population, Instruction.— Area 8,224 square miles (7io

square miles water area). Population, by State census on June 1, 1915, 2,844,342 (2,739,560 white and 95,281 coloured). Population, according to Federal Census, January 1, 1920, 3,155,900.

The population at the date of the Federal censuses was :

Year

White

Coloured

Total

Per sq. mile

1880 1890 1900 1910

1,092,017 1,396,581 1,812,317 2,445,894

39,099 48.352 71,352 91,273

1,181,116 1,444,933 1,883,669 2,537,167

150-5 192-3

2507 8.17-7

In 1910, the population by sex and race was : —

White

Negro

Asiatic

Indian

Total

Male .... Female

1,241,482 1,204,412

43,602 46,158

1,379 184

1,286,463 1,250,704

Total.

2,445,894

89,760

1,345

168

2,537,167

In 1915, the foreign-born numbered 734,052, of whom 55,357 were English ; 75,444 Irish ; 115,711 German : 144,848 Italian.

Census population of the larger cities was as follows in 1920 : —

Cities

Population

Cities

Population

Cities

Population

Newark. .

414,216

Hoboken. .

68,166

NewBrunswick

32,779

Jersey City

297,864

Passaic. .

63,824

Orange. ..

33,239

Paterson. .

135,866

Bayonne. . Atlantic City

76,754

Plaintield. .

27,700

Trenton(capital)

119,289

50,682

West Hoboken

40,068

Camden. .

116,309

East Orange. Perth Amboy

50,587

Clifton.

26,470

Elizabeth. .

95,682

41,707

Montclair

28,810