List of municipalities in New Jersey
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New Jersey is a state located in the Northeastern United States . According to the 2020 United States Census , New Jersey is the 11th most populous state with 9,288,994 inhabitants but the fifth smallest by land area , spanning 7,354.76 square miles (19,048.7 km2 ).[1] As of 2024[update] , New Jersey is divided into 21 counties and contains 564[2] municipalities consisting of five types: 253 boroughs , 52 cities , 15 towns , 240 townships , and four villages . The largest municipality by population in New Jersey is Newark , with 311,549 residents, whereas the smallest is Walpack Township , with seven residents.[3] New Jersey is the most populous U.S. state with no cities ranked in the top 50 most populous United States cities , with the next most populous being South Carolina .
As in most Northeastern states, all territories within New Jersey are incorporated.
List of municipalities
Largest municipalities in New Jersey by population
Newark , New Jersey's largest city by population
Jersey City , New Jersey's second-largest city by population
Paterson , New Jersey's third-largest city by population
Elizabeth , New Jersey's fourth-largest city by population
Trenton , the state capital of New Jersey
Camden , the largest city in
South Jersey by population
Name
Type
County
Population (2020)[1]
Population (2010)[4]
Change
Land area[1]
Population density[1]
Form of government
Incorporated[5]
sq mi
km2
Newark
City
Essex
311,549
277,140
+12.4%
24.144
62.53
12,903.8/sq mi (4,982.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1693[note 1]
Jersey City
City
Hudson
292,449
247,597
+18.1%
14.744
38.19
19,835.1/sq mi (7,658.4/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1838
Paterson
City
Passaic
159,732
146,199
+9.3%
8.413
21.79
18,986.3/sq mi (7,330.7/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1831[note 2]
Elizabeth
City
Union
137,298
124,969
+9.9%
12.319
31.91
11,145.2/sq mi (4,303.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1855
Lakewood Township
Township
Ocean
135,158
92,843
+45.6%
24.681
63.92
5,476.2/sq mi (2,114.4/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1892
Edison
Township
Middlesex
107,588
99,967
+7.6%
30.068
77.88
3,578.2/sq mi (1,381.5/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1870[note 3]
Woodbridge Township
Township
Middlesex
103,639
99,585
+4.1%
23.258
60.24
4,456.1/sq mi (1,720.5/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1798
Toms River
Township
Ocean
95,438
91,239
+4.6%
40.541
105.00
2,354.1/sq mi (908.9/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1798[note 4]
Hamilton Township
Township
Mercer
92,297
88,464
+4.3%
39.438
102.14
2,340.3/sq mi (903.6/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1842
Trenton
City
Mercer
90,871
84,913
+7.0%
7.579
19.63
11,989.8/sq mi (4,629.3/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1792
Clifton
City
Passaic
90,296
84,136
+7.3%
11.275
29.20
8,008.5/sq mi (3,092.1/km2 )
1923 Municipal Manager Law
1917
Cherry Hill Township
Township
Camden
74,553
71,045
+4.9%
24.072
62.35
3,097.1/sq mi (1,195.8/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1844[note 5]
Brick Township
Township
Ocean
73,620
75,072
−1.9%
25.587
66.27
2,877.2/sq mi (1,110.9/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1850
Camden
City
Camden
71,791
77,344
−7.2%
8.921
23.11
8,047.4/sq mi (3,107.1/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1828
Bayonne
City
Hudson
71,686
63,024
+13.7%
5.821
15.08
12,315.1/sq mi (4,754.9/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1861[note 6]
Passaic
City
Passaic
70,537
69,781
+1.1%
3.133
8.11
22,514.2/sq mi (8,692.8/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1873
East Orange
City
Essex
69,612
64,270
+8.3%
3.928
10.17
17,722.0/sq mi (6,842.5/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1863
Union City
City
Hudson
68,589
66,455
+3.2%
1.287
3.33
53,293.7/sq mi (20,576.8/km2 )
Walsh Act
1925
Franklin Township
Township
Somerset
68,364
62,300
+9.7%
46.170
119.58
1,480.7/sq mi (571.7/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798
Middletown Township
Township
Monmouth
67,106
66,522
+0.9%
40.949
106.06
1,638.8/sq mi (632.7/km2 )
Special charter (New Jersey)
1798
Old Bridge Township
Township
Middlesex
66,876
65,375
+2.3%
38.181
98.89
1,751.6/sq mi (676.3/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1869[note 7]
Gloucester Township
Township
Camden
66,034
64,634
+2.2%
22.954
59.45
2,876.8/sq mi (1,110.7/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1798
North Bergen
Township
Hudson
63,361
60,773
+4.3%
5.136
13.30
12,336.6/sq mi (4,763.2/km2 )
Walsh Act
1843
Irvington
Township
Essex
61,176
53,926
+13.4%
2.914
7.55
20,993.8/sq mi (8,105.8/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1874
Piscataway
Township
Middlesex
60,804
56,044
+8.5%
18.794
48.68
3,235.3/sq mi (1,249.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1798
Vineland
City
Cumberland
60,780
60,724
+0.1%
68.393
177.14
888.7/sq mi (343.1/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1952
Hoboken
City
Hudson
60,419
50,005
+20.8%
1.250
3.24
48,335.2/sq mi (18,662.3/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1849
Union Township
Township
Union
59,728
56,642
+5.4%
9.051
23.44
6,599.0/sq mi (2,547.9/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1808
Jackson Township
Township
Ocean
58,544
54,856
+6.7%
99.174
256.86
590.3/sq mi (227.9/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1844
Parsippany-Troy Hills
Township
Morris
56,162
53,238
+5.5%
23.632
61.21
2,376.5/sq mi (917.6/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1928
Perth Amboy
City
Middlesex
55,436
50,814
+9.1%
4.662
12.07
11,891.0/sq mi (4,591.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1718
New Brunswick
City
Middlesex
55,266
55,181
+0.2%
5.233
13.55
10,561.1/sq mi (4,077.6/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1784
Wayne
Township
Passaic
54,838
54,717
+0.2%
23.722
61.44
2,311.7/sq mi (892.5/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1847
Plainfield
City
Union
54,586
49,808
+9.6%
5.959
15.43
9,160.3/sq mi (3,536.8/km2 )
Special charter (New Jersey)
1869
Howell Township
Township
Monmouth
53,537
51,075
+4.8%
60.271
156.10
888.3/sq mi (343.0/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1801
Bloomfield
Township
Essex
53,105
47,315
+12.2%
5.337
13.82
9,950.3/sq mi (3,841.9/km2 )
Special charter (New Jersey)
1812
West New York
Town
Hudson
52,912
49,708
+6.4%
0.994
2.57
53,231.4/sq mi (20,552.8/km2 )
Walsh Act
1898
East Brunswick
Township
Middlesex
49,715
47,512
+4.6%
21.784
56.42
2,282.2/sq mi (881.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1860
West Orange
Township
Essex
48,843
46,207
+5.7%
12.003
31.09
4,069.2/sq mi (1,571.1/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1863
Washington Township
Township
Gloucester
48,677
48,559
+0.2%
21.346
55.29
2,280.4/sq mi (880.5/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1836
Monroe Township
Township
Middlesex
48,594
39,132
+24.2%
41.943
108.63
1,158.6/sq mi (447.3/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1838
Egg Harbor Township
Township
Atlantic
47,842
43,323
+10.4%
67.047
173.65
713.6/sq mi (275.5/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1798
South Brunswick
Township
Middlesex
47,043
43,417
+8.4%
40.614
105.19
1,158.3/sq mi (447.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798
Evesham Township
Township
Burlington
46,826
45,538
+2.8%
29.156
75.51
1,606.1/sq mi (620.1/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798
Hackensack
City
Bergen
46,030
43,010
+7.0%
4.191
10.85
10,983.1/sq mi (4,240.6/km2 )
1923 Municipal Manager Law
1693[note 8]
Bridgewater Township
Township
Somerset
45,977
44,464
+3.4%
31.888
82.59
1,441.8/sq mi (556.7/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1798
Sayreville
Borough
Middlesex
45,345
42,704
+6.2%
15.830
41.00
2,864.5/sq mi (1,106.0/km2 )
Borough (New Jersey)
1876[note 9]
Manchester Township
Township
Ocean
45,115
43,070
+4.7%
81.417
210.87
554.1/sq mi (213.9/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1865
Mount Laurel
Township
Burlington
44,633
41,864
+6.6%
21.724
56.26
2,054.5/sq mi (793.3/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1872
North Brunswick
Township
Middlesex
43,905
40,742
+7.8%
12.032
31.16
3,649.0/sq mi (1,408.9/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council–administrator)
1798
Berkeley Township
Township
Ocean
43,754
41,255
+6.1%
42.710
110.62
1,024.4/sq mi (395.5/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1875
Linden
City
Union
43,738
40,499
+8.0%
10.688
27.68
4,092.3/sq mi (1,580.0/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1925
Hillsborough Township
Township
Somerset
43,276
38,303
+13.0%
54.614
141.45
792.4/sq mi (305.9/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1771
Kearny
Town
Hudson
41,999
40,684
+3.2%
8.844
22.91
4,748.9/sq mi (1,833.5/km2 )
Town (New Jersey)
1867
Marlboro Township
Township
Monmouth
41,502
40,191
+3.3%
30.340
78.58
1,367.9/sq mi (528.1/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1848
Teaneck
Township
Bergen
41,246
39,776
+3.7%
6.041
15.65
6,827.7/sq mi (2,636.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1895
Montclair
Township
Essex
40,921
37,669
+8.6%
6.238
16.16
6,560.0/sq mi (2,532.8/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1868
Manalapan Township
Township
Monmouth
40,905
38,872
+5.2%
30.651
79.39
1,334.5/sq mi (515.3/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1848
Fort Lee
Borough
Bergen
40,191
35,345
+13.7%
2.518
6.52
15,961.5/sq mi (6,162.8/km2 )
Borough (New Jersey)
1904
Winslow Township
Township
Camden
39,907
39,499
+1.0%
57.417
148.71
695.0/sq mi (268.4/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1845
Atlantic City
City
Atlantic
38,497
39,558
−2.7%
10.760
27.87
3,577.8/sq mi (1,381.4/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1854
Belleville
Township
Essex
38,222
35,926
+6.4%
3.296
8.54
11,596.5/sq mi (4,477.4/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1839
Galloway Township
Township
Atlantic
37,813
37,349
+1.2%
88.668
229.65
426.5/sq mi (164.7/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798
Ewing Township
Township
Mercer
37,264
35,790
+4.1%
15.206
39.38
2,450.6/sq mi (946.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1834
Monroe Township
Township
Gloucester
37,117
36,129
+2.7%
46.421
120.23
799.6/sq mi (308.7/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1859
Pennsauken Township
Township
Camden
37,074
35,885
+3.3%
10.479
27.14
3,537.9/sq mi (1,366.0/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1892
Freehold Township
Township
Monmouth
35,369
36,184
−2.3%
38.653
100.11
915.0/sq mi (353.3/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1798
Fair Lawn
Borough
Bergen
34,927
32,457
+7.6%
5.135
13.30
6,801.8/sq mi (2,626.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1924
Orange
Township
Essex
34,447
30,134
+14.3%
2.213
5.73
15,565.7/sq mi (6,010.0/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1806
Lawrence Township
Township
Mercer
33,077
33,472
−1.2%
21.725
56.27
1,522.5/sq mi (587.9/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798[note 10]
Garfield
City
Bergen
32,655
30,487
+7.1%
2.111
5.47
15,469.0/sq mi (5,972.6/km2 )
1923 Municipal Manager Law
1898[note 11]
Deptford Township
Township
Gloucester
31,977
30,561
+4.6%
17.331
44.89
1,845.1/sq mi (712.4/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798
Willingboro Township
Township
Burlington
31,889
31,629
+0.8%
7.725
20.01
4,128.0/sq mi (1,593.8/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798
Long Branch
City
Monmouth
31,667
30,719
+3.1%
5.124
13.27
6,180.1/sq mi (2,386.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1867[note 12]
Livingston
Township
Essex
31,330
29,366
+6.7%
13.785
35.70
2,272.8/sq mi (877.5/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1813
Voorhees Township
Township
Camden
31,069
29,131
+6.7%
11.471
29.71
2,708.5/sq mi (1,045.8/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1899
Westfield
Town
Union
31,032
30,316
+2.4%
6.724
17.42
4,615.1/sq mi (1,781.9/km2 )
Special charter (New Jersey)
1798[note 13]
Princeton
Borough
Mercer
30,681
28,400
+8.0%
17.946
46.48
1,709.6/sq mi (660.1/km2 )
Borough (New Jersey)
1813/2013[note 14]
Nutley
Township
Essex
30,143
28,117
+7.2%
3.372
8.73
8,939.2/sq mi (3,451.4/km2 )
Walsh Act
1874[note 15]
East Windsor Township
Township
Mercer
30,045
27,165
+10.6%
15.567
40.32
1,930.0/sq mi (745.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798
Rahway
City
Union
29,556
27,291
+8.3%
3.896
10.09
7,586.2/sq mi (2,929.1/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1858
West Windsor
Township
Mercer
29,518
27,147
+8.7%
25.549
66.17
1,155.3/sq mi (446.1/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1798
Englewood
City
Bergen
29,308
26,764
+9.5%
4.925
12.76
5,950.9/sq mi (2,297.6/km2 )
Special charter (New Jersey)
1899
Mount Olive Township
Township
Morris
28,886
27,935
+3.4%
29.617
76.71
975.3/sq mi (376.6/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1871
Lacey Township
Township
Ocean
28,655
27,346
+4.8%
83.248
215.61
344.2/sq mi (132.9/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1871
Stafford Township
Township
Ocean
28,617
26,503
+8.0%
46.114
119.43
620.6/sq mi (239.6/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1798
Bergenfield
Borough
Bergen
28,321
26,652
+6.3%
2.904
7.52
9,752.4/sq mi (3,765.4/km2 )
Borough (New Jersey)
1894
Neptune Township
Township
Monmouth
28,061
27,912
+0.5%
8.127
21.05
3,452.8/sq mi (1,333.1/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1879
Bernards Township
Township
Somerset
27,830
26,535
+4.9%
24.201
62.68
1,150.0/sq mi (444.0/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1798
Ocean Township
Township
Monmouth
27,672
27,190
+1.8%
10.867
28.15
2,546.4/sq mi (983.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1849
Millville
City
Cumberland
27,491
28,370
−3.1%
41.999
108.78
654.6/sq mi (252.7/km2 )
Walsh Act
1801[note 16]
Hamilton Township
Township
Atlantic
27,484
26,342
+4.3%
110.895
287.22
247.8/sq mi (95.7/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1813
Bridgeton
City
Cumberland
27,263
24,958
+9.2%
6.228
16.13
4,377.5/sq mi (1,690.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1865
Pemberton Township
Township
Burlington
26,903
27,644
−2.7%
61.556
159.43
437.0/sq mi (168.7/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1846
Paramus
Borough
Bergen
26,698
26,164
+2.0%
10.445
27.05
2,556.1/sq mi (986.9/km2 )
Borough (New Jersey)
1922
Wall Township
Township
Monmouth
26,525
25,890
+2.5%
30.659
79.41
865.2/sq mi (334.0/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1851
Randolph
Township
Morris
26,504
25,349
+4.6%
20.905
54.14
1,267.8/sq mi (489.5/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1806
Lodi
Borough
Bergen
26,206
23,943
+9.5%
2.272
5.88
11,534.3/sq mi (4,453.4/km2 )
1923 Municipal Manager Law
1894
Ridgewood
Village
Bergen
25,979
24,156
+7.5%
5.742
14.87
4,524.4/sq mi (1,746.9/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1894
Cliffside Park
Borough
Bergen
25,693
23,510
+9.3%
0.956
2.48
26,875.5/sq mi (10,376.7/km2 )
1895
Maplewood
Township
Essex
25,684
23,594
+8.9%
3.874
10.03
6,629.8/sq mi (2,559.8/km2 )
1861[note 17]
Mahwah
Township
Bergen
25,487
25,850
−1.4%
25.392
65.76
1,003.7/sq mi (387.5/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1849[note 18]
Rockaway Township
Township
Morris
25,341
24,136
+5.0%
41.733
108.09
607.2/sq mi (234.4/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1844
Carteret
Borough
Middlesex
25,326
22,625
+11.9%
4.391
11.37
5,767.7/sq mi (2,226.9/km2 )
1906[note 19]
Scotch Plains
Township
Union
24,968
23,385
+6.8%
9.021
23.36
2,767.8/sq mi (1,068.6/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1878[note 20]
West Milford
Township
Passaic
24,862
25,734
−3.4%
75.932
196.66
327.4/sq mi (126.4/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council–administrator)
1834
Medford
Township
Burlington
24,497
22,999
+6.5%
38.799
100.49
631.4/sq mi (243.8/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1847
South Plainfield
Borough
Middlesex
24,338
23,324
+4.3%
8.296
21.49
2,933.7/sq mi (1,132.7/km2 )
1926
Barnegat Township
Township
Ocean
24,296
20,726
+17.2%
34.239
88.68
709.6/sq mi (274.0/km2 )
1846[note 21]
Plainsboro Township
Township
Middlesex
24,084
22,866
+5.3%
11.738
30.40
2,051.8/sq mi (792.2/km2 )
1919
Burlington Township
Township
Burlington
23,983
22,306
+7.5%
13.476
34.90
1,779.7/sq mi (687.1/km2 )
1798
Cranford
Township
Union
23,847
22,594
+5.5%
4.835
12.52
4,932.2/sq mi (1,904.3/km2 )
1871
Montgomery Township
Township
Somerset
23,690
22,185
+6.8%
32.300
83.66
733.4/sq mi (283.2/km2 )
1798
Raritan Township
Township
Hunterdon
23,447
21,936
+6.9%
37.482
97.08
625.6/sq mi (241.5/km2 )
1838
Glassboro
Borough
Gloucester
23,149
18,533
+24.9%
9.320
24.14
2,483.8/sq mi (959.0/km2 )
1878
Morris Township
Township
Morris
22,974
22,254
+3.2%
15.682
40.62
1,465.0/sq mi (565.6/km2 )
1798
Roxbury
Township
Morris
22,950
23,033
−0.4%
20.852
54.01
1,100.6/sq mi (424.9/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798
North Plainfield
Borough
Somerset
22,808
21,677
+5.2%
2.807
7.27
8,125.4/sq mi (3,137.2/km2 )
1885
Summit
City
Union
22,719
21,404
+6.1%
5.994
15.52
3,790.3/sq mi (1,463.4/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1899
Roselle
Borough
Union
22,695
20,936
+8.4%
2.635
6.82
8,612.9/sq mi (3,325.5/km2 )
1894
Lyndhurst
Township
Bergen
22,519
20,334
+10.7%
4.584
11.87
4,912.5/sq mi (1,896.7/km2 )
Walsh Act
1852[note 22]
Hillside
Township
Union
22,456
21,314
+5.4%
2.767
7.17
8,115.6/sq mi (3,133.5/km2 )
1913
Montville
Township
Morris
22,450
21,457
+4.6%
18.627
48.24
1,205.2/sq mi (465.3/km2 )
Special charter (New Jersey)
1867
Vernon Township
Township
Sussex
22,358
23,867
−6.3%
67.595
175.07
330.8/sq mi (127.7/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council) [7]
1798
West Deptford Township
Township
Gloucester
22,197
21,528
+3.1%
15.357
39.77
1,445.4/sq mi (558.1/km2 )
1871
Secaucus
Town
Hudson
22,181
16,198
+36.9%
5.826
15.09
3,807.2/sq mi (1,470.0/km2 )
Town (New Jersey)
1900
Lower Township
Township
Cape May
22,057
22,844
−3.4%
27.378
70.91
805.6/sq mi (311.1/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798
Millburn
Township
Essex
21,710
20,065
+8.2%
9.333
24.17
2,326.2/sq mi (898.1/km2 )
1857
Lindenwold
Borough
Camden
21,641
17,479
+23.8%
3.902
10.11
5,546.1/sq mi (2,141.4/km2 )
1929
Elmwood Park
Borough
Bergen
21,422
19,131
+12.0%
2.643
6.85
8,105.2/sq mi (3,129.4/km2 )
1916[note 23]
Moorestown
Township
Burlington
21,355
20,554
+3.9%
14.729
38.15
1,449.9/sq mi (559.8/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1922
Little Egg Harbor Township
Township
Ocean
20,784
19,722
+5.4%
47.346
122.63
439.0/sq mi (169.5/km2 )
1798
Pleasantville
City
Atlantic
20,629
20,149
+2.4%
5.721
14.82
3,605.8/sq mi (1,392.2/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1889
Jefferson Township
Township
Morris
20,538
21,085
−2.6%
38.903
100.76
527.9/sq mi (203.8/km2 )
1804
Middle Township
Township
Cape May
20,380
18,791
+8.5%
70.238
181.92
290.2/sq mi (112.0/km2 )
1798
Palisades Park
Borough
Bergen
20,292
19,403
+4.6%
1.239
3.21
16,377.7/sq mi (6,323.5/km2 )
1899
Morristown
Town
Morris
20,180
18,392
+9.7%
2.909
7.53
6,937.1/sq mi (2,678.4/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1865
Hazlet
Township
Monmouth
20,125
20,249
−0.6%
5.569
14.42
3,613.8/sq mi (1,395.3/km2 )
1848[note 24]
Maple Shade Township
Township
Burlington
19,980
18,911
+5.7%
3.827
9.91
5,220.8/sq mi (2,015.8/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798[note 25]
Hawthorne
Borough
Passaic
19,637
18,579
+5.7%
3.318
8.59
5,918.3/sq mi (2,285.1/km2 )
1898
Sparta
Township
Sussex
19,600
19,622
−0.1%
36.788
95.28
532.8/sq mi (205.7/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1845
Harrison
Town
Hudson
19,450
13,574
+43.3%
1.211
3.14
16,061.1/sq mi (6,201.2/km2 )
Town (New Jersey)
1840
Aberdeen Township
Township
Monmouth
19,329
18,157
+6.5%
5.444
14.10
3,550.5/sq mi (1,370.9/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1857[note 26]
Tinton Falls
Borough
Monmouth
19,181
17,613
+8.9%
15.475
40.08
1,239.5/sq mi (478.6/km2 )
1950[note 27]
Point Pleasant
Borough
Ocean
18,941
18,210
+4.0%
3.491
9.04
5,425.7/sq mi (2,094.9/km2 )
1920
Rutherford
Borough
Bergen
18,834
17,892
+5.3%
2.781
7.20
6,772.4/sq mi (2,614.8/km2 )
1881
South Orange
Village
Essex
18,484
16,126
+14.6%
2.846
7.37
6,494.7/sq mi (2,507.6/km2 )
Village (New Jersey)
1869
Dover
Town
Morris
18,460
18,061
+2.2%
2.676
6.93
6,898.4/sq mi (2,663.5/km2 )
Town (New Jersey)
1896
Washington Township
Township
Morris
18,197
18,411
−1.2%
44.582
115.47
408.2/sq mi (157.6/km2 )
1798
Delran Township
Township
Burlington
17,882
16,820
+6.3%
6.630
17.17
2,697.1/sq mi (1,041.4/km2 )
1880
Dumont
Borough
Bergen
17,863
17,304
+3.2%
1.949
5.05
9,165.2/sq mi (3,538.7/km2 )
1894
Hopewell Township
Township
Mercer
17,491
16,896
+3.5%
58.071
150.40
301.2/sq mi (116.3/km2 )
1798
Holmdel Township
Township
Monmouth
17,400
16,696
+4.2%
17.847
46.22
975.0/sq mi (376.4/km2 )
1857
Weehawken
Township
Hudson
17,197
12,417
+38.5%
0.784
2.03
21,934.9/sq mi (8,469.1/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1859
Springfield Township
Township
Union
17,178
15,569
+10.3%
5.157
13.36
3,331.0/sq mi (1,286.1/km2 )
1798
Denville Township
Township
Morris
17,107
16,341
+4.7%
11.992
31.06
1,426.5/sq mi (550.8/km2 )
1913
Cinnaminson Township
Township
Burlington
17,064
15,540
+9.8%
7.424
19.23
2,298.5/sq mi (887.5/km2 )
1860
Madison
Borough
Morris
16,937
15,817
+7.1%
4.313
11.17
3,927.0/sq mi (1,516.2/km2 )
1889
New Milford
Borough
Bergen
16,923
16,264
+4.1%
2.283
5.91
7,412.6/sq mi (2,862.0/km2 )
1922
Wyckoff
Township
Bergen
16,585
16,635
−0.3%
6.591
17.07
2,516.3/sq mi (971.6/km2 )
1926
North Arlington
Borough
Bergen
16,457
15,311
+7.5%
2.484
6.43
6,625.2/sq mi (2,558.0/km2 )
1896
Franklin Township
Township
Gloucester
16,380
16,773
−2.3%
55.830
144.60
293.4/sq mi (113.3/km2 )
1820
Readington Township
Township
Hunterdon
16,128
16,116
+0.1%
47.558
123.17
339.1/sq mi (130.9/km2 )
1798
South River
Borough
Middlesex
16,118
15,845
+1.7%
2.785
7.21
5,787.4/sq mi (2,234.5/km2 )
1898
Warren Township
Township
Somerset
15,923
15,217
+4.6%
19.566
50.68
813.8/sq mi (314.2/km2 )
1806
Pequannock Township
Township
Morris
15,571
15,392
+1.2%
6.787
17.58
2,294.2/sq mi (885.8/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798
Clark
Township
Union
15,544
14,707
+5.7%
4.273
11.07
3,637.7/sq mi (1,404.5/km2 )
1864
Robbinsville Township
Township
Mercer
15,476
13,635
+13.5%
20.441
52.94
757.1/sq mi (292.3/km2 )
Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
1859[note 28]
Tenafly
Borough
Bergen
15,409
14,473
+6.5%
4.586
11.88
3,360.0/sq mi (1,297.3/km2 )
Special charter (New Jersey)
1894
Haddon Township
Township
Camden
15,407
14,488
+6.3%
2.692
6.97
5,723.3/sq mi (2,209.8/km2 )
Walsh Act
1865
Phillipsburg
Town
Warren
15,249
14,791
+3.1%
3.191
8.26
4,778.8/sq mi (1,845.1/km2 )
1861
Mantua Township
Township
Gloucester
15,235
15,147
+0.6%
16.005
41.45
951.9/sq mi (367.5/km2 )
1853
Asbury Park
City
Monmouth
15,188
16,008
−5.1%
1.429
3.70
10,628.4/sq mi (4,103.7/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1874
Highland Park
Borough
Middlesex
15,072
13,926
+8.2%
1.821
4.72
8,276.8/sq mi (3,195.7/km2 )
1905
Metuchen
Borough
Middlesex
15,049
13,478
+11.7%
2.849
7.38
5,282.2/sq mi (2,039.5/km2 )
1900
Fairview
Borough
Bergen
15,025
13,712
+9.6%
0.844
2.19
17,802.1/sq mi (6,873.4/km2 )
1894
Branchburg
Township
Somerset
14,940
14,432
+3.5%
20.071
51.98
744.4/sq mi (287.4/km2 )
1845
Ramsey
Borough
Bergen
14,798
14,459
+2.3%
5.503
14.25
2,689.1/sq mi (1,038.3/km2 )
1908
Hammonton
Town
Atlantic
14,711
14,756
−0.3%
40.749
105.54
361.0/sq mi (139.4/km2 )
Town (New Jersey)
1866
Hanover Township
Township
Morris
14,677
13,659
+7.5%
10.513
27.23
1,396.1/sq mi (539.0/km2 )
1740
Middlesex
Borough
Middlesex
14,636
13,620
+7.5%
3.488
9.03
4,196.1/sq mi (1,620.1/km2 )
1913
Verona
Township
Essex
14,572
13,297
+9.6%
2.794
7.24
5,215.5/sq mi (2,013.7/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1907
Hopatcong
Borough
Sussex
14,362
14,950
−3.9%
10.889
28.20
1,318.9/sq mi (509.2/km2 )
1898[note 29]
Edgewater
Borough
Bergen
14,336
11,513
+24.5%
0.971
2.51
14,764.2/sq mi (5,700.5/km2 )
1894[note 30]
Saddle Brook
Township
Bergen
14,294
13,642
+4.8%
2.692
6.97
5,309.8/sq mi (2,050.1/km2 )
1716[note 31]
Collingswood
Borough
Camden
14,186
13,835
+2.5%
1.830
4.74
7,751.9/sq mi (2,993.0/km2 )
Walsh Act
1888
Roselle Park
Borough
Union
13,967
13,183
+5.9%
1.225
3.17
11,401.6/sq mi (4,402.2/km2 )
1901
New Providence
Borough
Union
13,650
12,171
+12.2%
3.688
9.55
3,701.2/sq mi (1,429.0/km2 )
1899
Harrison Township
Township
Gloucester
13,641
12,411
+9.9%
18.932
49.03
720.5/sq mi (278.2/km2 )
1844[note 32]
Eatontown
Borough
Monmouth
13,597
12,559
+8.3%
5.841
15.13
2,327.9/sq mi (898.8/km2 )
1873
Clinton Township
Township
Hunterdon
13,505
13,409
+0.7%
29.869
77.36
452.1/sq mi (174.6/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1841
Woodland Park
Borough
Passaic
13,484
11,819
+14.1%
2.939
7.61
4,588.0/sq mi (1,771.4/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1914[note 33]
Little Falls
Township
Passaic
13,360
13,982
−4.4%
2.795
7.24
4,780.0/sq mi (1,845.6/km2 )
1868
Berkeley Heights
Township
Union
13,285
12,754
+4.2%
6.220
16.11
2,135.9/sq mi (824.7/km2 )
1809[note 34]
Ridgefield Park
Village
Bergen
13,224
12,729
+3.9%
1.705
4.42
7,756.0/sq mi (2,994.6/km2 )
1892
Cedar Grove
Township
Essex
12,980
12,373
+4.9%
4.237
10.97
3,063.5/sq mi (1,182.8/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1892[note 35]
Red Bank
Borough
Monmouth
12,936
12,206
+6.0%
1.746
4.52
7,408.9/sq mi (2,860.6/km2 )
1870
Florence Township
Township
Burlington
12,812
12,109
+5.8%
9.769
25.30
1,311.5/sq mi (506.4/km2 )
1872
Lumberton
Township
Burlington
12,803
12,554
+2.0%
12.881
33.36
993.9/sq mi (383.8/km2 )
1860
Oakland
Borough
Bergen
12,748
12,754
0.0%
8.502
22.02
1,499.4/sq mi (578.9/km2 )
1902
Pennsville Township
Township
Salem
12,684
13,332
−4.9%
21.266
55.08
596.4/sq mi (230.3/km2 )
1798[note 36]
Florham Park
Borough
Morris
12,585
11,696
+7.6%
7.308
18.93
1,722.1/sq mi (664.9/km2 )
Borough (New Jersey)
1899
Woolwich Township
Township
Gloucester
12,577
10,200
+23.3%
21.072
54.58
596.9/sq mi (230.4/km2 )
1798
Haddonfield
Borough
Camden
12,550
11,593
+8.3%
2.796
7.24
4,488.6/sq mi (1,733.0/km2 )
Walsh Act
1875
Upper Township
Township
Cape May
12,539
12,307
+1.9%
62.027
160.65
202.2/sq mi (78.1/km2 )
1798
Freehold Borough
Borough
Monmouth
12,538
12,052
+4.0%
1.932
5.00
6,489.6/sq mi (2,505.7/km2 )
1869
Somerville
Borough
Somerset
12,346
12,098
+2.0%
2.338
6.06
5,280.6/sq mi (2,038.8/km2 )
1863
Glen Rock
Borough
Bergen
12,133
11,601
+4.6%
2.703
7.00
4,488.7/sq mi (1,733.1/km2 )
1894
Hasbrouck Heights
Borough
Bergen
12,125
11,842
+2.4%
1.523
3.94
7,961.3/sq mi (3,073.9/km2 )
1894
River Edge
Borough
Bergen
12,049
11,340
+6.3%
1.833
4.75
6,573.4/sq mi (2,538.0/km2 )
1894
Guttenberg
Town
Hudson
12,017
11,176
+7.5%
0.193
0.50
62,264.2/sq mi (24,040.4/km2 )
Town (New Jersey)
1859
Bound Brook
Borough
Somerset
11,988
10,402
+15.2%
1.661
4.30
7,217.3/sq mi (2,786.6/km2 )
1891
Wallington
Borough
Bergen
11,868
11,335
+4.7%
0.994
2.57
11,939.6/sq mi (4,609.9/km2 )
1894
Bordentown Township
Township
Burlington
11,791
11,367
+3.7%
8.663
22.44
1,361.1/sq mi (525.5/km2 )
1852
Ringwood
Borough
Passaic
11,735
12,228
−4.0%
25.588
66.27
458.6/sq mi (177.1/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1918
Bellmawr
Borough
Camden
11,707
11,583
+1.1%
2.984
7.73
3,923.3/sq mi (1,514.8/km2 )
1926
East Greenwich Township
Township
Gloucester
11,706
9,555
+22.5%
14.443
37.41
810.5/sq mi (312.9/km2 )
1881
Ridgefield
Borough
Bergen
11,501
11,032
+4.3%
2.543
6.59
4,522.6/sq mi (1,746.2/km2 )
Walsh Act
1892
Gloucester City
City
Camden
11,484
11,456
+0.2%
2.315
6.00
4,960.7/sq mi (1,915.3/km2 )
Special charter (New Jersey)
1868
Wanaque
Borough
Passaic
11,317
11,116
+1.8%
8.066
20.89
1,403.0/sq mi (541.7/km2 )
1918
Westwood
Borough
Bergen
11,282
10,908
+3.4%
2.259
5.85
4,994.2/sq mi (1,928.3/km2 )
1894
Ocean City
City
Cape May
11,229
11,701
−4.0%
6.753
17.49
1,662.8/sq mi (642.0/km2 )
1884
Pompton Lakes
Borough
Passaic
11,127
11,097
+0.3%
2.887
7.48
3,854.2/sq mi (1,488.1/km2 )
1895
East Hanover Township
Township
Morris
11,105
11,157
−0.5%
7.875
20.40
1,410.2/sq mi (544.5/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1928
Franklin Lakes
Borough
Bergen
11,079
10,590
+4.6%
9.414
24.38
1,176.9/sq mi (454.4/km2 )
1922
Totowa
Borough
Passaic
11,065
10,804
+2.4%
4.000
10.36
2,766.3/sq mi (1,068.1/km2 )
1898
West Caldwell
Township
Essex
11,012
10,759
+2.4%
5.097
13.20
2,160.5/sq mi (834.2/km2 )
1904
Little Ferry
Borough
Bergen
10,987
10,626
+3.4%
1.477
3.83
7,438.7/sq mi (2,872.1/km2 )
1894
Chatham Township
Township
Morris
10,983
10,452
+5.1%
9.078
23.51
1,209.8/sq mi (467.1/km2 )
1806
Manville
Borough
Somerset
10,953
10,344
+5.9%
2.361
6.11
4,639.1/sq mi (1,791.2/km2 )
1929
Lincoln Park
Borough
Morris
10,915
10,521
+3.7%
6.398
16.57
1,706.0/sq mi (658.7/km2 )
1922
Beachwood
Borough
Ocean
10,859
11,045
−1.7%
2.763
7.16
3,930.1/sq mi (1,517.4/km2 )
1917
Wantage Township
Township
Sussex
10,811
11,358
−4.8%
66.760
172.91
161.9/sq mi (62.5/km2 )
1798
Pine Hill
Borough
Camden
10,764
10,245
+5.1%
4.866
12.60
2,212.1/sq mi (854.1/km2 )
1929[note 37]
Somers Point
City
Atlantic
10,469
10,795
−3.0%
4.010
10.39
2,610.7/sq mi (1,008.0/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1886
Waterford Township
Township
Camden
10,421
10,649
−2.1%
36.002
93.24
289.5/sq mi (111.8/km2 )
1798
Millstone Township
Township
Monmouth
10,376
10,566
−1.8%
36.607
94.81
283.4/sq mi (109.4/km2 )
1844
Southampton Township
Township
Burlington
10,317
10,464
−1.4%
43.957
113.85
234.7/sq mi (90.6/km2 )
1845
Hackettstown
Town
Warren
10,248
9,724
+5.4%
3.612
9.36
2,837.2/sq mi (1,095.5/km2 )
Special charter (New Jersey)
1853
Hillsdale
Borough
Bergen
10,143
10,219
−0.7%
2.902
7.52
3,495.2/sq mi (1,349.5/km2 )
1898
Wood-Ridge
Borough
Bergen
10,137
7,626
+32.9%
1.114
2.89
9,099.6/sq mi (3,513.4/km2 )
1894
Maywood
Borough
Bergen
10,080
9,555
+5.5%
1.287
3.33
7,832.2/sq mi (3,024.0/km2 )
1894
Waldwick
Borough
Bergen
10,058
9,625
+4.5%
2.046
5.30
4,915.9/sq mi (1,898.1/km2 )
1919
East Rutherford
Borough
Bergen
10,022
8,913
+12.4%
3.712
9.61
2,699.9/sq mi (1,042.4/km2 )
1889
Mount Holly
Township
Burlington
9,981
9,536
+4.7%
2.824
7.31
3,534.3/sq mi (1,364.6/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798[note 38]
Kinnelon
Borough
Morris
9,966
10,248
−2.8%
18.029
46.69
552.8/sq mi (213.4/km2 )
1922
Woodbury
City
Gloucester
9,963
10,174
−2.1%
2.020
5.23
4,932.2/sq mi (1,904.3/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1854
Colts Neck Township
Township
Monmouth
9,957
10,142
−1.8%
30.715
79.55
324.2/sq mi (125.2/km2 )
1847[note 39]
River Vale
Township
Bergen
9,909
9,659
+2.6%
4.070
10.54
2,434.6/sq mi (940.0/km2 )
1906
Keansburg
Borough
Monmouth
9,755
10,105
−3.5%
1.072
2.78
9,099.8/sq mi (3,513.5/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1917
Burlington City
City
Burlington
9,743
9,920
−1.8%
3.035
7.86
3,210.2/sq mi (1,239.5/km2 )
1784
Matawan
Borough
Monmouth
9,565
8,810
+8.6%
2.266
5.87
4,221.1/sq mi (1,629.8/km2 )
1895
Chesterfield Township
Township
Burlington
9,422
7,699
+22.4%
21.311
55.20
442.1/sq mi (170.7/km2 )
1798
South Amboy
City
Middlesex
9,411
8,631
+9.0%
1.538
3.98
6,119.0/sq mi (2,362.6/km2 )
1798
Leonia
Borough
Bergen
9,304
8,937
+4.1%
1.523
3.94
6,109.0/sq mi (2,358.7/km2 )
1894
Washington Township
Township
Bergen
9,285
9,102
+2.0%
2.953
7.65
3,144.3/sq mi (1,214.0/km2 )
1840
Chatham Borough
Borough
Morris
9,212
8,962
+2.8%
2.347
6.08
3,925.0/sq mi (1,515.5/km2 )
1892
Ventnor City
City
Atlantic
9,210
10,650
−13.5%
1.955
5.06
4,711.0/sq mi (1,818.9/km2 )
Walsh Act
1903
Cresskill
Borough
Bergen
9,155
8,573
+6.8%
2.065
5.35
4,433.4/sq mi (1,711.8/km2 )
1894
Absecon
City
Atlantic
9,137
8,411
+8.6%
5.468
14.16
1,671.0/sq mi (645.2/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1872
Westampton
Township
Burlington
9,121
8,813
+3.5%
10.974
28.42
831.1/sq mi (320.9/km2 )
1850
Haledon
Borough
Passaic
9,052
8,318
+8.8%
1.215
3.15
7,450.2/sq mi (2,876.5/km2 )
1908
Caldwell
Borough
Essex
9,027
7,822
+15.4%
1.178
3.05
7,663.0/sq mi (2,958.7/km2 )
1892
Edgewater Park
Township
Burlington
8,930
8,881
+0.6%
2.919
7.56
3,059.3/sq mi (1,181.2/km2 )
1924
North Haledon
Borough
Passaic
8,927
8,417
+6.1%
3.464
8.97
2,577.1/sq mi (995.0/km2 )
1901
Mansfield Township
Township
Burlington
8,897
8,544
+4.1%
21.733
56.29
409.4/sq mi (158.1/km2 )
1798
Park Ridge
Borough
Bergen
8,883
8,645
+2.8%
2.607
6.75
3,407.4/sq mi (1,315.6/km2 )
1894
Ocean Township
Township
Ocean
8,835
8,332
+6.0%
20.866
54.04
423.4/sq mi (163.5/km2 )
1876
Boonton Town
Town
Morris
8,815
8,347
+5.6%
2.335
6.05
3,775.2/sq mi (1,457.6/km2 )
Town (New Jersey)
1866
Clayton
Borough
Gloucester
8,807
8,179
+7.7%
7.075
18.32
1,244.8/sq mi (480.6/km2 )
1858
Pitman
Borough
Gloucester
8,780
9,011
−2.6%
2.218
5.74
3,958.5/sq mi (1,528.4/km2 )
1905
Bogota
Borough
Bergen
8,778
8,187
+7.2%
0.755
1.96
11,626.5/sq mi (4,489.0/km2 )
1894
Pittsgrove Township
Township
Salem
8,777
9,393
−6.6%
44.899
116.29
195.5/sq mi (75.5/km2 )
1798
Lopatcong Township
Township
Warren
8,776
8,014
+9.5%
7.316
18.95
1,199.6/sq mi (463.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1851
Audubon
Borough
Camden
8,707
8,819
−1.3%
1.482
3.84
5,875.2/sq mi (2,268.4/km2 )
Walsh Act
1905
Carneys Point Township
Township
Salem
8,637
8,049
+7.3%
16.912
43.80
510.7/sq mi (197.2/km2 )
1798[note 40]
Long Hill Township
Township
Morris
8,629
8,702
−0.8%
11.797
30.55
731.5/sq mi (282.4/km2 )
1866[note 41]
Closter
Borough
Bergen
8,594
8,373
+2.6%
3.160
8.18
2,719.6/sq mi (1,050.1/km2 )
1904
West Long Branch
Borough
Monmouth
8,587
8,097
+6.1%
2.856
7.40
3,006.7/sq mi (1,160.9/km2 )
1908
Montvale
Borough
Bergen
8,436
7,844
+7.5%
4.023
10.42
2,096.9/sq mi (809.6/km2 )
1894
Northfield
City
Atlantic
8,434
8,624
−2.2%
3.582
9.28
2,354.6/sq mi (909.1/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1905
Kenilworth
Borough
Union
8,427
7,914
+6.5%
2.147
5.56
3,925.0/sq mi (1,515.5/km2 )
1907
Newton
Town
Sussex
8,374
7,997
+4.7%
3.360
8.70
2,492.3/sq mi (962.3/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1864
Upper Saddle River
Borough
Bergen
8,353
8,208
+1.8%
5.253
13.61
1,590.1/sq mi (614.0/km2 )
1894
Runnemede
Borough
Camden
8,324
8,468
−1.7%
2.051
5.31
4,058.5/sq mi (1,567.0/km2 )
1926
Bedminster
Township
Somerset
8,272
8,165
+1.3%
26.123
67.66
316.7/sq mi (122.3/km2 )
1798
Oradell
Borough
Bergen
8,244
7,978
+3.3%
2.411
6.24
3,419.3/sq mi (1,320.2/km2 )
1894[note 42]
Spotswood
Borough
Middlesex
8,163
8,257
−1.1%
2.307
5.98
3,538.4/sq mi (1,366.2/km2 )
1908
Hardyston Township
Township
Sussex
8,125
8,213
−1.1%
31.985
82.84
254.0/sq mi (98.1/km2 )
Special charter (New Jersey)
1798
Plumsted Township
Township
Ocean
8,072
8,421
−4.1%
39.137
101.36
206.2/sq mi (79.6/km2 )
1845
Butler
Borough
Morris
8,047
7,539
+6.7%
2.034
5.27
3,956.2/sq mi (1,527.5/km2 )
1901
Byram Township
Township
Sussex
8,028
8,350
−3.9%
21.531
55.77
372.9/sq mi (144.0/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798
Riverside Township
Township
Burlington
8,003
8,079
−0.9%
1.484
3.84
5,392.9/sq mi (2,082.2/km2 )
1895
North Hanover Township
Township
Burlington
7,963
7,678
+3.7%
17.368
44.98
458.5/sq mi (177.0/km2 )
1905
Bernardsville
Borough
Somerset
7,893
7,707
+2.4%
12.836
33.25
614.9/sq mi (237.4/km2 )
1924
Fairfield
Township
Essex
7,872
7,466
+5.4%
10.128
26.23
777.3/sq mi (300.1/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1798[note 43]
Raritan
Borough
Somerset
7,835
6,881
+13.9%
1.992
5.16
3,933.2/sq mi (1,518.6/km2 )
1868[note 44]
Glen Ridge
Borough
Essex
7,802
7,527
+3.7%
1.275
3.30
6,119.2/sq mi (2,362.6/km2 )
1895
Mansfield Township
Township
Warren
7,781
7,725
+0.7%
29.586
76.63
263.0/sq mi (101.5/km2 )
1798
Bloomingdale
Borough
Passaic
7,777
7,656
+1.6%
8.801
22.79
883.6/sq mi (341.2/km2 )
1918
Fanwood
Borough
Union
7,774
7,318
+6.2%
1.340
3.47
5,801.5/sq mi (2,240.0/km2 )
1895
Brigantine
City
Atlantic
7,716
9,450
−18.3%
6.522
16.89
1,183.1/sq mi (456.8/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1890
Chester Township
Township
Morris
7,713
7,838
−1.6%
29.132
75.45
264.8/sq mi (102.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1799
Upper Deerfield Township
Township
Cumberland
7,645
7,660
−0.2%
31.241
80.91
244.7/sq mi (94.5/km2 )
1922
Dunellen
Borough
Middlesex
7,637
7,227
+5.7%
1.062
2.75
7,191.1/sq mi (2,776.5/km2 )
1887
Haddon Heights
Borough
Camden
7,495
7,473
+0.3%
1.566
4.06
4,786.1/sq mi (1,847.9/km2 )
1904
Berlin Borough
Borough
Camden
7,489
7,588
−1.3%
3.594
9.31
2,083.8/sq mi (804.5/km2 )
1927
Palmyra
Borough
Burlington
7,438
7,398
+0.5%
1.849
4.79
4,022.7/sq mi (1,553.2/km2 )
1894
Rumson
Borough
Monmouth
7,343
7,122
+3.1%
5.067
13.12
1,449.2/sq mi (559.5/km2 )
1907
Washington Borough
Borough
Warren
7,299
6,461
+13.0%
1.965
5.09
3,714.5/sq mi (1,434.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1868
Emerson
Borough
Bergen
7,290
7,401
−1.5%
2.231
5.78
3,267.6/sq mi (1,261.6/km2 )
1903[note 45]
Green Brook Township
Township
Somerset
7,281
7,203
+1.1%
4.407
11.41
1,652.1/sq mi (637.9/km2 )
1872[note 46]
Upper Freehold Township
Township
Monmouth
7,273
6,902
+5.4%
46.476
120.37
156.5/sq mi (60.4/km2 )
1798
Wharton
Borough
Morris
7,241
6,522
+11.0%
2.072
5.37
3,494.7/sq mi (1,349.3/km2 )
1895[note 47]
Keyport
Borough
Monmouth
7,204
7,240
−0.5%
1.381
3.58
5,216.5/sq mi (2,014.1/km2 )
1908
Barrington
Borough
Camden
7,075
6,983
+1.3%
1.581
4.09
4,475.0/sq mi (1,727.8/km2 )
1917
Milltown
Borough
Middlesex
7,037
6,893
+2.1%
1.554
4.02
4,528.3/sq mi (1,748.4/km2 )
1889
Buena Vista Township
Township
Atlantic
7,033
7,570
−7.1%
41.080
106.40
171.2/sq mi (66.1/km2 )
1867
Mountainside
Borough
Union
7,020
6,685
+5.0%
3.996
10.35
1,756.8/sq mi (678.3/km2 )
1895
Midland Park
Borough
Bergen
7,014
7,128
−1.6%
1.571
4.07
4,464.7/sq mi (1,723.8/km2 )
1894
Stratford
Borough
Camden
6,981
7,040
−0.8%
1.570
4.07
4,446.5/sq mi (1,716.8/km2 )
1925
Linwood
City
Atlantic
6,971
7,092
−1.7%
3.811
9.87
1,829.2/sq mi (706.2/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1889[note 48]
Allendale
Borough
Bergen
6,848
6,505
+5.3%
3.097
8.02
2,211.2/sq mi (853.7/km2 )
1894
Tabernacle Township
Township
Burlington
6,776
6,949
−2.5%
49.202
127.43
137.7/sq mi (53.2/km2 )
1901
North Caldwell
Borough
Essex
6,694
6,183
+8.3%
3.068
7.95
2,181.9/sq mi (842.4/km2 )
1898
Rockaway Borough
Borough
Morris
6,598
6,438
+2.5%
2.074
5.37
3,181.3/sq mi (1,228.3/km2 )
1894
Union Township
Township
Hunterdon
6,507
5,908
+10.1%
18.765
48.60
346.8/sq mi (133.9/km2 )
1853
Washington Township
Township
Warren
6,492
6,651
−2.4%
17.961
46.52
361.4/sq mi (139.6/km2 )
1849
Shamong Township
Township
Burlington
6,460
6,490
−0.5%
44.452
115.13
145.3/sq mi (56.1/km2 )
1852
Watchung
Borough
Somerset
6,449
5,801
+11.2%
6.016
15.58
1,072.0/sq mi (413.9/km2 )
1926
Carlstadt
Borough
Bergen
6,372
6,127
+4.0%
3.947
10.22
1,614.4/sq mi (623.3/km2 )
1894
Prospect Park
Borough
Passaic
6,372
5,865
+8.6%
0.465
1.20
13,703.2/sq mi (5,290.8/km2 )
1901
New Hanover Township
Township
Burlington
6,367
7,385
−13.8%
22.334
57.84
285.1/sq mi (110.1/km2 )
1798
Roseland
Borough
Essex
6,299
5,819
+8.2%
3.618
9.37
1,741.0/sq mi (672.2/km2 )
1908
Dennis Township
Township
Cape May
6,285
6,467
−2.8%
60.421
156.49
104.0/sq mi (40.2/km2 )
1827
Fair Haven
Borough
Monmouth
6,269
6,121
+2.4%
1.593
4.13
3,935.3/sq mi (1,519.4/km2 )
1912
Maurice River Township
Township
Cumberland
6,218
7,976
−22.0%
93.166
241.30
66.7/sq mi (25.8/km2 )
1798
Paulsboro
Borough
Gloucester
6,196
6,097
+1.6%
1.924
4.98
3,220.4/sq mi (1,243.4/km2 )
1904
Lebanon Township
Township
Hunterdon
6,195
6,588
−6.0%
31.429
81.40
197.1/sq mi (76.1/km2 )
1798
Eastampton Township
Township
Burlington
6,191
6,069
+2.0%
5.730
14.84
1,080.5/sq mi (417.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1880
Morris Plains
Borough
Morris
6,153
5,532
+11.2%
2.554
6.61
2,409.2/sq mi (930.2/km2 )
1926
Oceanport
Borough
Monmouth
6,150
5,832
+5.5%
3.172
8.22
1,938.8/sq mi (748.6/km2 )
1920
Little Silver
Borough
Monmouth
6,131
5,950
+3.0%
2.712
7.02
2,260.7/sq mi (872.9/km2 )
1923
Woodcliff Lake
Borough
Bergen
6,128
5,730
+6.9%
3.376
8.74
1,815.2/sq mi (700.8/km2 )
1894[note 49]
Hainesport Township
Township
Burlington
6,035
6,110
−1.2%
6.470
16.76
932.8/sq mi (360.1/km2 )
1924
Mendham Township
Township
Morris
6,016
5,869
+2.5%
17.784
46.06
338.3/sq mi (130.6/km2 )
1798
Logan Township
Township
Gloucester
6,000
6,042
−0.7%
21.928
56.79
273.6/sq mi (105.6/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1877[note 50]
Andover Township
Township
Sussex
5,996
6,319
−5.1%
20.044
51.91
299.1/sq mi (115.5/km2 )
1864
Manasquan
Borough
Monmouth
5,938
5,897
+0.7%
1.380
3.57
4,302.9/sq mi (1,661.4/km2 )
1887
Mount Arlington
Borough
Morris
5,909
5,050
+17.0%
2.140
5.54
2,761.2/sq mi (1,066.1/km2 )
1890
Belmar
Borough
Monmouth
5,907
5,794
+2.0%
1.045
2.71
5,652.6/sq mi (2,182.5/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1885[note 51]
Hightstown
Borough
Mercer
5,900
5,494
+7.4%
1.233
3.19
4,785.1/sq mi (1,847.5/km2 )
1853
Old Tappan
Borough
Bergen
5,888
5,750
+2.4%
3.315
8.59
1,776.2/sq mi (685.8/km2 )
1894
Tewksbury Township
Township
Hunterdon
5,870
5,993
−2.1%
31.645
81.96
185.5/sq mi (71.6/km2 )
1798
Berlin Township
Township
Camden
5,867
5,357
+9.5%
3.342
8.66
1,755.5/sq mi (677.8/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1910
Mullica Township
Township
Atlantic
5,816
6,147
−5.4%
56.375
146.01
103.2/sq mi (39.8/km2 )
1838
Rochelle Park
Township
Bergen
5,814
5,530
+5.1%
0.991
2.57
5,866.8/sq mi (2,265.2/km2 )
1871[note 52]
Jamesburg
Borough
Middlesex
5,783
5,915
−2.2%
0.882
2.28
6,556.7/sq mi (2,531.6/km2 )
1887
Union Beach
Borough
Monmouth
5,723
6,245
−8.4%
1.782
4.62
3,211.6/sq mi (1,240.0/km2 )
1925
Blairstown
Township
Warren
5,704
5,967
−4.4%
29.887
77.41
190.9/sq mi (73.7/km2 )
1845
Norwood
Borough
Bergen
5,641
5,711
−1.2%
2.785
7.21
2,025.5/sq mi (782.0/km2 )
1905
Somerdale
Borough
Camden
5,566
5,151
+8.1%
1.392
3.61
3,998.6/sq mi (1,543.9/km2 )
1929
Fairfield Township
Township
Cumberland
5,546
6,295
−11.9%
41.119
106.50
134.9/sq mi (52.1/km2 )
1798
Greenwich Township
Township
Warren
5,473
5,712
−4.2%
10.581
27.40
517.2/sq mi (199.7/km2 )
1798
Independence Township
Township
Warren
5,469
5,662
−3.4%
19.830
51.36
275.8/sq mi (106.5/km2 )
1798
Englewood Cliffs
Borough
Bergen
5,342
5,281
+1.2%
2.126
5.51
2,512.7/sq mi (970.2/km2 )
1895
Clementon
Borough
Camden
5,338
5,000
+6.8%
1.893
4.90
2,819.9/sq mi (1,088.8/km2 )
1925
Allamuchy Township
Township
Warren
5,335
4,323
+23.4%
19.992
51.78
266.9/sq mi (103.0/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1873
Margate City
City
Atlantic
5,317
6,354
−16.3%
1.416
3.67
3,754.9/sq mi (1,449.8/km2 )
Walsh Act
1885[note 53]
Frankford Township
Township
Sussex
5,302
5,565
−4.7%
33.876
87.74
156.5/sq mi (60.4/km2 )
1798
Salem
City
Salem
5,296
5,146
+2.9%
2.344
6.07
2,259.4/sq mi (872.4/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1798[note 54]
Holland Township
Township
Hunterdon
5,177
5,291
−2.2%
23.469
60.78
220.6/sq mi (85.2/km2 )
1874
Wildwood
City
Cape May
5,157
5,325
−3.2%
1.541
3.99
3,346.5/sq mi (1,292.1/km2 )
Walsh Act
1895[note 55]
Brielle
Borough
Monmouth
4,982
4,774
+4.4%
1.756
4.55
2,837.1/sq mi (1,095.4/km2 )
1919
Demarest
Borough
Bergen
4,981
4,881
+2.0%
2.072
5.37
2,404.0/sq mi (928.2/km2 )
1903
Mendham Borough
Borough
Morris
4,981
4,981
0.0%
5.931
15.36
839.8/sq mi (324.3/km2 )
1906
Greenwich Township
Township
Gloucester
4,917
4,899
+0.4%
8.982
23.26
547.4/sq mi (211.4/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1798
Franklin Borough
Borough
Sussex
4,912
5,045
−2.6%
4.356
11.28
1,127.6/sq mi (435.4/km2 )
1913
Hampton Township
Township
Sussex
4,893
5,196
−5.8%
24.570
63.64
199.1/sq mi (76.9/km2 )
1864
Spring Lake Heights
Borough
Monmouth
4,890
4,713
+3.8%
1.295
3.35
3,776.1/sq mi (1,457.9/km2 )
1927
Flemington
Borough
Hunterdon
4,876
4,581
+6.4%
1.077
2.79
4,527.4/sq mi (1,748.0/km2 )
1910
South Bound Brook
Borough
Somerset
4,863
4,563
+6.6%
0.645
1.67
7,539.5/sq mi (2,911.0/km2 )
1907
Penns Grove
Borough
Salem
4,837
5,147
−6.0%
0.893
2.31
5,416.6/sq mi (2,091.4/km2 )
1894
Delanco Township
Township
Burlington
4,824
4,283
+12.6%
2.358
6.11
2,045.8/sq mi (789.9/km2 )
1859[note 56]
Alexandria Township
Township
Hunterdon
4,809
4,938
−2.6%
27.534
71.31
174.7/sq mi (67.4/km2 )
1798
Point Pleasant Beach
Borough
Ocean
4,766
4,665
+2.2%
1.424
3.69
3,346.9/sq mi (1,292.2/km2 )
1886
Northvale
Borough
Bergen
4,761
4,640
+2.6%
1.265
3.28
3,763.6/sq mi (1,453.1/km2 )
1916
Harrington Park
Borough
Bergen
4,741
4,664
+1.7%
1.846
4.78
2,568.3/sq mi (991.6/km2 )
1904
Commercial Township
Township
Cumberland
4,669
5,178
−9.8%
31.914
82.66
146.3/sq mi (56.5/km2 )
1874
Mount Ephraim
Borough
Camden
4,651
4,676
−0.5%
0.884
2.29
5,261.3/sq mi (2,031.4/km2 )
Walsh Act
1926
Neptune City
Borough
Monmouth
4,626
4,869
−5.0%
0.896
2.32
5,162.9/sq mi (1,993.4/km2 )
1881
Highlands
Borough
Monmouth
4,621
5,005
−7.7%
0.740
1.92
6,244.6/sq mi (2,411.1/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1900
White Township
Township
Warren
4,606
4,882
−5.7%
27.366
70.88
168.3/sq mi (65.0/km2 )
1913
Delaware Township
Township
Hunterdon
4,560
4,563
−0.1%
36.656
94.94
124.4/sq mi (48.0/km2 )
1838
Buena
Borough
Atlantic
4,501
4,603
−2.2%
7.573
19.61
594.3/sq mi (229.5/km2 )
1948
Mountain Lakes
Borough
Morris
4,472
4,160
+7.5%
2.641
6.84
1,693.3/sq mi (653.8/km2 )
1924
Garwood
Borough
Union
4,454
4,226
+5.4%
0.650
1.68
6,852.3/sq mi (2,645.7/km2 )
1903
Elk Township
Township
Gloucester
4,424
4,216
+4.9%
19.157
49.62
230.9/sq mi (89.2/km2 )
1891
Atlantic Highlands
Borough
Monmouth
4,414
4,385
+0.7%
1.264
3.27
3,492.1/sq mi (1,348.3/km2 )
1887
Egg Harbor City
City
Atlantic
4,396
4,243
+3.6%
10.851
28.10
405.1/sq mi (156.4/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1858
Hopewell Township
Township
Cumberland
4,391
4,571
−3.9%
29.890
77.41
146.9/sq mi (56.7/km2 )
1798
Boonton Township
Township
Morris
4,380
4,263
+2.7%
8.131
21.06
538.7/sq mi (208.0/km2 )
1867
Magnolia
Borough
Camden
4,352
4,341
+0.3%
0.978
2.53
4,449.9/sq mi (1,718.1/km2 )
1915
Bradley Beach
Borough
Monmouth
4,282
4,298
−0.4%
0.610
1.58
7,019.7/sq mi (2,710.3/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1893
Medford Lakes
Borough
Burlington
4,264
4,146
+2.8%
1.140
2.95
3,740.4/sq mi (1,444.2/km2 )
1923 Municipal Manager Law
1939
Westville
Borough
Gloucester
4,264
4,288
−0.6%
1.024
2.65
4,164.1/sq mi (1,607.8/km2 )
1914
Ho-Ho-Kus
Borough
Bergen
4,258
4,078
+4.4%
1.739
4.50
2,448.5/sq mi (945.4/km2 )
1908
Shrewsbury Borough
Borough
Monmouth
4,184
3,809
+9.8%
2.161
5.60
1,936.1/sq mi (747.5/km2 )
1926
Pilesgrove Township
Township
Salem
4,183
4,016
+4.2%
34.935
90.48
119.7/sq mi (46.2/km2 )
1798
Lambertville
City
Hunterdon
4,139
3,906
+6.0%
1.084
2.81
3,818.3/sq mi (1,474.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1849
Riverdale
Borough
Morris
4,107
3,559
+15.4%
2.026
5.25
2,027.1/sq mi (782.7/km2 )
1923
Mine Hill Township
Township
Morris
4,015
3,651
+10.0%
2.939
7.61
1,366.1/sq mi (527.5/km2 )
1923
Stillwater Township
Township
Sussex
4,004
4,099
−2.3%
26.924
69.73
148.7/sq mi (57.4/km2 )
1824
Bordentown City
City
Burlington
3,993
3,924
+1.8%
0.935
2.42
4,270.6/sq mi (1,648.9/km2 )
Walsh Act
1825[note 57]
Oaklyn
Borough
Camden
3,930
4,038
−2.7%
0.627
1.62
6,267.9/sq mi (2,420.1/km2 )
1905
East Amwell Township
Township
Hunterdon
3,917
4,013
−2.4%
28.455
73.70
137.7/sq mi (53.1/km2 )
1846
Harding Township
Township
Morris
3,871
3,838
+0.9%
20.054
51.94
193.0/sq mi (74.5/km2 )
1922
Cranbury
Township
Middlesex
3,842
3,857
−0.4%
13.283
34.40
289.2/sq mi (111.7/km2 )
1872
Merchantville
Borough
Camden
3,820
3,821
0.0%
0.593
1.54
6,441.8/sq mi (2,487.2/km2 )
1874
Kingwood Township
Township
Hunterdon
3,802
3,845
−1.1%
35.006
90.67
108.6/sq mi (41.9/km2 )
1798
Montague Township
Township
Sussex
3,792
3,847
−1.4%
45.231
117.15
83.8/sq mi (32.4/km2 )
1798
Bethlehem Township
Township
Hunterdon
3,745
3,979
−5.9%
20.683
53.57
181.1/sq mi (69.9/km2 )
1798
Woodstown
Borough
Salem
3,678
3,505
+4.9%
1.575
4.08
2,335.2/sq mi (901.6/km2 )
1882
South Toms River
Borough
Ocean
3,643
3,684
−1.1%
1.157
3.00
3,148.7/sq mi (1,215.7/km2 )
1927
Green Township
Township
Sussex
3,627
3,601
+0.7%
16.034
41.53
226.2/sq mi (87.3/km2 )
1824
North Wildwood
City
Cape May
3,621
4,041
−10.4%
1.725
4.47
2,099.1/sq mi (810.5/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1885[note 58]
Tuckerton
Borough
Ocean
3,577
3,347
+6.9%
3.362
8.71
1,064.0/sq mi (410.8/km2 )
1901
High Bridge
Borough
Hunterdon
3,546
3,648
−2.8%
2.391
6.19
1,483.1/sq mi (572.6/km2 )
1871[note 59]
Stanhope
Borough
Sussex
3,526
3,610
−2.3%
1.838
4.76
1,918.4/sq mi (740.7/km2 )
1904
Upper Pittsgrove Township
Township
Salem
3,432
3,505
−2.1%
40.242
104.23
85.3/sq mi (32.9/km2 )
1846
South Harrison Township
Township
Gloucester
3,395
3,162
+7.4%
15.895
41.17
213.6/sq mi (82.5/km2 )
1883
Netcong
Borough
Morris
3,375
3,232
+4.4%
0.833
2.16
4,051.6/sq mi (1,564.3/km2 )
1894
Saddle River
Borough
Bergen
3,372
3,152
+7.0%
4.916
12.73
685.9/sq mi (264.8/km2 )
1894
Haworth
Borough
Bergen
3,343
3,382
−1.2%
1.937
5.02
1,725.9/sq mi (666.4/km2 )
1904
Alloway Township
Township
Salem
3,283
3,467
−5.3%
33.477
86.71
98.1/sq mi (37.9/km2 )
1767[note 60]
Franklin Township
Township
Hunterdon
3,267
3,195
+2.3%
23.035
59.66
141.8/sq mi (54.8/km2 )
1845
Hamburg
Borough
Sussex
3,266
3,277
−0.3%
1.145
2.97
2,852.4/sq mi (1,101.3/km2 )
1920
Springfield Township
Township
Burlington
3,245
3,414
−5.0%
29.512
76.44
110.0/sq mi (42.5/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1798
Pohatcong Township
Township
Warren
3,241
3,339
−2.9%
13.370
34.63
242.4/sq mi (93.6/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1882
Fredon Township
Township
Sussex
3,235
3,437
−5.9%
17.640
45.69
183.4/sq mi (70.8/km2 )
1904
Monmouth Beach
Borough
Monmouth
3,174
3,279
−3.2%
1.042
2.70
3,046.1/sq mi (1,176.1/km2 )
Walsh Act
1906
Long Beach Township
Township
Ocean
3,153
3,051
+3.3%
5.448
14.11
578.7/sq mi (223.5/km2 )
Walsh Act
1899
Deerfield Township
Township
Cumberland
3,136
3,119
+0.5%
16.842
43.62
186.2/sq mi (71.9/km2 )
1798
Moonachie
Borough
Bergen
3,133
2,708
+15.7%
1.730
4.48
1,811.0/sq mi (699.2/km2 )
1910
Wildwood Crest
Borough
Cape May
3,101
3,270
−5.2%
1.298
3.36
2,389.1/sq mi (922.4/km2 )
Walsh Act
1910
Woodbury Heights
Borough
Gloucester
3,098
3,055
+1.4%
1.246
3.23
2,486.4/sq mi (960.0/km2 )
1915
Lawrence Township
Township
Cumberland
3,087
3,290
−6.2%
36.923
95.63
83.6/sq mi (32.3/km2 )
1885
National Park
Borough
Gloucester
3,026
3,036
−0.3%
1.007
2.61
3,005.0/sq mi (1,160.2/km2 )
1902
West Amwell Township
Township
Hunterdon
3,005
3,840
−21.7%
21.647
56.07
138.8/sq mi (53.6/km2 )
1846
Franklin Township
Township
Warren
2,968
3,176
−6.5%
23.420
60.66
126.7/sq mi (48.9/km2 )
1839
Lawnside
Borough
Camden
2,955
2,945
+0.3%
1.430
3.70
2,066.4/sq mi (797.9/km2 )
1926
Woodlynne
Borough
Camden
2,902
2,978
−2.6%
0.218
0.56
13,311.9/sq mi (5,139.8/km2 )
1901
Knowlton Township
Township
Warren
2,894
3,055
−5.3%
24.724
64.03
117.1/sq mi (45.2/km2 )
1798
Pennington
Borough
Mercer
2,802
2,585
+8.4%
0.961
2.49
2,915.7/sq mi (1,125.8/km2 )
1890
Spring Lake
Borough
Monmouth
2,789
2,993
−6.8%
1.332
3.45
2,093.8/sq mi (808.4/km2 )
1892
Clinton Town
Town
Hunterdon
2,773
2,719
+2.0%
1.346
3.49
2,060.2/sq mi (795.4/km2 )
Town (New Jersey)
1865
Cape May
City
Cape May
2,768
3,607
−23.3%
2.473
6.41
1,119.3/sq mi (432.2/km2 )
Faulkner Act (council–manager)
1848[note 61]
Riverton
Borough
Burlington
2,764
2,779
−0.5%
0.662
1.71
4,175.2/sq mi (1,612.1/km2 )
1893
Swedesboro
Borough
Gloucester
2,711
2,584
+4.9%
0.731
1.89
3,708.6/sq mi (1,431.9/km2 )
1902
South Hackensack
Township
Bergen
2,701
2,378
+13.6%
0.717
1.86
3,767.1/sq mi (1,454.5/km2 )
1935
Liberty Township
Township
Warren
2,670
2,942
−9.2%
11.667
30.22
228.9/sq mi (88.4/km2 )
1926
Lakehurst
Borough
Ocean
2,636
2,654
−0.7%
0.895
2.32
2,945.3/sq mi (1,137.2/km2 )
1921
Weymouth Township
Township
Atlantic
2,614
2,715
−3.7%
11.822
30.62
221.1/sq mi (85.4/km2 )
1798
East Newark
Borough
Hudson
2,594
2,406
+7.8%
0.103
0.27
25,184.5/sq mi (9,723.8/km2 )
1895
Quinton Township
Township
Salem
2,580
2,666
−3.2%
23.793
61.62
108.4/sq mi (41.9/km2 )
1873
Peapack and Gladstone
Borough
Somerset
2,558
2,582
−0.9%
5.733
14.85
446.2/sq mi (172.3/km2 )
Borough (New Jersey)
1912
Belvidere
Town
Warren
2,520
2,681
−6.0%
1.449
3.75
1,739.1/sq mi (671.5/km2 )
Town (New Jersey)
1845
Harmony Township
Township
Warren
2,503
2,667
−6.1%
23.750
61.51
105.4/sq mi (40.7/km2 )
1839
Beverly
City
Burlington
2,499
2,577
−3.0%
0.541
1.40
4,619.2/sq mi (1,783.5/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1850
Helmetta
Borough
Middlesex
2,455
2,178
+12.7%
0.828
2.14
2,965.0/sq mi (1,144.8/km2 )
1888
Oxford Township
Township
Warren
2,444
2,514
−2.8%
5.959
15.43
410.1/sq mi (158.4/km2 )
1798
Seaside Heights
Borough
Ocean
2,440
2,887
−15.5%
0.617
1.60
3,954.6/sq mi (1,526.9/km2 )
1913
Lafayette Township
Township
Sussex
2,358
2,538
−7.1%
17.883
46.32
131.9/sq mi (50.9/km2 )
1845
Englishtown
Borough
Monmouth
2,346
1,847
+27.0%
0.570
1.48
4,115.8/sq mi (1,589.1/km2 )
1888
Alpha
Borough
Warren
2,328
2,369
−1.7%
1.681
4.35
1,384.9/sq mi (534.7/km2 )
1911
Wenonah
Borough
Gloucester
2,283
2,278
+0.2%
0.996
2.58
2,292.2/sq mi (885.0/km2 )
1883
Ogdensburg
Borough
Sussex
2,258
2,410
−6.3%
2.204
5.71
1,024.5/sq mi (395.6/km2 )
1914
Essex Fells
Borough
Essex
2,244
2,113
+6.2%
1.408
3.65
1,593.8/sq mi (615.4/km2 )
1902
Frelinghuysen Township
Township
Warren
2,199
2,230
−1.4%
23.623
61.18
93.1/sq mi (35.9/km2 )
1848
Gibbsboro
Borough
Camden
2,189
2,274
−3.7%
2.152
5.57
1,017.2/sq mi (392.7/km2 )
1924
Pine Beach
Borough
Ocean
2,139
2,127
+0.6%
0.636
1.65
3,363.2/sq mi (1,298.5/km2 )
1925
Woodbine
Borough
Cape May
2,128
2,472
−13.9%
8.019
20.77
265.4/sq mi (102.5/km2 )
1903
Sea Isle City
City
Cape May
2,104
2,114
−0.5%
2.204
5.71
954.6/sq mi (368.6/km2 )
Walsh Act
1882
Sussex
Borough
Sussex
2,024
2,130
−5.0%
0.593
1.54
3,413.2/sq mi (1,317.8/km2 )
1891[note 62]
Laurel Springs
Borough
Camden
1,978
1,908
+3.7%
0.451
1.17
4,385.8/sq mi (1,693.4/km2 )
1913
Sandyston Township
Township
Sussex
1,977
1,998
−1.1%
41.303
106.97
47.9/sq mi (18.5/km2 )
1798
Avon-by-the-Sea
Borough
Monmouth
1,933
1,901
+1.7%
0.426
1.10
4,537.6/sq mi (1,752.0/km2 )
Walsh Act
1900
Ocean Gate
Borough
Ocean
1,932
2,011
−3.9%
0.450
1.17
4,293.3/sq mi (1,657.7/km2 )
1918
Hopewell Borough
Borough
Mercer
1,918
1,922
−0.2%
0.724
1.88
2,649.2/sq mi (1,022.9/km2 )
1891
Oldmans Township
Township
Salem
1,910
1,773
+7.7%
19.510
50.53
97.9/sq mi (37.8/km2 )
1881
Sea Girt
Borough
Monmouth
1,866
1,828
+2.1%
1.060
2.75
1,760.4/sq mi (679.7/km2 )
1917
Hope Township
Township
Warren
1,835
1,952
−6.0%
18.086
46.84
101.5/sq mi (39.2/km2 )
1839
Brooklawn
Borough
Camden
1,815
1,955
−7.2%
0.488
1.26
3,719.3/sq mi (1,436.0/km2 )
1924
Folsom
Borough
Atlantic
1,811
1,885
−3.9%
8.264
21.40
219.1/sq mi (84.6/km2 )
1906
Lavallette
Borough
Ocean
1,787
1,875
−4.7%
0.816
2.11
2,190.0/sq mi (845.5/km2 )
1887
Newfield
Borough
Gloucester
1,774
1,553
+14.2%
1.738
4.50
1,020.7/sq mi (394.1/km2 )
1924
Alpine
Borough
Bergen
1,762
1,849
−4.7%
6.401
16.58
275.3/sq mi (106.3/km2 )
1903
Allentown
Borough
Monmouth
1,734
1,828
−5.1%
0.596
1.54
2,909.4/sq mi (1,123.3/km2 )
1889
Eagleswood Township
Township
Ocean
1,722
1,603
+7.4%
16.103
41.71
106.9/sq mi (41.3/km2 )
1874
Lower Alloways Creek Township
Township
Salem
1,717
1,770
−3.0%
45.309
117.35
37.9/sq mi (14.6/km2 )
1767
Lake Como
Borough
Monmouth
1,697
1,759
−3.5%
0.252
0.65
6,734.1/sq mi (2,600.1/km2 )
1924[note 63]
Glen Gardner
Borough
Hunterdon
1,682
1,704
−1.3%
1.548
4.01
1,086.6/sq mi (419.5/km2 )
1919
Chester Borough
Borough
Morris
1,681
1,649
+1.9%
1.592
4.12
1,055.9/sq mi (407.7/km2 )
1930
Estell Manor
City
Atlantic
1,668
1,735
−3.9%
53.387
138.27
31.2/sq mi (12.1/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1925
Lebanon Borough
Borough
Hunterdon
1,665
1,358
+22.6%
0.902
2.34
1,845.9/sq mi (712.7/km2 )
1926
Island Heights
Borough
Ocean
1,650
1,673
−1.4%
0.609
1.58
2,709.4/sq mi (1,046.1/km2 )
Faulkner Act (small municipality)
1887
Hardwick Township
Township
Warren
1,598
1,696
−5.8%
37.525
97.19
42.6/sq mi (16.4/km2 )
1798
Victory Gardens
Borough
Morris
1,582
1,520
+4.1%
0.145
0.38
10,910.3/sq mi (4,212.5/km2 )
1951
Woodland Township
Township
Burlington
1,544
1,788
−13.6%
92.638
239.93
16.7/sq mi (6.4/km2 )
1866
Chesilhurst
Borough
Camden
1,536
1,634
−6.0%
1.715
4.44
895.6/sq mi (345.8/km2 )
1887
Farmingdale
Borough
Monmouth
1,504
1,329
+13.2%
0.520
1.35
2,892.3/sq mi (1,116.7/km2 )
1903
Mannington Township
Township
Salem
1,475
1,806
−18.3%
33.883
87.76
43.5/sq mi (16.8/km2 )
1798
Sea Bright
Borough
Monmouth
1,449
1,412
+2.6%
0.720
1.86
2,012.5/sq mi (777.0/km2 )
1889
Hampton Borough
Borough
Hunterdon
1,438
1,401
+2.6%
1.505
3.90
955.5/sq mi (368.9/km2 )
1895[note 64]
Seaside Park
Borough
Ocean
1,436
1,579
−9.1%
0.655
1.70
2,192.4/sq mi (846.5/km2 )
1898
Winfield Township
Township
Union
1,423
1,471
−3.3%
0.181
0.47
7,861.9/sq mi (3,035.5/km2 )
1941
Downe Township
Township
Cumberland
1,399
1,585
−11.7%
48.403
125.36
28.9/sq mi (11.2/km2 )
1798
Pemberton Borough
Borough
Burlington
1,371
1,409
−2.7%
0.590
1.53
2,323.7/sq mi (897.2/km2 )
1826
Frenchtown
Borough
Hunterdon
1,370
1,373
−0.2%
1.128
2.92
1,214.5/sq mi (468.9/km2 )
1867
Bass River Township
Township
Burlington
1,355
1,443
−6.1%
75.124
194.57
18.0/sq mi (7.0/km2 )
Walsh Act
1864
Elmer
Borough
Salem
1,347
1,395
−3.4%
0.894
2.32
1,506.7/sq mi (581.7/km2 )
1893
Stow Creek Township
Township
Cumberland
1,312
1,431
−8.3%
18.266
47.31
71.8/sq mi (27.7/km2 )
1798
Avalon
Borough
Cape May
1,243
1,334
−6.8%
4.270
11.06
291.1/sq mi (112.4/km2 )
1892
Surf City
Borough
Ocean
1,243
1,205
+3.2%
0.744
1.93
1,670.7/sq mi (645.1/km2 )
1894[note 65]
Milford
Borough
Hunterdon
1,232
1,233
−0.1%
1.182
3.06
1,042.3/sq mi (402.4/km2 )
1911
Port Republic
City
Atlantic
1,101
1,115
−1.3%
7.462
19.33
147.5/sq mi (57.0/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1905
Ship Bottom
Borough
Ocean
1,098
1,156
−5.0%
0.712
1.84
1,542.1/sq mi (595.4/km2 )
1925[note 66]
Shrewsbury Township
Township
Monmouth
1,076
1,141
−5.7%
0.099
0.26
10,868.7/sq mi (4,196.4/km2 )
1798
Beach Haven
Borough
Ocean
1,027
1,170
−12.2%
0.979
2.54
1,049.0/sq mi (405.0/km2 )
Walsh Act
1890
West Cape May
Borough
Cape May
1,010
1,024
−1.4%
1.173
3.04
861.0/sq mi (332.4/km2 )
Walsh Act
1884
Califon
Borough
Hunterdon
1,005
1,076
−6.6%
0.959
2.48
1,048.0/sq mi (404.6/km2 )
1918
Elsinboro Township
Township
Salem
1,001
1,036
−3.4%
11.931
30.90
83.9/sq mi (32.4/km2 )
1798
Audubon Park
Borough
Camden
991
1,023
−3.1%
0.150
0.39
6,606.7/sq mi (2,550.8/km2 )
1947
Bay Head
Borough
Ocean
930
968
−3.9%
0.585
1.52
1,589.7/sq mi (613.8/km2 )
1886
Hi-Nella
Borough
Camden
927
870
+6.6%
0.223
0.58
4,157.0/sq mi (1,605.0/km2 )
1929
Far Hills
Borough
Somerset
924
919
+0.5%
4.847
12.55
190.6/sq mi (73.6/km2 )
1921
Deal
Borough
Monmouth
900
750
+20.0%
1.184
3.07
760.1/sq mi (293.5/km2 )
Walsh Act
1898
Longport
Borough
Atlantic
893
895
−0.2%
0.395
1.02
2,260.8/sq mi (872.9/km2 )
Walsh Act
1898
Interlaken
Borough
Monmouth
828
820
+1.0%
0.331
0.86
2,501.5/sq mi (965.8/km2 )
1922
Roosevelt
Borough
Monmouth
808
882
−8.4%
1.940
5.02
416.5/sq mi (160.8/km2 )
1937[note 67]
Stone Harbor
Borough
Cape May
796
866
−8.1%
1.420
3.68
560.6/sq mi (216.4/km2 )
1914
Bloomsbury
Borough
Hunterdon
792
870
−9.0%
0.932
2.41
849.8/sq mi (328.1/km2 )
1905
Branchville
Borough
Sussex
791
841
−5.9%
0.593
1.54
1,333.9/sq mi (515.0/km2 )
1898
Greenwich Township
Township
Cumberland
771
804
−4.1%
17.772
46.03
43.4/sq mi (16.8/km2 )
1798
Rocky Hill
Borough
Somerset
743
682
+8.9%
0.611
1.58
1,216.0/sq mi (469.5/km2 )
1889
Wrightstown
Borough
Burlington
720
802
−10.2%
1.850
4.79
389.2/sq mi (150.3/km2 )
1918
Washington Township
Township
Burlington
693
687
+0.9%
101.661
263.30
6.8/sq mi (2.6/km2 )
1802
Barnegat Light
Borough
Ocean
640
574
+11.5%
0.831
2.15
770.2/sq mi (297.4/km2 )
1904[note 68]
Andover Borough
Borough
Sussex
595
606
−1.8%
1.348
3.49
441.4/sq mi (170.4/km2 )
1904
West Wildwood
Borough
Cape May
540
603
−10.4%
0.286
0.74
1,888.1/sq mi (729.0/km2 )
Walsh Act
1920
Fieldsboro
Borough
Burlington
526
540
−2.6%
0.279
0.72
1,885.3/sq mi (727.9/km2 )
1850
Stockton
Borough
Hunterdon
495
538
−8.0%
0.546
1.41
906.6/sq mi (350.0/km2 )
1898
Allenhurst
Borough
Monmouth
472
496
−4.8%
0.250
0.65
1,888.0/sq mi (729.0/km2 )
Walsh Act
1897
Corbin City
City
Atlantic
471
492
−4.3%
7.697
19.94
61.2/sq mi (23.6/km2 )
City (New Jersey)
1922
Millstone Borough
Borough
Somerset
448
418
+7.2%
0.681
1.76
657.9/sq mi (254.0/km2 )
1894
Shiloh
Borough
Cumberland
444
516
−14.0%
1.203
3.12
369.1/sq mi (142.5/km2 )
1929
Rockleigh
Borough
Bergen
407
531
−23.4%
1.003
2.60
405.8/sq mi (156.7/km2 )
1923
Harvey Cedars
Borough
Ocean
391
337
+16.0%
0.561
1.45
697.0/sq mi (269.1/km2 )
Walsh Act
1894
Mantoloking
Borough
Ocean
331
296
+11.8%
0.386
1.00
857.5/sq mi (331.1/km2 )
1911
Cape May Point
Borough
Cape May
305
291
+4.8%
0.295
0.76
1,033.9/sq mi (399.2/km2 )
Walsh Act
1908
Loch Arbour
Village
Monmouth
224
194
+15.5%
0.087
0.23
2,574.7/sq mi (994.1/km2 )
Walsh Act
1957
Teterboro
Borough
Bergen
61
67
−9.0%
1.107
2.87
55.1/sq mi (21.3/km2 )
1923 Municipal Manager Law
1917
Tavistock
Borough
Camden
9
5
+80.0%
0.273
0.71
33.0/sq mi (12.7/km2 )
Walsh Act
1921
Walpack Township
Township
Sussex
7
16
−56.2%
24.171
62.60
0.3/sq mi (0.1/km2 )
Township (New Jersey)
1798
See also
Notes
^ As a Township. Reincorporated as a City in 1836.
^ As a Township. Reincorporated as a City in 1851.
^ As Raritan Township. Renamed Edison in 1954.
^ As Dover Township. Renamed Toms River in 2006.
^ As Delaware Township. Renamed Cherry Hill in 1961.
^ As a Township. Reincorporated as a City in 1869.
^ As Madison Township. Renamed Old Bridge in 1975.
^ As New Barbadoes Township. Renamed and reincorporated as Hackensack City in 1921.
^ As a Township. Reincorporated as a Borough in 1919.
^ As Maidenhead Township. Renamed Lawrence in 1816.
^ As a Borough. Reincorporated as a City in 1917.
^ As Long Branch Commission. Renamed and reincorporated as Long Branch City in 1903.
^ As a Township. Reincorporated as a Town in 1903.
^ Princeton Township and Princeton Borough merged on January 1, 2013. The 2010 population is tabulated from the sum of the two municipalities' 2010 populations. Though it has a borough form of government, the municipality type is classified by the state government as other.[6]
^ As Franklin Township. Renamed Nutley in 1902.
^ As a Township. Reincorporated as a City in 1866.
^ As South Orange Township. Renamed Maplewood in 1922.
^ As Hohokus Township. Renamed Mahwah in 1944.
^ As Roosevelt Borough. Renamed Carteret in 1922.
^ As Fanwood Township. Renamed Scotch Plains in 1917.
^ As Union Township. Renamed Barnegat in 1977.
^ As Union Township. Renamed Lyndhurst in 1917.
^ As East Paterson Borough. Renamed Elmwood Park in 1973.
^ As Raritan Township. Renamed Hazlet in 1967.
^ As Chester Township. Renamed Maple Shade in 1945.
^ As Matavan Township. Renamed Aberdeen in 1977.
^ As New Shrewsbury Borough. Renamed Tinton Falls in 1975.
^ As Washington Township. Renamed Robbinsville in 2008.
^ As Town of Brooklyn. Renamed Hopatcong in 1901.
^ As Undercliff Borough. Renamed Edgewater in 1899.
^ As Saddle River Township. Renamed Saddle Brook in 1955.
^ As Spicer Township. Renamed Harrison in 1845.
^ As West Paterson Borough. Renamed Woodland Park in 2009.
^ As New Providence Township. Renamed Berkeley Heights in 1951.
^ As Verona Township. Renamed Cedar Grove in 1908.
^ As Lower Penns Neck Township. Renamed Pennsville in 1965.
^ Pine Hill and Pine Valley merged on January 1, 2022. The 2010 and 2020 populations and area are tabulated from the sum of the same from the two municipalities.[8]
^ As Northampton Township. Renamed Mount Holly in 1931.
^ As Atlantic Township. Renamed Colts Neck in 1962.
^ As Upper Penns Neck Township. Renamed Carneys Point in 1976.
^ As Passaic Township. Renamed Long Hill in 1992.
^ As Delford Borough. Renamed Oradell in 1920.
^ As Caldwell Township. Renamed Fairfield in 1963.
^ As a Town. Reincorporated as a Borough in 1948.
^ As Etna Borough. Renamed Emerson in 1909.
^ As North Plainfield Township. Renamed Green Brook in 1932.
^ As Port Oram Borough. Renamed Wharton in 1902.
^ As a Borough. Reincorporated as a City in 1931.
^ As Woodcliff Borough. Renamed Woodcliff Lake in 1910.
^ As West Woolwich Township. Renamed Logan in 1878.
^ As Ocean Beach Borough. Renamed Belmar in 1890.
^ As Midland Township. Renamed Rochelle Park in 1929.
^ As South Atlantic City. Renamed Margate City in 1909.
^ As a Township. Reincorporated as a City in 1858.
^ As a Borough. Reincorporated as a City in 1912.
^ As Beverly Township. Renamed Delanco in 1926.
^ As a Borough. Reincorporated as a City in 1867.
^ As Anglesea Borough. Renamed North Wildwood in 1906. Reincorporated as a City in 1917.
^ As a Township. Reincorporated as a Borough in 1898.
^ As Upper Alloways Creek Township. Renamed Alloway in 1884.
^ As Cape Island Borough. Reincorporated as a City in 1851. Renamed Cape May in 1869.
^ As Deckertown Borough. Renamed Sussex in 1902.
^ As South Belmar Borough. Renamed Lake Como in 2005.
^ As Junction Borough. Renamed Hampton in 1909.
^ As Long Beach City Borough. Renamed Surf City in 1899.
^ As Ship Bottom-Beach Arlington Borough. Renamed Ship Bottom in 1947.
^ As Jersey Homesteads Borough. Renamed Roosevelt in 1945.
^ As Barnegat City Borough. Renamed Barnegat Light in 1948.
References
^ a b c d "Raw 2020 U.S. Census Data" . United States Census Bureau . August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021 .
^ "Types of Government in New Jersey" . New Jersey League of Municipalities . Retrieved July 20, 2024 .
^ Yates, Riley (August 13, 2021). "These N.J. communities saw explosive growth in the last decade. See how your town fared" . NJ.com . Retrieved August 14, 2021 .
^ Census 2010: New Jersey - USATODAY.com
^ Snyder, John P. "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968" (PDF) . Retrieved August 29, 2016 .
^ Knapp, Krystal (October 1, 2012). "Merged Municipality Will Be Called Princeton, New Jersey" . Planet Princeton. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013 .
^ "Vernon Township Mayor's Office website" .
^ Symons, Michael (December 30, 2021). "NJ about to subtract one of its tiniest towns in rare merger" . New Jersey 101.5 . Retrieved January 16, 2022 .
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