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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
