Melrose, New Jersey
Melrose is a neighborhood in Sayreville in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Melrose was consolidated with Ernston, Morgan, and Sayre's Village under one municipal government in 1876, when the newly formed Township of Sayreville was created from approximately of what was then South Amboy Township. See also *List of neighborhoods in Sayreville, New Jersey There are numerous historical and contemporary neighborhoods in Sayreville, a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Sayreville has a total area of 18.704 square miles (48.442 km2), of which 15.842 square miles (41.030  ... References Neighborhoods in Sayreville, New Jersey {{MiddlesexCountyNJ-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Local Government In New Jersey
Local government in New Jersey is composed of counties and municipalities. Local jurisdictions in New Jersey differ from those in some other states because every square foot of the state is part of exactly one municipality; each of the 564 municipalities is in exactly one county; and each of the 21 counties has more than one municipality. New Jersey has no independent cities, or consolidated city-counties. The forms of municipality in New Jersey are more complex than in most other states, though, potentially leading to misunderstandings regarding the governmental nature of an area and what local laws apply. All municipalities can be classified as one of five types of local government—Borough, City, Township, Town, and Village—and one of twelve forms of government, the first five being historically associated with the five types of government and the other seven being non-standard "optional" forms provided by the New Jersey Legislature. To make matters more complex, Ne ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Countries
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by Delaware Bay and the state of Delaware. At , New Jersey is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, fifth-smallest state in land area; but with close to 9.3 million residents, it ranks List of U.S. states and territories by population, 11th in population and List of U.S. states and territories by population density, first in population density. The state capital is Trenton, New Jersey, Trenton, and the most populous city is Newark, New Jersey, Newark. With the exception of Warren County, New Jersey, Warren County, all of the state's 21 counties lie within the combined statistical areas of New York City or Delaw ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Counties In New Jersey
There are 21 counties in New Jersey. These counties together contain 565 municipalities, or administrative entities composed of clearly defined territory; 250 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, 244 townships, and 4 villages. In New Jersey, a county is a local level of government between the state and municipalities. County government in New Jersey includes a Board of County Commissioners, sheriff, clerk, and surrogate (responsible for uncontested and routine probate), all of which are elected officials. Counties organized under the Optional County Charter Law may also have an elected county executive. Counties traditionally perform state-mandated duties such as the maintenance of jails, parks, and certain roads. The site of a county's administration and courts is called the county seat. History New Jersey was governed by two groups of proprietors as two distinct provinces, East Jersey and West Jersey, between 1674 and 1702. New Jersey's first counties were created as administ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Middlesex County, New Jersey
Middlesex County is located in central New Jersey, United States, extending inland from the Raritan Valley region to the northern portion of the Jersey Shore. As of the 2020 United States Census, the county's population was enumerated at 863,162,QuickFacts Middlesex County, New Jersey . Accessed June 19, 2022. making Middlesex the state's third-most populous county. Middlesex County's population in 2020 represented a growth of 53,304 (6.6%) from the 809,858 residents counted at the [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Municipalities In New Jersey
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 inhabitants but the 5th smallest by land area spanning . , New Jersey is divided into 21 counties and contains 564 municipalities consisting of five types: 253 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, 241 townships, and 3 villages. The largest municipality by population in New Jersey is Newark with 311,549 residents whereas the smallest is Walpack Township with 7 residents. Like most Northeastern states, all territories within New Jersey are incorporated. List of municipalities NewarkNJ 7 2010.JPG, Newark, largest city by population in New Jersey Manhattan New York City 2009 PD 20091129 151.JPG, Jersey City is the second largest city by population in New Jersey. Downtown-paterson-nj2.jpg, Paterson, New Jersey's third largest city by population File-UnionCoCourtHouse.JPG, Elizabeth is New Jersey’s fourth largest city by ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sayreville, New Jersey
Sayreville is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Sayreville is within the heart of the Raritan Valley region, located on the south banks of the Raritan River, and also located on the Raritan Bay. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 42,704,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Sayreville borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey , . Accessed March 1, 2012. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. It is a type of gazetteer. It was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote the standardization of feature names. Data were collected in two phases. Although a third phase was considered, which would have handled name changes where local usages differed from maps, it was never begun. The database is part of a system that includes topographic map names and bibliographic references. The names of books and historic maps that confirm the feature or place name are cited. Variant names, alternatives to official federal names for a feature, are also recorded. Each feature receives ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ernston, New Jersey
Ernston is a neighborhood in Sayreville in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was a stop on the Camden and Amboy Railroad. In 1876, when the newly-formed Township of Sayreville was created from approximately of South Amboy's surroundings, Ernston was consolidated with Morgan, Melrose, and Sayre's Village under one municipal government. See also *List of neighborhoods in Sayreville, New Jersey There are numerous historical and contemporary neighborhoods in Sayreville, a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Sayreville has a total area of 18.704 square miles (48.442 km2), of which 15.842 square miles (41.030  ... References Neighborhoods in Sayreville, New Jersey {{MiddlesexCountyNJ-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Morgan, New Jersey
Morgan is a neighborhood in Sayreville in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, named for Charles Morgan III who purchased the land on May 7, 1710. The Morgan Draw, constructed over the Cheesequake Creek in 1912, serves the North Jersey Coast Line. A month before the end of World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ... in 1918, the neighborhood was heavily damaged by the T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion. Morgan Heights is a neighborhood on the bluff in the district. See also * List of neighborhoods in Sayreville, New Jersey References Neighborhoods in Sayreville, New Jersey {{MiddlesexCountyNJ-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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South Amboy, New Jersey
South Amboy is a suburban city in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located on Raritan Bay. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 9,411.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for South Amboy city, Middlesex County, New Jersey , . Accessed March 1, 2012. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Neighborhoods In Sayreville, New Jersey
There are numerous historical and contemporary neighborhoods in Sayreville, a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Sayreville has a total area of 18.704 square miles (48.442 km2), of which 15.842 square miles (41.030 km2) was land and 2.862 square miles (7.412 km2) was water (15.30%).2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions . Accessed April 27, 2020. It is located on a peninsula shared with So ...
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