New Jersey (4)
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Entered the Union: December 18, 1787 (3rd State)
New Jersey Capital City: Trenton
Lagest Cities in New Jersey: Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Trenton, Clifton, Camden, Passaic, Union, East Orange
Bordering States: Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania
New Jersey 2013 Population (Estimate): 8,899,339
New Jersey 2010 Population (Estimate): 8,791,909
Origin of State Name: From the Channel Isle of Jersey
State Motto: Liberty and prosperity
New Jersey Nickname: Garden State