New Jersey State Information

State Info

All About New Jersey

Website	http://www.nj.gov
Capital	Trenton
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Nicknames	Garden State
Population	8,414,350 (Year 2000 census)
	8,638,396 (Year 2003 estimate)
Housing Units	3,310,275 (Year 2000)
Area	8,721.30 Square Miles
	Land area: 7,417.34 Square Miles
	Water area: 1,303.96 Square Miles
State Song	I'm From New Jersey
State Bird	Eastern Goldfinch
State Flower	Purple Violet
State Tree	Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)