Capital: Trenton
Motto: Liberty and prosperity
Nickname: Garden State
Origin of name: From the Channel Isle of Jersey
Ten largest cities (1994) :
Newark, 258,751;
Jersey City, 226,022;
Paterson, 138,290;
Elizabeth, 106,298;
Trenton, 84,441;
Camden, 82,866;
Clifton, 74,002;
East Orange, 72,847;
Bayonne, 62,270;
Union City, 56,308
Land area (rank): 7,419 sq mi. (19,215 sq km) (46)
Geographic center: In Mercer Co., 5 mi. SE of Trenton
Number of counties: 21
Largest county (1995 pop. est.): Bergen, 845,189
1997 resident population est.: 8,052,849
1990 resident census population (rank): 7,730,188 (9).
Male: 3,735,685; Female: 3,994,503.
White: 6,130,465 (79.3%); Black: 1,036,825 (13.4%); Hispanic: 739,861 (9.6%); Asian or Pacific Islander: 272,521 (3.5%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 14,970 (0.2%); Other race: 275,407 (3.6%).
1990 percent population under 18: 23.3; 65 and over: 13.4; median age: 34.5.
Contact your USA Volleyball Regional Office for details.
REGIONAL OFFICES: 1. Garden Empire
In New Jersey in 1996-1997 school year,
141 high schools fielded girls teams with 2,722 girls representing those schools.
47 high schools fielded boys teams with 944 boys representing those schools.
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DIVISION I - WOMENS
Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 Rutgers University New Brunswick NJ 08903 Seton Hall University South Orange NJ 07079 Fairleigh Dickinson-Teaneck Teaneck NJ 07666 Rider University Lawrenceville NJ 08648-3099 St. Peter's College Jersey City NJ 07306DIVISION II - WOMENS
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Centenary College (NJ) Hackettstown NJ 07840 Fairleigh Dickinson-Madison Madison NJ 07940 Jersey City State College Jersey City NJ 07305-1597 Kean College Union NJ 07083 Montclair State University Upper Montclair NJ 07043 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah NJ 07430-1680 Richard Stockton Coll of NJ Pomona NJ 08240-0195 Rowan University Glassboro NJ 08028-1743 Rutgers University-Newark Newark NJ 07102 College of St. Elizabeth Morristown NJ 07960-6989 Stevens Institute of Tech Hoboken NJ 07030-5991 William Paterson Univ. of New Wayne NJ 07470-2152DIVISION I - MENS
Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 Rutgers University-Newark Newark NJ 07102DIVISION II - MENS
New Jersey Institute of Tech. Newark NJ 07102DIVISION III - MENS
Jersey City State College Jersey City NJ 07305-1597 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah NJ 07430-1680 Stevens Institute of Tech Hoboken NJ 07030-5991