Statehood:  December 18, 1787 (3^rd State)

State bird: eastern goldfinch (1935)

State tree: red oak (1950)

State flower: purple violet (1913)

State Insect: honeybee (1974);

State Animal: horse (1977);

State Colors: buff and blue (1965);

State Folk dance: square dance;

State Dinosaur: hadrosaurus foulkii;

State Fish: brook trout;

State Shell: knobbed whelk;

State Nickname: Garden State

State Motto: "Liberty and Prosperity"

Highest Point: The highest point in New Jersey is aptly named High Point at 1,803 feet above sea level.

Lowest Point: The lowest point in New Jersey is at the Atlantic Ocean ; sea level.

Largest cities: Newark, 280,666; Jersey City, 239,614; Paterson, 149,843; Elizabeth, 125,809; Trenton, 84,639; Camden, 80,010; Clifton, 79,922; Passaic, 68,338; East Orange, 68,190; Union City, 65,128

Famous New Jerseyans:  Bud Abbott comedian, Asbury Park
Charles Addams cartoonist, Westfield
Edwin Aldrin astronaut, Montclair
William Count Basie band leader, Red Bank
Joan Bennett actress, Palisades
Judy Blume author, Elizabeth
Jon Bon Jovi musician, Sayreville
William J. Brennan jurist, Newark
Aaron Burr political leader, Newark
Lloyd H. Conover inventor, Orange
James Fenimore Cooper author, Burlington
David Copperfield magician, Metuche

Population (Quick Facts): 8,724,560:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34000.html

Official State website:

http://www.state.nj.us/

State Legislature:

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/

Capital of New Jersey : Trenton, NJ:

http://www.ci.trenton.nj.us/

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/

Department of Public Safety:

http://www.state.nj.us/lps/

Economy:

http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.nj.htm

Transportation:

http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/

International Trades:

http://www.state.nj.us/commerce/about_intl_trade.shtml

Natural Resources:

http://www.nj.nrcs.usda.gov/

Maps for the state of New Jersey:

http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/map.shtm

New Jersey State Job link:

http://www.job-hunt.org/jobs/newjersey.shtml

Tourism and Travel:

 http://www.state.nj.us/travel/

Museums:

http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/museums.html

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/newjersey.htm

State Parks: 

http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/

Zip Codes:

http://zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_city/3288.html

State Newspapers:

http://www.usnpl.com/njnews.php

Universities and Colleges in New Jersey: