NEW JERSEY NEW JERSEY U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1787 ORDER OF ADMISSION 3RD DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1948 CAPITAL TRENTON POPULATION 8053000 1995 LAND AREA 7419 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 1070.9 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME GARDEN STATE MOTTO LIBERTY AND PROSPERITY GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 40 NUMBER OF STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS 80 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 13 MAIN INDUSTRIES TRADE MANUFACTURING MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES FERTILE SOIL STONE ESPECIALLY GRANITE AND TRAPROCK SAND GRAVEL
