Editing New Jersey (section)

==== Municipalities ====
For its overall population and nation-leading population density, New Jersey has a relative paucity of classic large cities. This [[paradox]] is most pronounced in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]], the state's most populous county, whose 955,732 residents at the 2020 census inhabited 70 municipalities, of which the most populous is [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], with 46,030 residents. Many urban areas extend far beyond the limits of a single large city, as New Jersey municipalities tend to be geographically small; three of the four largest cities in New Jersey by population have under {{convert|20|sqmi}} of land area, and eight of the top ten, including all the top five, have a land area under {{convert|30|sqmi}}. {{As of|2010|alt=As of the [[2010 United States census]]}}, only four municipalities had over 100,000 residents (although Edison and Woodbridge Township came very close); this number increased to seven by the 2020 census.
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
|+Largest municipalities in New Jersey by area
! Rank !! Name !! Area (sq.mi.) !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>) !! County
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |1 || [[Galloway Township, New Jersey|Galloway Township]]
| {{convert|115.2|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |2 || [[Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey|Hamilton Township]]
| {{convert|113.0|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |3 || [[Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey|Washington Township]]
| {{convert|102.9|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |4 || [[Jackson Township, New Jersey|Jackson Township]]
| {{convert|100.1|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |5 || [[Lacey Township, New Jersey|Lacey Township]]
| {{convert|98.5|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |6 || [[Woodland Township, New Jersey|Woodland Township]]
| {{convert|96.4|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |7 || [[Maurice River Township, New Jersey|Maurice River Township]]
| {{convert|95.7|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |8 || [[Middle Township, New Jersey|Middle Township]]
| {{convert|83.1|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |9 || [[Manchester Township, New Jersey|Manchester Township]]
| {{convert|82.9|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |10 || [[West Milford, New Jersey|West Milford]]
| {{convert|80.4|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |11 || [[Bass River Township, New Jersey|Bass River Township]]
| {{convert|78.2|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |12 || [[Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey|Egg Harbor Township]]
| {{convert|75.0|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |13 || [[Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey|Little Egg Harbor Township]]
| {{convert|73.2|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |14 || [[Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey|Lower Alloways Creek Township]]
| {{convert|72.6|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |15 || [[Vernon Township, New Jersey|Vernon Township]]
| {{convert|70.5|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |16 || [[Upper Township, New Jersey|Upper Township]]
| {{convert|68.5|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |17 || [[Wantage Township, New Jersey|Wantage Township]]
| {{convert|67.5|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |18 || [[Dennis Township, New Jersey|Dennis Township]]
| {{convert|64.3|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |19 || [[Pemberton Township, New Jersey|Pemberton Township]]
| {{convert|62.5|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |20 || [[Howell Township, New Jersey|Howell Township]]
| {{convert|61.0|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |21 || [[Middletown Township, New Jersey|Middletown Township]]
| {{convert|59.3|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |22 || [[Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]]
| {{convert|58.7|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |23 || [[Winslow Township, Camden County, New Jersey|Winslow Township]]
| {{convert|58.1|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |24 || [[Mullica Township, New Jersey|Mullica Township]]
| {{convert|56.9|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |25 || [[Berkeley Township, New Jersey|Berkeley Township]]
| {{convert|55.8|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |26 || [[Hillsborough Township, New Jersey|Hillsborough Township]]
| {{convert|54.8|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]]
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |26 || [[Stafford Township, New Jersey|Stafford Township]]
| {{convert|54.8|sqmi|disp=table}} 
| [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]]
|}
{{Largest cities
| country = New Jersey
| stat_ref = Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biggestuscities.com/nj|title=Biggest Cities in New Jersey &#124; 2020 Population Data|access-date=February 28, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228024456/https://www.biggestuscities.com/nj|url-status=live}}</ref>
| list_by_pop =
| div_name =
| div_link = List of counties in New Jersey{{!}}County
| city_1 = Newark, New Jersey{{!}}Newark
| div_1 = Essex County, New Jersey{{!}}Essex
| pop_1 = 311,549
| img_1 = SkylineNewarkMilitaryParkBroadStreet.jpg
| city_2 = Jersey City, New Jersey{{!}}Jersey City
| div_2 = Hudson County, New Jersey{{!}}Hudson
| pop_2 = 292,449
| img_2 = Jersey City, New Jersey (46780350094).jpg
| city_3 = Paterson, New Jersey{{!}}Paterson
| div_3 = Passaic County, New Jersey{{!}}Passaic
| pop_3 = 159,732
| img_3 = City_of_Paterson,_NJ_from_Garret_Mountain.JPG
| city_4 = Elizabeth, New Jersey{{!}}Elizabeth
| div_4 = Union County, New Jersey{{!}}Union
| pop_4 = 137,298
| img_4 = File-UnionCoCourtHouse.JPG
| city_5 = Lakewood Township, New Jersey{{!}}Lakewood Township
| div_5 = Ocean County, New Jersey{{!}}Ocean
| pop_5 = 135,158
| img_5 =
| city_6 = Edison, New Jersey{{!}}Edison 
| div_6 = Middlesex County, New Jersey{{!}}Middlesex
| pop_6 = 107,588
| img_6 =
| city_7 = Woodbridge Township, New Jersey{{!}}Woodbridge Township
| div_7 = Middlesex County, New Jersey{{!}}Middlesex
| pop_7 = 103,639
| img_7 =
| city_8 = Toms River, New Jersey{{!}}Toms River
| div_8 = Ocean County, New Jersey{{!}}Ocean
| pop_8 = 95,438
| img_8 =
| city_9 = Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey{{!}}Hamilton Township
| div_9 = Mercer County, New Jersey{{!}}Mercer
| pop_9 = 92,297
| img_9 =
| city_10 = Clifton, New Jersey{{!}}Clifton
| div_10 = Passaic County, New Jersey{{!}}Passaic
| pop_10 = 90,296
| img_10 =
}}