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New Jersey is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized Northeast megalopolis, it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware. At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km²), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area. According to a 2024 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, it is the 11th-most populous state, with over 9.5 million residents, its highest estimated count ever. The state capital is Trenton, and the state's most populous city is Newark. New Jersey is the only U.S. state in which every county is deemed urban by the U.S. Census Bureau. It is the most densely populated U.S. state.

New Jersey was first inhabited by Paleo-Indians as early as 13,000 BC. The Lenape were the dominant Indigenous group when Europeans arrived in the early 17th century, and they were subdivided into dialectal groups such as the Munsee, in the north, and the Unami and the Unalachtigo, elsewhere. Dutch and Swedish colonists founded the first European settlements in the state, with the British later seizing control of the region and establishing the Province of New Jersey, named after the Channel Island of Jersey. The colony's fertile lands and relative religious tolerance drew a large and diverse population. New Jersey was among the Thirteen Colonies that supported the American Revolution, hosting several pivotal battles and military commands in the American Revolutionary War earning the title, "Crossroads of the American Revolution." New Jersey remained in the Union during the American Civil War and provided troops, resources, and military leaders in support of the Union Army. After the war, the state emerged as a major manufacturing center and a leading destination for immigrants, helping drive the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. New Jersey was the site of many industrial, technological, and commercial innovations. Many prominent Americans associated with New Jersey have proven influential nationally and globally, including in academia, advocacy, business, entertainment, government, military, non-profit leadership, and other fields. (Full article...)

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Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the State of New Jersey. The university is known for its programs in business, law, education, nursing, and diplomacy.

Seton Hall is made up of eight different schools and colleges with an undergraduate enrollment of about 5,200 students and a graduate enrollment of about 4,400. Its School of Law, which is ranked by US News & World Report as one of the top 100 law schools in the nation, has an enrollment of about 1,200 students. For 2009, BusinessWeek's "Colleges with the Biggest Returns" ranked Seton Hall among the top 50 universities in the nation that open doors to the highest salaries. Seton Hall's Stillman School of Business is ranked 56 out of the top 100 undergraduate business schools and #1 in the state of New Jersey according to BusinessWeek.

The Seton Hall College of Medicine and Dentistry was the first school of medicine in the State of New Jersey. The school was acquired by the state in 1965, and is now the New Jersey Medical School, part of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

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**Downtown Newark** is Newark, New Jersey's major central business and cultural district. It is located at a bend in the Passaic River. Interstate 280 was built just north of Downtown.

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Dinklage in 2025

Peter Hayden Dinklage (/ˈdɪnklɪdʒ/; born June 11, 1969) is an American actor. Portraying Tyrion Lannister on the HBO television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series a record four times. Dinklage also received a Golden Globe Award in 2011 and a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2020 for the role.

Born in the Jersey Shore region of New Jersey, Dinklage studied acting at Bennington College, performing in a number of amateur stage productions. He made his film debut in the black comedy film Living in Oblivion (1995), and had his breakthrough with a starring role in the 2003 comedy-drama The Station Agent. Dinklage's other films include Elf (2003), Lassie and The Baxter (both in 2005), Find Me Guilty (2006), Penelope (2006), Death at a Funeral (2007), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), Death at a Funeral (2010), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), and Wicked (2024). In 2018, he appeared as Eitri in the Marvel film Avengers: Infinity War, and as Hervé Villechaize in the biopic film My Dinner with Hervé. Dinklage also provided voice-acting for the video game Destiny, and in 2023, he voiced Scourge in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. On television, Dinklage also starred in the series Dexter: Resurrection in 2025. (Full article...)

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... that former New Jersey Representative Edward J. Patten was unanimously cleared by the House Ethics Committee of charges associated with the 1978 Koreagate scandal?
... that Boston Red Sox baseball player Ryan Kalish didn’t miss a single pitch he swung at in his senior year of high school baseball?
... that Joe Plumeri, CEO of Willis Group Holdings, got his start in 1968 by accidentally interviewing with future Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill at what he mistakenly thought was a law firm?

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The following are images from various New Jersey-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1The Province of New Jersey, Divided into East and West, commonly called The Jerseys,
1777 map by William Faden (from History of New Jersey)
Image 2Washington Rallying the Americans at the Battle of Princeton, a portrait by William Ranney depicting George Washington rallying Continental Army troops at the Battle of Princeton in January 1777 (from New Jersey)
Image 3New Jersey population density as of 2020 (from New Jersey)
Image 4A letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle containing anthrax powder caused the deaths of two postal workers. (from History of New Jersey)
Image 5A heat map showing median income distribution in New Jersey by county (from New Jersey)
Image 6Delaware Water Gap is shared between Warren County and neighboring Pennsylvania. (from New Jersey)
Image 72024 U.S. presidential election results by county in New Jersey
Democratic
Republican
(from New Jersey)
Image 8Map of counties in New Jersey by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
Legend
- Non-Hispanic White
    30–40%
  
    40–50%
  
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
  Black or African American
    40–50%
  
  Hispanic or Latino
    40–50%
(from New Jersey)
Image 9The Hindenburg just moments after catching fire (1937) (from History of New Jersey)
Image 10Koreatown, Bergen County, across the George Washington Bridge from New York City (from New Jersey)
Image 11Largest ethnicity by municipality based on 2020 census (from New Jersey)
Image 12MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, one of only two NFL stadiums shared by two teams, is home to the New York Giants and New York Jets. (from New Jersey)
Image 13Old Queens at Rutgers University, the largest state university system in New Jersey (from New Jersey)
Image 14The Jersey Shore extends inland from the Atlantic Ocean into its many inlets, including Manasquan Inlet, looking westward at sunset from the jetty at Manasquan. (from New Jersey)
Image 15Military map by William Faden with troop movements during the Ten Crucial Days (from History of New Jersey)
Image 16Michael Schleisser and the "Jersey man-eater" as seen in the Bronx Home News (1916) (from History of New Jersey)
Image 17New Jersey is named after the English Channel island of Jersey (from History of New Jersey)
Image 18New Jersey suburbia in Monroe Township, Middlesex County. Despite being the most densely populated U.S. state, New Jersey is mostly suburban. (from New Jersey)
Image 19Cleveland Tower at Princeton University, an Ivy League university and one of the world's most prominent research institutions, served briefly as the U.S. Capitol in the 18th century. (from New Jersey)
Image 20Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson was designated a U.S. National Historical Park in 2009. (from New Jersey)
Image 21Map of the 107-mile-long (172 km) Morris Canal, which crosses the state (from New Jersey)
Image 22Map of New Jersey's major transportation networks and cities (from New Jersey)
Image 23George B. McClellan, was an American soldier, Civil War Union general, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey. (from History of New Jersey)
Image 24The original provinces of West and East New Jersey are shown in yellow and green respectively. The Keith Line is shown in red, and the Coxe and Barclay Line is shown in orange. (from History of New Jersey)
Image 25The George Washington Bridge, connecting Fort Lee (foreground) in Bergen County across the Hudson River to New York City (background), is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge. (from New Jersey)
Image 26Ubiquitous gardens exemplified by landscaping at Rutgers University-Camden lend New Jersey its eponymous nickname as the Garden State. (from New Jersey)
Image 27New Brunswick, nicknamed the Hub city and the Healthcare City, is a focus city for academia, healthcare, and culture in New Jersey, and has many high-rise buildings. (from New Jersey)
Image 28The design of the golden-domed New Jersey State House in Trenton differs from most other U.S. state houses in not resembling the U.S. Capitol. (from New Jersey)
Image 29India Square in the Marion Section of Jersey City is home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere. (from New Jersey)
Image 30Atop the Hudson Palisades in Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County, overlooking the Hudson River, the George Washington Bridge, and the skyscrapers of Midtown Manhattan, New York City (from New Jersey)
Image 31Cape May–Lewes Ferry connects New Jersey and Delaware across Delaware Bay. (from New Jersey)
Image 32Ethnic origins in New Jersey (from New Jersey)
Image 33Results of the 1910 gubernatorial election in New Jersey. Wilson won the counties in blue. (from History of New Jersey)
Image 34A NJ Transit train on the Northeast Corridor in Rahway (from New Jersey)
Image 35Two Hudson–Bergen Light Rail trains in Jersey City (from New Jersey)
Image 36Metropolitan statistical areas and divisions of New Jersey; those shaded in blue are part of the New York City Metropolitan Area, including Mercer and Warren counties. Counties shaded in green, including Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland counties, belong to the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. (from New Jersey)
Image 37Prudential Center in Newark, home of the NHL's New Jersey Devils (from New Jersey)
Image 38Modern map which approximates the relative size and location of the settled areas of New Netherland and New Sweden. (from History of New Jersey)
Image 39Governor Woodrow Wilson (1911) (from History of New Jersey)
Image 40The Great Falls of the Passaic River (from History of New Jersey)
Image 41Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth (from History of New Jersey)
Image 42At 69.6 mi (112.0 km) in length, Raritan River is the longest river entirely within New Jersey, flowing from Raritan Valley near Clinton (above), eastward to Raritan Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. (from New Jersey)
Image 43New Jersey's telephone area codes (from New Jersey)
Image 44A 1950s-style diner in Orange (from New Jersey)
Image 45Former U.S. president Lyndon Johnson meets Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro (1967) (from History of New Jersey)
Image 46Map of New Jersey counties (from New Jersey)
Image 47The Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal was the world's first container seaport and remains one of the world's largest and busiest. (from New Jersey)
Image 48Washington Crossing the Delaware, an 1851 portrait by Emanuel Leutze depicting Washington's covert crossing the Delaware River from Bucks County, Pennsylvania to Mercer County on December 25, 1776, prior to the Battle of Trenton (from New Jersey)
Image 49A fleet of naval forces being constructed in the Camden shipyards (1919) (from History of New Jersey)
Image 50A map of New Netherland and New Sweden in present-day New Jersey during the colonial era (from New Jersey)
Image 51The Atlantic City Boardwalk seen from Caesars Atlantic City, which opened in 1870 as the world's first boardwalk At 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) long, it is also the world's longest and busiest boardwalk. New Jersey is home to the world's highest concentration of boardwalks.
Image 52Sunset on the beach at Atlantic City, an oceanfront resort and the nexus of New Jersey's gambling industry (from New Jersey)
Image 53Cranberry harvest (from New Jersey)