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New Jersey
Capital - Trenton
Nickname. Garden State.
Population ( 2010 census ). 8,791,894 - rank, 9th state. Urban, 89.0%; rural,
11.0%. Persons per square mile, 1,030.3 (persons per square kilometer, 397.8) - rank, 1st state.
Extent. Area, 7,836 square miles (20,295 square kilometers),
including 315 square miles (816 square kilometers) of water surface (46th in size).
Elevation. Highest, High Point, 1,803 feet (550 meters),
in Kittatinny Mountain near Colesville; lowest, sea level; average, 250 feet (76 meters).
Geographic Center. 5 miles (8 kilometers) southeast of Trenton.
Precipitation. At Atlantic City - annual average, 41.39 inches
(1,051 millimeters). At Newark - annual average, 42.43 inches (1,078 millimeters).
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