Statehood: Dec. 18, 1787 Living in NJ Today Population
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Census Statistics
Many people begin their genealogy research starting with the widely available U.S. census records. The U.S. began taking a census every 10 years starting in 1790. The records from 1790 to 1840 contain only the name of the head of the household and limited information about the other individuals in the residence. That changed in 1850 when the census began listing each member of the household individually.
Look how New Jersey has grown! The following table details the population of the state from it's first census through 1940. The 1930 census is the last year currently available for genealogy use. The 1940 census will be available on April 1, 2012. Information is shown for 1890, but that census was mostly lost due to a fire and mishandling in the 1920's and 1930's.
If the population figure below is underlined click on it to be taken to a free online version of the census
1790 184,139 1800 211,149 1810 245,562 1820 277,575 1830 320,823 1840 373,306 1850 489,555 1860 672,035
1870 906,096 1880 1,131,116 1890 1,444,933 1900 1,883,669 1910 2,537,167 1920 3,155,900 1930 4,041,334 1940 4,160,165


Helpful Links
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The links below are provided by your fellow researchers. They're ones they've found to be useful.
DON'T FORGET TO USE THE LINKS TO FREE CENSUS RECORDS IN THE POPULATION TABLES ABOVE
New Jersey Births and Christenings 1660-1980 LDS Searchable Database
New Jersey Deaths and Burials 1720-1988 LDS Searchable Database
New Jersey Marriages 1678-1985 LDS Searchable Database
State of New Jersey Vital Statistics Official State of New Jersey Site
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Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Interactive Research Tool
Ellis Island Searchable Passenger Database
Find a Grave Grave Registration and Search Website
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Today
If you still have family living in New Jersey today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Edison, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Toms River or Trenton. Chances are their ancestors came from Italy, Ireland, Germany, Poland or England. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in New Jersey, like Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson, Medco Health Solutions, Merck or Prudential Financial. Some of them may enjoy eating a ripper or Taylor Ham. They probably root for the New York Yankees or Giants, New Jersey Nets, New Jersey Devils or the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. You might find them playing Monopoly for real in Atlantic City or visiting "the shore".

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