Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:6-1

  • census: means the latest Federal census effective within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • population: when used in any statute, shall be taken to mean the population as shown by the latest Federal census effective within this State, and shall be construed as synonymous with "inhabitants. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
40A:6-1. For legislative purposes, counties are classified as follows based upon their population as ascertained by the most recent federal decennial census:

a. First class–counties having a population of more than 550,000 and a population density of more than 3,000 persons per square mile;

b. Second class– all other counties having a population of more than 200,000 except such counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean;

c. Third class–counties having a population of not less than 50,000 but not more than 200,000 except such counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean;

d. Fourth class–counties having a population of less than 50,000 except such counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean;

e. Fifth class–counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean having a population of more than 125,000;

f. Sixth class–counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean having a population of not more than 125,000.

L.1979, c.181, s.1; amended 1981, c.462, s.44; 2001,c.336.

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