The People

In rank among the states, New Jersey is ninth. The population density is 1,134.2 persons per square mile (437.9 per km 2)—the highest in the nation, and over 14 times that of the United States as a whole. Whites make up 72.6 per cent of the population and blacks, 13.6 per cent.

Annual events in New Jersey
January-March
Annual Garden State Outdoor Sportsman’s Show in Edison (January); Lambertville-New Hope Winter Festival (February).
April-July
Annual Shad Festival in Lambertville (April); Cherry Blossom Display in Newark (April); New Jersey State Chili and Salsa Cook-Off in Toms River (May); Super Science Weekend in Trenton (May); Annual Battle of Monmouth in Manalapan (June); Whitesbog Blueberry Festival in Browns Mills (June); Wachovia Bicycle Race in Trenton (June); New Jersey Seafood Festival in Belmar (June); Opera Festival in Princeton (June-July); Whitesbog Blueberry Festival in Browns Mills (June or July); Pathmark Women's Professional Tennis Classic in Mahwah (July); New Jersey Offshore Grand Prix Ocean Races in Point Pleasant (July); New Jersey Festival of Ballooning in Readington (July).
August-September
Hummingbird Extravaganza in Swainton (August); Sussex County Farm and Horse Show in Sussex (August); Baby Parades in Avalon, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, and Wildwood (August).
October-December
Victorian Week in Cape May (October); Cranberry Festival in Chatsworth (October); Grand Christmas Exhibition in Wheaton Village (November and December); Reenactment of Washington's Crossing of the Delaware in Titusville (December 25); Victorian Christmas Celebration in Cape May (December).