New Jersey municipal government |
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Traditional types |
Modern forms |
Faulkner Act forms |
Nonstandard forms |
Special charter |
Changing form of municipal government |
Charter Study Commission |
A city in the context of local government in New Jersey refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. Despite the widely held perception of a city as a large, urban area, cities in New Jersey have a confused history as a form of government and vary in size from large, densely populated areas to much smaller hamlets.