City (New Jersey)

New Jersey municipal government
Traditional types
Borough Township City Town Village
Modern forms
Walsh Act commission 1923 municipal manager
Faulkner Act forms
Mayor–council Council–manager Small municipality Mayor–council–administrator
Nonstandard forms
Special charter
Changing form of municipal government
Charter Study Commission
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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.