New Jersey — Config Review
Profile config
Villages ExistNo
Judicial Regions15
Athletic Sections4
Concepts (11)
New Jersey
Local NameNew Jersey
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameState Legislature
Executive TitleGovernor
SubdivisionsCounties
Additional Subdivisions
Major CitiesNewark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Edison, Trenton, Camden, Atlantic City
County
Local NameCounty
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameBoard of County Commissioners
Executive TitleCounty Executive
Executive RequiredNo
SubdivisionsMunicipalities
Legislative CommitteesYes
Committees LabelCommittees
Municipality
Local NameMunicipality
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameMunicipal Council
Executive TitleMayor
Governancestrong-mayor, council-manager
SubdivisionsNo
School District
Local NameSchool District
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameBoard of Education
Educational Services Commission
Local NameEducational Services Commission
Local AbbrevESC
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameESC Board
Section
Local NameSection
Parent Org NameNJSIAA
Has Active GovernmentNo
General Assembly District
Local NameGeneral Assembly District
Has Active GovernmentNo
Senate District
Local NameSenate District
Local AbbrevSD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Congressional District
Local NameCongressional District
Local AbbrevCD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Vicinage
Local NameVicinage
Has Active GovernmentNo
Special District
Local NameSpecial District
Has Active GovernmentYes
Governance (2)
Strong-Mayor
Legislative CommitteesYes
Committees LabelCommittees
Council-Manager
Legislative CommitteesNo
Legislative DistrictsNo
Sources (5)
Counties
Urlhttps://services2.arcgis.com/XVOqAjTOJ5P6ngMu/arcgis/rest/services/NJ_Counties_3857/FeatureServer/0
ProviderNJGIN Open Data (NJOGIS)
TypeArcGIS REST FeatureServer
Noteverified 21 counties, exact match.
Municipalities
Urlhttps://services2.arcgis.com/XVOqAjTOJ5P6ngMu/arcgis/rest/services/NJ_Municipalities_3857/FeatureServer/0
Providersame NJOGIS host
TypeArcGIS REST FeatureServer
Noteverified 564 records, exact match. Alternate Socrata source also confirmed live at data.nj.gov/resource/k9xb-zgh4.json ("Municipalities of New Jersey"), which carries NJ 1040/DCA/GNIS/FIPS code crosswalks per municipality.
Field mapping (6)
MUNname
COUNTYparent county
MUN TYPEconcept_id (City/Town/Township/Borough/Village)
GNISjurisdiction_identifiers (scheme "gnis")
MUN CODEjurisdiction_identifiers (scheme "nj_mun_code")
CENSUS2020 / POP2020attributes.population_estimate (see population below)
School Districts
Urlhttps://services2.arcgis.com/XVOqAjTOJ5P6ngMu/arcgis/rest/services/School_Districts___Unified/FeatureServer/0
Providersame NJOGIS host — split into 3 separate FeatureServers by district type rather than one combined layer
TypeArcGIS REST FeatureServer
Noteverified Unified=339, Elementary (.../School_Districts___Elementary/FeatureServer/0)=171, Secondary (.../School_Districts___Secondary/FeatureServer/0)=46 — sum ≈556, consistent with NJ's granular ~600+ district landscape (multiple district types can serve overlapping grade ranges).
Field mapping (4)
DIST NAMEname
NJDOE ID Ujurisdiction_identifiers (scheme "njdoe_id")
SD TYPEconcept_id
GEOIDjurisdiction_identifiers (scheme "census_geoid")
Educational Region
Statusgenuine gap — no live API, GIS layer, or comprehensive published list found
NoteNJ DOE's Data & Reports Portal (nj.gov/education/doedata/) has no ESC directory/dataset. Individual Educational Services Commission websites exist (e.g. escnj.us) but there is no authoritative aggregator.
Population
Statusnot yet ingested
Recommended SourceUS Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) — https://api.census.gov/data/{year}/pep/population — joins on the county FIPS from the counties source above. The municipalities source's own CENSUS2020/POP2020 fields work as a quicker fallback.