Section 40A:6-1 - Classification of counties for legislative purposesFor 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, eff. 8/29/1979; amended by L.1981, c.462, s.44; 2001 c. 336, s. 1, eff. 1/5/2002.