There are 1.6 million Knights of Columbus members worldwide, with 61,000 residing in the Garden State.
Among the notable New Jersey Knights is New Jersey-born Joyce Kilmer, poet and World War I sergeant. Kilmer was a member of Council 1177 in Suffern, NY and New Rochelle Council 339.
Sources: Knights of Columbus, New Jersey State Council Knights of Columbus, By Their Works: Profiles of Men in Faith Who Made a Difference by Stephen Singular