Hackensack, New Jersey | |
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City | |
City of Hackensack | |
Motto: A City in Motion | |
Location of Hackensack within Bergen County, New Jersey. |
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Census Bureau map of Hackensack, New Jersey |
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Coordinates: 40°53′22″N 74°02′45″W / 40.889398°N 74.045698°WCoordinates: 40°53′22″N 74°02′45″W / 40.889398°N 74.045698°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Bergen |
Settled | 1665 (as New Barbadoes) |
Incorporated | October 31, 1693 (as New Barbadoes Township) |
Reincorporated | November 21, 1921 (as a city under current name) |
Government | |
• Type | 1923 Municipal Manager Law |
• Body | City Council |
• Mayor | John P. Labrosse Jr. (term ends June 30, 2017) |
• City manager | David Troast |
• Clerk | Deborah Karlsson |
Area | |
• Total | 4.346 sq mi (11.256 km2) |
• Land | 4.180 sq mi (10.826 km2) |
• Water | 0.166 sq mi (0.430 km2) 3.82% |
Area rank | 287th of 566 in state 16th of 70 in county |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population (2010 Census) | |
• Total | 43,010 |
• Estimate (2015) | 44,834 |
• Rank | 46th of 566 in state 1st of 70 in county |
• Density | 10,290.0/sq mi (3,973.0/km2) |
• Density rank | 36th of 566 in state 10th of 70 in county |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 07601 |
Area code(s) | 201 |
FIPS code | 3400328680 |
GNIS feature ID | 885236 |
Website | www |
Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, and serves as its county seat. It was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921, but it was informally known as Hackensack. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 43,010, reflecting an increase of 333 (+0.8%) from the 42,677 counted in the 2000 Census, which had, in turn, increased by 5,628 (+15.2%) from the 37,049 counted in the 1990 Census.
An inner suburb of New York City, Hackensack is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan and about 7 miles (11 km) from the George Washington Bridge. From a number of locations, the New York City skyline can be seen.
The Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University borders the Hackensack River in both Hackensack and Teaneck. Hackensack is also the home of the New Jersey Naval Museum and the World War II submarine USS Ling. Astronaut Wally Schirra is perhaps Hackensack's most famous native son.
The city is known for a great diversity of neighborhoods and land uses very close to one another. Within its borders are the prominent Hackensack University Medical Center, a trendy high-rise district about a mile long, classic suburban neighborhoods of single-family houses, stately older homes on acre-plus lots, older two-family neighborhoods, large garden apartment complexes, industrial areas, the Bergen County Jail, a tidal river, Hackensack River County Park, Borg's Woods Nature Preserve, various city parks, large office buildings, a major college campus, the Bergen County Court House, a vibrant small-city downtown district, and various small neighborhood business districts. According to a 2016 study, the city ranked as the 5th-best place in New Jersey for entrepreneurs.