Hackensack, New Jersey

Hackensack, New Jersey
City
The Bergen County Court House, designed in the American Renaissance style
The Bergen County Court House, designed in the American Renaissance style
Official seal of Hackensack, New Jersey
Seal
Motto: 
A City in Motion[1]
Location of Hackensack in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). Interactive map of Hackensack, New Jersey
Location of Hackensack in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Map
Interactive map of Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Hackensack
Hackensack
Location in Bergen County
Hackensack is located in New Jersey
Hackensack
Hackensack
Location in New Jersey
Hackensack is located in the United States
Hackensack
Hackensack
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°53′22″N 74°02′45″W / 40.889398°N 74.045698°W / 40.889398; -74.045698[2][3]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBergen
Settled1665 (as New Barbadoes)
IncorporatedOctober 31, 1693 (as New Barbadoes Township)
ReincorporatedNovember 21, 1921 (as a city under current name)
Government
[8]
 • Type1923 Municipal Manager Law
 • BodyCity Council
 • MayorJohn P. Labrosse Jr. (term ends June 30, 2025)[4][5]
 • City managerVincent Caruso[6]
 • Municipal clerkDeborah Karlsson[7]
Area
[9]
 • Total
4.35 sq mi (11.27 km2)
 • Land4.19 sq mi (10.86 km2)
 • Water0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)  3.63%
 • Rank287th of 565 in state
16th of 70 in county[2]
Elevation
[10]
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)[11][12]
 • Total
46,030
 • Estimate 
(2023)[11][13]
45,736
 • Rank45th of 565 in state
1st of 70 in county[14]
 • Density10,983.1/sq mi (4,240.6/km2)
  • Rank33rd of 565 in state
10th of 70 in county[14]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07601[15][16]
Area code(s)201[17]
FIPS code3400328680[2][18][19]
GNIS feature ID885236[2][20]
Websitewww.hackensack.org

Hackensack is the most populous municipality and the county seat of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[12][21] The area was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921, but has informally been known as Hackensack since at least the 18th century.[22] As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 46,030,[11][12] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 3,020 (+7.0%) from the 2010 census count of 43,010,[23][24] which in turn reflected an increase of 333 (+0.8%) from the 42,677 counted in the 2000 census.[25]

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.[26] From a number of locations, including portions of Prospect Avenue, the New York City skyline can be seen.[26]

The Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University straddles the Hackensack River in both Hackensack and Teaneck. Hackensack is also the home of the former New Jersey Naval Museum and the World War II submarine USS Ling. Astronaut Wally Schirra is perhaps Hackensack's most famous native son.[27]

The city has diverse neighborhoods and land uses located close to one another. Within its borders are the Hackensack University Medical Center, a residential high-rise district about a mile long (along Prospect Avenue between Beech Street and Passaic Street), 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.[28]

  1. ^ "Hackensack", FDU Magazine, Fall / Winter 2001. Accessed June 14, 2007. "Billed as 'A City in Motion,' Hackensack has been on the move since before the founding of the United States."
  2. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Council was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  6. ^ City Manager, City of Hackensack. Accessed June 4, 2024.
  7. ^ City Clerk, City of Hackensack. Accessed June 4, 2024.
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  9. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "City of Hackensack". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
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  14. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  15. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 8, 2011.
  16. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 29, 2013.
  17. ^ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Hackensack, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 29, 2013.
  18. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  20. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  21. ^ New Jersey County Map, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed December 22, 2022.
  22. ^ New Jersey 1793, Historic Map Works. Accessed January 30, 2018.
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  25. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  26. ^ a b Rondinaro, Gene. "If You're Thinking Of Living In: Hackensack", The New York Times, March 18, 1984. Accessed December 13, 2011. "There are other signs of renewed health. New high-rise residential buildings with exceptional views of the Manhattan skyline have sprung up along Prospect Avenue in the Heights area to the west."
  27. ^ "Astronaut Bio: Wally Schirra". Space Educator's Handbook. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  28. ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Hackensack, N.J.; After Long Decline, Downtown Rebounds", The New York Times, May 3, 1998. Accessed December 13, 2011.