Haskell, New Jersey

Haskell, New Jersey
Ringwood Avenue (CR 511) in Haskell
Ringwood Avenue (CR 511) in Haskell
Haskell, New Jersey is located in Passaic County, New Jersey
Haskell, New Jersey
Haskell, New Jersey
Haskell's location in Passaic County (Inset: Passaic County in New Jersey)
Haskell, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Haskell, New Jersey
Haskell, New Jersey
Haskell, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Haskell, New Jersey is located in the United States
Haskell, New Jersey
Haskell, New Jersey
Haskell, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°01′42″N 74°17′46″W / 41.02833°N 74.29611°W / 41.02833; -74.29611
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyPassaic
Elevation
230 ft (70 m)
Population
 • Total
4,942
ZIP Code
07420
GNIS feature ID0876987[2]

Haskell is an unincorporated community located within Wanaque Borough, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] Haskell was formed in 1898 as a company town for a smokeless powder mill of the Laflin & Rand Powder Company. The town was named for Laflin & Rand company president Jonathan Haskell. The Haskell powder mill manufactured the W.A. .30 caliber smokeless powder used in United States Army service rifles until 1908.[4] Laflin & Rand was purchased by DuPont in 1902,[5] suffered from an explosion caused by sabotage in World War I,[6] and the powder mill ceased operations in 1926.[4] The area is served by the United States Postal Service as part of ZIP Code 07420. The community is located in suburban Northern New Jersey.

Manufacturing explosives during World War I at DuPont factory in Haskell

As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07420 was 4,942.[1]

  1. ^ a b DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 07420 Archived 2020-02-13 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Haskell". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  3. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Sharpe, Philip B. Complete Guide to Handloading 3rd Edition (1953) Funk & Wagnalls pp.147-149
  5. ^ "Laflin & Rand Powder Company". DuPont. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  6. ^ "Kingsland and Haskell Disasters". Safety Engineering. 33 (1): 28–32. January 1917 – via Google Books.