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New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. The area was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921, but has informally been known as Hackensack since at least the 18th century. As of the

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, the city's population was 46,030. An

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of

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, Hackensack is located approximately northwest of

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and about from the

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. From a number of locations, including portions of Prospect Avenue, the

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skyline can be seen.Rondinaro, Gene
"If You're Thinking Of Living In: Hackensack"
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'', 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." The Metropolitan Campus of

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straddles the

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in both Hackensack and

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. Hackensack is also the home of the former New Jersey Naval Museum and the

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'' USS Ling''. Astronaut

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is perhaps Hackensack's most famous

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. The city has diverse neighborhoods and land uses located close to one another. Within its borders are the

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, 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

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, 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.

History

The first inhabitants of the area were the

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, an Algonquian people who became known to settlers as 'the Delaware Indians.' They lived along a river they called ''Achinigeu-hach'', or "''Ackingsah-sack''", which translates to stony ground—today this river is more commonly known by the name 'the

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.' A representation of Chief

Oratam Oratam (or Oritani/Oratamin) was sagamore, or sachem, of the Hackensack Indians living in northeastern New Jersey during the period of early European colonization in the 17th century. Documentation shows that he lived an unusually long life (almo ...

of the Achkinhenhcky appears on the Hackensack municipal seal. The most common explanation is that the city was named for the Native American tribe, though other sources attribute it to a Native American word variously translated as meaning "hook mouth", "stream that unites with another on low ground", "on low ground" or "land of the big snake", while another version described as "more colorful than probable" attributes the name to an inn called the "Hock and Sack". Settlement by the

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in

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on the west banks of the

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across from

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(present-day lower Manhattan) began in the 1630s at Pavonia, eventually leading to the establishment of

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(at today's

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in Jersey City) in 1660. Oratam,

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of the Lenni Lenape, deeded the land along mid-

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to the Dutch in 1665. The area was soon taken by the English in 1667, but kept its Dutch name. Philip Cartaret, governor of what became the

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of

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granted land to Captain John Berry in the area of

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and soon after took up residence and called it " New Barbadoes," after having resided on the island of

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. In 1666, a deed was confirmed for the tract that had been given earlier by Oratem to Sarah Kiersted in gratitude for her work as emissary and interpreter. Other grants were given at the

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. In 1675, the

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Legislature established the administrative districts

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,

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,

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, and Monmouth. In 1683, Bergen (along with the three other counties) was officially recognized as an independent county by the Provincial Assembly
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bearing this date includes an image of an agreement between the settlers and the natives. New Barbadoes Township, together with

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, were formed by

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on October 31, 1693.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 78-79 re Hackensack, p. 82 re New Barbadoes. Accessed September 10, 2012 In 1700, the village of Hackensack was little more than the area around Main Street from the Courthouse to around Anderson Street. New Barbadoes Township included what is now Maywood, Rochelle Park,

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and River Edge, along with those portions of Oradell that are west of the Hackensack River. These areas were all sparsely populated and consisted of farm fields, woods and swamplands. The few roads that existed then included the streets now known as Kinderkamack Road, Paramus Road/Passaic Street and Essex Street. The southernmost portions of what is now Hackensack were not part of New Barbadoes Township at that time and were acquired in the late 1800s. The neighborhood that came to be known as the

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of Hackensack (today the area encompassing Bergen County's municipal buildings in Hackensack) was a part of Essex County until 1710, when Bergen County, by

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of

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, was enlarged and the Township of New Barbadoes was removed from Essex County and added to Bergen County. In 1710, the village of Hackensack (in the newly formed Township of New Barbadoes) was designated as being more centrally located and more easily reached by the majority of the Bergen County's inhabitants and, hence, was chosen as the

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of Bergen County, as it remains today. The earliest records of the Bergen County

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date back to 1715, at which time agreement was made to build a courthouse and jail complex, which was completed in 1716. During the

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,

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headquartered in the village of Hackensack in November 1776 during the retreat from Fort Lee via

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and camped on 'The Green' across from the First Dutch Reformed Church on November 20, 1776. A raid by British forces against Hackensack on March 23, 1780, resulted in the destruction by fire of the original courthouse structure. The Hackensack Improvement Commission was incorporated by an Act of the state legislature approved on April 1, 1868, within New Barbadoes township and including the village of Hackensack, with authority to develop sewers and other improvements in Hackensack. The

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passed the Township School Act in 1894, under which each village, borough, town, or city in New Jersey was delegated responsibility for its own public schools through the office of the county superintendent. Hackensack established a local board of education in 1894, as required by the new law, which took over operation of schools located in the township and established Hackensack High School. The 1894 act allowed local residents, by petition, to change municipal boundaries at will, setting off fearsome political battles statewide. Portions of the township had been taken to form Harrington Township (June 22, 1775), Lodi Township (March 1, 1826), Midland Township (March 7, 1871) and Little Ferry (September 20, 1894). After these departures, secessions, and de-annexations, all that was left of New Barbadoes Township was the

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of Hackensack and its surrounding neighborhoods of Fairmount, Red Hill and Cherry Hill. In 1896, New Barbadoes acquired a portion of Lodi Township covering an area south of Essex Street from the bend of Essex Street to the Maywood border. That same year the Hackensack Improvement commission was abolished and the City of Hackensack and New Barbadoes Township became coterminous. The final parcel lost by New Barbadoes Township was the northeastern corner of what is now Little Ferry, which was incorporated in September 1894. An act of the State Legislature incorporated the Fairmount section of New Barbadoes with the Hackensack Improvement Commission, and eliminated New Barbadoes Township as a political entity. On November 21, 1921, based on the results of a referendum held on November 8, 1921, New Barbadoes Township received its charter to incorporate as a city and ''officially'' took on its name "Hackensack," a name derived from its original inhabitants, the Lenni Lenape, who named it "''Ackingsah-sack''". In 1933, Hackensack adopted the Manager form of government under the terms of the 1923 Municipal Manager Law, with five Council persons all elected at-large and a mayor selected by the council from among its members. The

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location on Main Street, which opened on October 27, 1932, and was the last freestanding Sears in the state of New Jersey, closed on September 12, 2020.Albrizio, Lianna
"Hackensack Sears Poised To Be Next in New Jersey To Shutter"
TAPinto Hackensack, July 2, 2020. Accessed December 27, 2020. "When Sears first opened in Hackensack on October 27, 1932 at 436 Main Street, what had become the city’s landmark department store decades later was the largest of its kind in all of Bergen County, according to the county’s historic site survey, and its population was almost half of what it is today."

Geography

According to the

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, the city had a total area of 4.35 square miles (11.27 km²), including 4.19 square miles (10.86 km²) of land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²) of water (3.63%). The city is bordered by the Bergen County municipalities of Bogota, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, Lodi, Maywood,

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, Ridgefield Park, River Edge, South Hackensack,

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and Teterboro. There are many houses of historic value, and some of these were identified in the 1990 Master Plan. The city does not have any registered historic districts, or any restrictions on preserving the historic facade in any portions of the city. Areas considered suburban single-family residential neighborhoods account for about one-third of the city's area, mostly along its western side.

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, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Fairmount and North Hackensack.

Demographics

Ethnic diversity

As the initial destination for many immigrants to Bergen County from around the globe, Hackensack's ethnic composition has become exceptionally diverse. As of 2013, approximately 38.9% of the population were foreign-born. In addition, 2.5% were born in the U.S. territory of

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or abroad to American parents. 51.7% of the population over the age of five speak only English in their household, while 32.5% of the population speak

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at home. The

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n and

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n populations have increased most rapidly in Hackensack since 2000, with nearly 2,000 Indian Americans, over 1,000

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s, and over 600

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s represented in the 2010 United States Census.Hackensack city, New Jersey QuickLinks
,

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. Accessed June 1, 2015 Hackensack's

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population has also risen rapidly, to over 15,000 in 2010; Ecuadoreans, Dominicans, and

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have become the top Hispanic groups in northern Hackensack. The Black population dropped as a percentage, although minimally in absolute numbers between 2000 and 2010. The city lost approximately 10% of its

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population between 2000 and 2010, which has stabilized and resumed growth since 2010 and has remained substantial, at over 20,000 in 2010. The city has also witnessed greatly increasing diversity in its non-Hispanic white segment, with large numbers of

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ns, and

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immigrants offsetting the loss in Hackensack's earlier established

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, Irish American, and

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populations.

Census 2010

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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was $57,676 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,577) and the median family income was $66,911 (+/− $5,433). Males had a median income of $45,880 (+/− $4,012) versus $42,059 (+/− $1,681) for females. The

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for the city was $32,036 (+/− $1,809). About 8.9% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the

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, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

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headed 145 households in 2010, an increase from the 112 counted in 2000.

Census 2000

As of the

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, there were 42,677 people, 18,113 households, and 9,545 families residing in the city. The

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was 10,358.3 people per square mile (3,999.4/km²). There were 18,945 housing units at an average density of 4,598.2 per square mile (1,775.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 52.61%

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, 24.65%

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, 0.45% Native American, 7.45%

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, 0.05%

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, 9.71% from

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, and 5.08% from two or more races.

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or

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of any race were 25.92% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Hackensack city, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed September 10, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Hackensack city, Bergen County, New Jersey

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. Accessed September 10, 2012. There were 18,113 households, out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.8% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.3% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.08. In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $49,316, and the median income for a family was $56,953. Males had a median income of $39,636 versus $32,911 for females. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...

for the city was $26,856. About 6.8% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...

, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Hackensack operates under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law form of New Jersey municipal government. The city is one of seven municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The City Council is comprised of five members who are elected to four-year terms on a concurrent basis in a

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election held every four years in May.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy of Rutgers University (The Bloustein School) serves as a center for the theory and practice of urban planning, public policy and public health/health administration scholarship. The sc ...

, March 2013, p. 157. This form of government separates policy making (the work of the mayor and city council) from the execution of policy (the work of the city manager). This maintains professional management and a Citywide perspective through: nonpartisan election, at-large representation, concentration of executive responsibility in the hands of a professional manager accountable to the Mayor and Council, concentration of policy making power in one body: a five-person Mayor and Council. In the several decades in which the City has used the Municipal Manager form of government, Hackensack has had only nine City Managers. , the

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of the City of Hackensack is John P. Labrosse Jr., whose term of office as mayor ends June 30, 2025, along with those of all other councilmembers.Mayor
City of Hackensack. Accessed June 26, 2022. Other members of the Hackensack City Council are

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Deputy Mayor Kathleen Canestrino, Leonardo "Leo" Battaglia, Gerard Carroll and Stephanie Von Rudenborg.Mayor and City Council
City of Hackensack. Accessed June 26, 2022.''2022 County and Municipal Directory''

Bergen County, New Jersey Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Bergen County Statement of Vote November 3, 2015 General Election
,

Bergen County, New Jersey Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Federal, state and county representation

Hackensack is located in the 5th Congressional District Plan Components Report

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 37th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019. Prior to the 2010 Census, Hackensack had been part of the , a change made by the

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that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 58, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015.

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 19,123 registered voters in Hackensack, of which 8,630 (45.1% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,993 (10.4% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 8,492 (44.4% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 8 voters registered as either

Libertarians Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's enc ...

or Greens.Voter Registration Summary – Bergen
New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 7, 2013. Among the city's 2010 Census population, 44.5% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 54.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat

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received 59.7% of the vote (4,268 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 39.0% (2,790 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (89 votes), among the 7,327 ballots cast by the city's 19,506 registered voters (180 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.6%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat

Jon Corzine Jon Stevens Corzine ( ; born January 1, 1947) is an American financial executive and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from 2001 to 2006 and the 54th governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. Corzine ran fo ...

received 6,247 ballots cast (70.9% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,194 votes (24.9% vs. 45.8%), Independent

Chris Daggett Christopher Jarvis Daggett (born March 7, 1950) is an American businessman who is the president and CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, one of the largest foundations in New Jersey. A former regional administrator of the United States En ...

with 288 votes (3.3% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 31 votes (0.4% vs. 0.5%), among the 8,812 ballots cast by the city's 19,819 registered voters, yielding a 44.5% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county). In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...

received 12,015 votes (76.0% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 3,345 votes (21.2% vs. 41.1%) and other candidates with 380 votes (2.4% vs. 4.6%), among the 15,913 ballots cast by the city's 22,926 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.4% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County). In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat

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received 11,335 votes (78.6% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 2,835 votes (19.6% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 113 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 14,428 ballots cast by the city's 20,971 registered voters, for a turnout of 68.8% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County). In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 11,711 votes (75.7% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 3,498 votes (22.6% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 102 votes (0.7% vs. 0.8%), among the 15,461 ballots cast by the city's 20,616 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.0% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County
New Jersey Department of State, December 23, 2008. Accessed August 30, 2017. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat

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received 9,815 votes (71.0% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 3,870 votes (28.0% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 88 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 13,818 ballots cast by the city's 19,013 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.7% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).

Education

Public schools

The

Hackensack Public Schools The Hackensack Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the City of Hackensack, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2019–20 s ...

serve students in

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through

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. As of the 2019–2020 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 5,790 students and 431.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1.District information for Hackensack School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district, with 2019–2020 enrollment data from the

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, are Early Childhood Development Center Fairmount Elementary School (617 students in grades Pre-K–4), Fanny Meyer Hillers School (570 students in grades Pre-K–4), Jackson Avenue School (442 students in grades Pre-K–4), Nellie K. Parker School (533 students in grades Pre-K–4), Hackensack Middle School (1,571 students in grades 5–8) and Hackensack High School (1,918 students in grades 9–12). Hackensack High School serves high school students living in neighboring communities as part of

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s with the respective districts, including about 250 from Maywood, 120 from Rochelle Park and 250 from South Hackensack as of 2012. Teterboro residents had been able to choose between Hackensack High School and

Hasbrouck Heights School District The Hasbrouck Heights School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hasbrouck Heights and Teterboro, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The dist ...

's

Hasbrouck Heights High School Hasbrouck Heights High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Hasbrouck Heights and Teterboro in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone high school ...

. In March 2020, the

Maywood Public Schools The Maywood Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from the Borough of Maywood, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2018–19 scho ...

received approval from the New Jersey Department of Education to end the relationship it had established with Hackensack in 1969 and begin transitioning incoming ninth graders to Henry P. Becton Regional High School beginning in the 2020–2021 school year.

Bergen Arts and Science Charter School Bergen Arts and Science Charter School (BASCS/Bergen ASCS) is a state school, pu ...

serves public school students from Hackensack, as well as those from

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and Lodi. Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the

Bergen County Technical Schools Bergen County Technical Schools (BCTS) is a county technical school district that serves as the vocational / technical education arm of all the school districts within the 70 municipalities in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The primar ...

, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or

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. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.

Private schools

The First Baptist Church operates

Bergen County Christian Academy Bergen County Christian Academy (BCCA) is a private Christian school located in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Bergen County Christian Academy was founded in 1973 as Hackensack Christian Schools, a ministry of First Ba ...

, a K–12 school that was established in 1972 and is located at Union Street and Conklin Place. The YCS George Washington School is a nonprofit private school for classified students ages 5–14 in grades K–8 who are experiencing behavioral and/or emotional difficulties. Its population consists of students who reside at the YCS Holley Child Care and Development Center in Hackensack and students within the surrounding communities whose needs cannot be adequately met in special education programs within their districts. Padre Pio Academy is a defunct K–8 school that operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark until its closure at the end of the 2012–2013 school year in the wake of declining enrollment and a deficit approaching $350,000. The school had been formed in 2009 by the diocese through the merger of St. Francis of Assisi School with Holy Trinity.

Colleges and universities

The Metropolitan Campus of

Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university with its main campuses in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Founded in 1942, Fairleigh Dickinson University currently offers more than 100 degree programs to its students. In addition to its tw ...

straddles the Hackensack River in both Hackensack and

Teaneck Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) f ...

.

Bergen Community College Bergen Community College is a public community college in Bergen County, New Jersey. It was founded in 1965 and opened in 1968. , it is the largest community college in the state, with sites in Paramus, Hackensack, and Lyndhurst and 13,352 stu ...

has a location in Hackensack. The Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center, is located at 355 Main Street at the corner of Passaic Street. Eastwick College is located at 250 Moore Street.

Healthcare

Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) is a 781-bed non-profit, research and teaching hospital providing tertiary and healthcare needs located seven miles (11 km) west of New York City, in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. As ...

, part of

Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a network of healthcare providers in New Jersey, based out of Edison. Members include academic centers, acute care facilities, and research hospitals. Hackensack Meridian Health's goal is to create one integra ...

, is the primary health care provider and hospital for the city. Its main hospital campus, which includes a children's hospital, an all women's hospital, and Heart and Vascular Hospital, is located on 30 Prospect Avenue. The other facility that the hospital has is the John Theurer Cancer Center, located on 2nd Street. Hackensack University Medical Center has two medical offices located on Russell Place and Essex Center.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the city had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Bergen County and by the

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.

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, Route 17, Route 4, and County Route 503 are among the many main roads serving Hackensack. Several bridges, including the Court Street Bridge, the Midtown Bridge and the Anderson Street Bridge span the Hackensack River.

Public transportation

The city is served by three train stations on

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's

Pascack Valley Line The Pascack Valley Line is a commuter rail line operated by the Hoboken Division of New Jersey Transit, in the United States. The line runs north from Hoboken Terminal, through Hudson County and Bergen County in New Jersey, and into Rockland Co ...

, two of them in Hackensack, providing service to

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, with connecting service to Penn Station New York and other NJ Transit service at

Secaucus Junction Secaucus Junction (known as Secaucus Transfer during planning stages and signed simply as Secaucus) is a NJ Transit Rail Operations commuter rail hub in Secaucus, New Jersey. The $450 million, station opened on December 15, 2003, and was ded ...

.

Anderson Street station Anderson Street is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is one of two rail stations in Hackensack (the other being Essex Street) and located at Anderson Street near Linden Street. The station house was bui ...

serves central Hackensack while Essex Street station serves southern portions of the city. The

New Bridge Landing station New Bridge Landing, signed as New Bridge Landing at River Edge, is an active commuter railroad station in the borough of River Edge, Bergen County, New Jersey. Located at the junction of Kinderkamack Road ( County Route 503) and Grand Avenu ...

, located adjacent to the city line in River Edge also serves the northernmost parts of Hackensack, including

The Shops at Riverside The Shops at Riverside is a two-level enclosed shopping mall, located in Hackensack, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, off Route 4, along the Hackensack River. The mall has a Gross leasable area (GLA) of . The "lavishly appointed" mall ...

. NJ Transit buses include lines

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, 157, 162,

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, 164, 165 and 168 serving the

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in

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; the

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, 175, 178 and 182 to the

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; the 76 to

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; the 83 route to Jersey City; and local service on the 709,

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, 751, 752,

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, 755,

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, 762,

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,

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and 780 lines. Many of the bus routes stop, originate and terminate at the

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, a regional transit hub. Route 1X jitney of Fordham Transit originates/terminates at the bus terminal with service

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via Fort Lee Road.

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and several other operators provide frequent jitney service along Route 4 between

Paterson, New Jersey Paterson ( ) is the largest City (New Jersey), city in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Passaic-Bergen Rail Line planned to have two stops in Hackensack, but the proposal went dormant.

Emergency services

Fire department

The City of Hackensack is protected by a force of 100 paid, professional firefighters of the city of Hackensack Fire Department (HFD). The Hackensack Fire Department was first established on April 1, 1871, as Bergen Hook & Ladder Co. 1. In 1911, the full-time fire department was organized. The Hackensack Fire Department responds to approximately 7,500 emergency calls annually. The Hackensack Ford dealership fire on July 1, 1988, resulted in the deaths of five firefighters after a bowstring truss roof collapsed. A message issued a minute before the collapse ordering firefighters out was never received due to defective communications equipment and two firefighters who survived the initial collapse could not be rescued as their calls for help were not received. Ten firefighters from Hackensack have died in the line of duty. The Hackensack Fire Department currently operates out of four fire stations located throughout the city, under the command of a Deputy Chief / Tour Commander for each shift. The Hackensack Fire Department operates a fire apparatus fleet of four engines, one ladder, two rescues (Rescue 2 is part of the Metro USAR Collapse Rescue Strike Team), one Metro USAR (

urban search and rescue Urban search and rescue (abbreviated as USAR or US&R) is a type of technical rescue operation that involves the location, extrication, and initial medical stabilization of victims trapped in an urban area, namely structural collapse due to natu ...

) Collapse Rescue Shoring Unit, one Special Operations (flood rescue) Unit, one Air Cascade Unit, one fire alarm maintenance bucket truck, two spare engines, and one spare ladder, as well as several special and support units. The department is part of the Metro USAR Strike Team, which consists of nine North Jersey fire departments and other emergency services divisions working to address major emergency rescue situations. ;Fire station locations and apparatusHistory of the Hackensack Fire Department
City of Hackensack. Accessed May 13, 2016.

Ambulance

The Hackensack Volunteer Ambulance Corps provides emergency medical services to Hackensack and other nearby towns through mutual aid agreements. The Corps operates nightly from 6pm to 6am, and 24 hours on Saturdays and Sundays. Daytime EMS is provided seven days a week by the

Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) is a 781-bed non-profit, research and teaching hospital providing tertiary and healthcare needs located seven miles (11 km) west of New York City, in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. As ...

's ambulance service, overlapping volunteer coverage on weekends. Both the Hackensack University Medical Center and Hackensack Volunteer Ambulance Corps are dispatched by MICCOM, the Northern New Jersey Mobile Intensive Care Communications Network. MICCOM provides dispatch and emergency medical call taking with pre-arrival instructions and updates.

Points of interest

The city historian is Albert Dib. Walking tours are conducted of historic markers in downtown Hackensack, in and around The Green and lower Main Street, and a virtual historic walking tour is available as far north as the

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crossing at Main Street. The First Dutch Reformed Church ("Church on The Green") was built in 1696. In 1696 Major Berry donated land for the First Dutch Reformed Church, erected in that same year, which still stands in Hackensack today as the oldest church in Bergen County and the second oldest church in New Jersey. The following is list of notable people buried in the Church's adjoining cemetery: *

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, one of

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's officers. *

Richard Varick Richard Varick (March 15, 1753 – July 30, 1831) was an American lawyer, military officer, and politician who has been referred to as "The Forgotten Founding Father." A major figure in the development of post-Independence New York City and Stat ...

, former mayor of the city of New York and former

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. Bergen County's largest newspaper, '' The Record'', a publication of the

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, had been headquartered in Hackensack until moving to Woodland Park. Its campus is largely abandoned and has been sold to be redeveloped for a mixed-use commercial project that would include 500 residential apartments and a hotel, in association with the river walkway project. The New Jersey Naval Museum is home to the

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USS ''Ling'', a

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, and several smaller water vessels and artifacts. The museum was open select weekdays for group tours. In July and August 2018, several individuals broke in to the submarine attempting to steal artifacts and caused extensive flooding that severely damaged the vessel. The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, located at 39 Broadway, is the city's leading

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institution and houses many local arts groups such as the Teaneck Theater Company and the Hackensack Theater Company. The facility also serves as the summer indoor location for the

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in case of rain. Otherwise, the group performs outdoors at Staib Park, with two "Shakespeare Wednesdays" per month for each month of the summer.

The Shops at Riverside The Shops at Riverside is a two-level enclosed shopping mall, located in Hackensack, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, off Route 4, along the Hackensack River. The mall has a Gross leasable area (GLA) of . The "lavishly appointed" mall ...

(formerly known as Riverside Square Mall), is an upscale shopping center located at the intersection of Route 4 and Hackensack Avenue at the northern edge of the city along the

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near its border with River Edge to the north and with

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across the river. The mall, which has undergone a significant expansion, is anchored by a number of high-end department stores and restaurants, including

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, Tiffany & Co.,

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and Barnes & Noble, offering a

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of . The mall also added an

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dine-in movie theater on September 13, 2017, which replaced the former Saks Fifth Avenue store that opened in 1977 and closed down in 2014. The mall is known for its marble floors and attracts a great many upper-income shoppers from Manhattan and Northern Bergen County. Hackensack's Main Street is devoted to shopping and includes some of the city's iconic landmarks, including the United Jersey Bank headquarters building and the former Woolworth site that is now a housewares store. The only remaining major store on Hackensack's Main Street had been

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, which was located on the corner of Main and Anderson Streets. In July 2020, Sears announced that it would close its store in Hackensack. The site is close to the Anderson Street train station, and has been open since the 1930s. Bergen County Jail is a detention center for both sentenced and unsentenced prisoners. It is located on South River Street. The County is in the process of moving the County Police from the northern end of the city to a new site across from the Jail. The former site will be redeveloped as a "transit village" complex associated with the

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in adjoining River Edge. The city's Johnson Public Library at 274 Main Street is a member of the

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. The library opened in 1901 with a gift from State Senator William M. Johnson. Ice House is a complex with four full-sized skating rinks that opened in 1996. It is home to the New Jersey Avalanche mainstreamed and special needs hockey teams and several high school hockey teams, in addition to being the home rink of gold medalists

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,

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and

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. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, there were 11 Olympic figure skaters—from Israel, Switzerland, Slovakia, Canada, and Australia—who trained at the Ice House for the ladies' singles, men's singles, pairs and ice dance competitions. Other points of interest within the city include the

Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) is a 781-bed non-profit, research and teaching hospital providing tertiary and healthcare needs located seven miles (11 km) west of New York City, in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. As ...

, Hackensack River County Park, Bowler City Bowling Lanes, Borg's Woods Nature Preserve, the Bergen County Court House and the Bergen Museum of Art & Science.

Local media

Radio station

WNYM WNYM (970 AM) – branded "AM 970 The Answer" – is a commercial radio station licensed to Hackensack, New Jersey, and serving the New York metropolitan area. The station is owned by Salem Media Group and programs a conservative talk radio ...

at 970 AM, is licensed to Hackensack and has its transmitter in the city. The station is currently owned by

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with a conservative talk format. During the 1970s, it played a

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music

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for several years, competing with Top 40 powerhouse 77 WABC.

In popular culture

Hackensack has been mentioned in the lyrics of songs by several musical artists, many of whom have lived in New Jersey or New York City. The town was home to the original Van Gelder recording studio at 25 Prospect Avenue where the jazz musicians Sonny Rollins and

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recorded some of their landmark work. Monk recorded a tribute to

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entitled "Hackensack". Other notable examples of Hackensack in songs include: * The 1929 Billy Murray/Walter Scanlan recording of "Shut the Door" has the lines, "I live out in Hackensack in a place down by the sea. (Oh, you live out in Hackensack. Well, don't blame that on me!)" despite the fact that Hackensack is a dozen miles from the sea, and on the other side of the Hudson. *

I Happen to Like New York "I Happen to Like New York" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the 1930 musical ''The New Yorkers'' when it was introduced by Oscar Ragland. The song has become a standard of the Great American Songbook, with recordings by many differen ...

by

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, written in 1930 for the musical ''

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''. * "Back In Hackensack, New Jersey" which was written in 1924. * "Roller Derby Queen" by

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, describes the tough titular character in the song as "She's my big blonde bomber, my heavy handed Hackensack mama." * "Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More" by Steely Dan from their 1975 album ''

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'' includes the rhyme "Driving like a fool out to Hackensack/Drinking his dinner from a paper sack". *

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, "Hackensack" (''

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'', 2003), was covered by

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, 2009. *

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, "

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" ('' Unchained'') a 1996 cover of a number 1 hit in Country Music in November 1962 in the United States by

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. *

Peter Schickele "Professor" Peter Schickele (; born July 17, 1935) is an American composer, musical educator, and parodist, best known for comedy albums featuring his music, but which he presents as being composed by the fictional P. D. Q. Bach. He also hosted ...

(under the pseudonym

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), "O Little Town of Hackensack", a parody of the traditional carol "

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". * "

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" by

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includes the lines "Who needs a house out in Hackensack? Is that all you get for your money?" * "Lost In Hollywood" by

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includes the lyrics, "The lines in the letter said, 'We have gone to Hackensack'". *

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's 2018 song "If I Never Get Back to Hackensack" pokes gentle fun at the town and mentions various other towns in New Jersey. Hackensack also appears in movies, video games, books and television. * In the 2001 film Zoolander someone threatens Mugatu by saying "Perhaps you'd like to go back to turning out novelty neck ties in Hackensack." * In the 1978 film '' Superman: The Movie'', Hackensack was to have been

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for a nuclear missile launched by

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( Gene Hackman), as

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(

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) is slowly dying from exposure to

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. This however prompts Luthor's secretary, Eve Teschmacher, to save Superman's life, after making him promise to save her mother, a Hackensack resident. * In the 1954 film ''

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'' directed by

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, L.B. Jefferies' (

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) maid, Stella (

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), muses that she had handled enough rhodium tri-eckonol pills to "put everybody in Hackensack to sleep for the winter." She makes the statement while she and Jefferies spy on his neighbors, one of which was laying out on a table a set of pills in an apparent contemplation of

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. * The 1985 film '' Brewster's Millions'' starred

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, who played a pitcher for the Hackensack Bulls, a fictional minor-league baseball team that plays in a stadium where a railroad track runs across the outfield. *The 1997 game ''

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'' features the district of Hackenslash, based on Hackensack. * In the 1998 film ''

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'', Chucky's human body is said to be buried in a fictional Hackensack cemetery. *The 2013 film ''

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'' starring and directed by

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was filmed in Hackensack. The Church of St. Anthony of Padua, located on S. Main Street, can be seen in the movie. *In the 1997 film adaptation '' Private Parts'', when Howard Stern leaves WCCC for WWWW, he is speaking to DJ Fred Norris from a vehicle parked in front of 299 Main Street. The camera pans out and stores are seen in the backdrop as Howard Stern drives off. *The 2021 horror television series ''

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'' uses Hackensack as the main plot location. It was also revealed to be the hometown of the main antagonist of the series, Charles Lee "Chucky" Ray, in which he grew up.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hackensack include: *

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(born 1986 as Eric Arndt), former professional wrestler; worked for

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*

Phil Arnold Phil Arnold (born Philip Aronoff Arnold; September 15, 1909 – May 9, 1968) was an American screen, stage, television, and vaudeville actor. He appeared in approximately 150 films and television shows between 1939 and 1968. Arnold is familiar ...

(1909–1968), actor * Carol Arthur (1935–2020), actress who played a number of supporting roles in films by

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*

Pete Athas Peter Garrett Athas (September 15, 1946 – June 28, 2015) was an American football cornerback who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints. ...

(1946–2015), cornerback who played for the

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during his six NFL seasons * Barton Lidice Beneš (1942–2012), artist * Ellsworth P. Bertholf (1866–1921),

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from 1915–1919 * James Black (1800–1872), blacksmith who is credited with creating the Bowie knife *

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(born 1953), cyclist who competed in the individual road race event at the

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*

Debby Boone Deborah Anne Boone (born September 22, 1956) is an American singer, author, and actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, " You Light Up My Life", which spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the ...

(born 1956), singer *

Warren Boroson Warren Boroson (born January 22, 1935) is an American author and journalist. He has written over 20 books, including ''How to Pick Stocks Like Warren Buffett'', ''Keys to Investing in Mutual Funds'' and ''How to Buy a House for Nothing (or Little ...

(born 1935), author and journalist *

Adam Boyd Adam Mark Boyd (born 25 May 1982) is an English footballer who last played for Bishop Auckland. Boyd plays as a striker and started off playing in school while attending Grange Primary School, in his hometown of Hartlepool. During his studi ...

(1746–1835), represented New Jersey in Congress from 1803 to 1805, and again from 1808 to 1813 *

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(1949–2014), CEO of

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from 2001 to December 2013 *

David Brock David Brock (born July 23, 1962) is an American liberal political consultant, author, and commentator who founded the media watchdog group Media Matters for America. He has been described by ''Time'' as "one of the most influential operatives ...

(born 1962),

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political operative, author and commentator who founded the media watchdog group

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* Hector Luis Bustamante (born 1972), Colombian-American actor *

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(born 1988), Ukrainian-born Israeli Olympic figure skater who competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics *

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(born 1990), reality television personality who was runner up on '' Big Brother 16'' * Frank Capsouras (born 1947),

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who represented the United States in the men's heavyweight event at the

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*

Philip Carey Philip Carey (born Eugene Joseph Carey, July 15, 1925February 6, 2009) was an American actor. Early life and education On July 15, 1925, Carey was born in Hackensack, New Jersey.One Life to Live'' *

George Cassedy George Cassedy (September 16, 1783 – December 31, 1842) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New Jersey. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, Cassedy attended the common schools, where he studied law. He was admitte ...

(1783–1842), member of the

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from New Jersey who served from 1821–1827 * Vinny Ciurciu (born 1980), linebacker who has played in the NFL with the

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,

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,

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and

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* Austen Crehore (1893–1962),

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in the

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and the recipient of the

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and Croix de Guerre with two palms * Dave Davis (born 1942), professional ten-pin bowler; 1967 PBA Player of the Year and PBA Hall of Famer *

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(born 1956), diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to

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* Anthony DiCosmo (born 1977), gridiron football player *

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(1947–2010), correspondent on '' 48 Hours'' * John Fenn (1917–2010), chemist who was a co-winner of the

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in 2002 for his work in

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, went to the prep school, the Newman School, in Hackensack in 1911 * Jim Finn (born 1976),

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

fullback * Dave Fiore (born 1974), offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins * Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1876–1950), author of many popular children's books * Silvia Fontana (born 1976), Figure skating, figure skater who represented Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin * Chet Forte (1935–1996), television director and sports radio talk show host * Donald Frankos (1938–2011), contract killer and mob associate of the Lucchese crime family * Bob Franks (1951–2010), represented from 1993–2001 * Mike Fratello (born 1947), NBA coach and TV commentator * Dean Gallo (1935–1994), represented from 1985 until his death * Elene Gedevanishvili (born 1990), Figure skating, figure skater who represented the nation of Georgia (country), Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver * Norm Gigon (1938–2013), utility player who played for the Chicago Cubs in 1967 * Doug Glanville (born 1970), Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and the Texas Rangers; writer and broadcaster * Junior Glymph (born 1980), linebacker who played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys * Navarro Gray (born 1979), lawyer best known for his accomplishments in the entertainment industry, including representing Fetty Wap * David Grisman (born 1945), mandolin player * John Groninga (born 1945), politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 20th district from 1983 to 1993 * Bill Hands (1940–2017), former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago Cubs during his 11-year career * Chet Hanulak (1933–2021), former NFL running back who played for four seasons for the Cleveland Browns * Harry Harper (1895–1963), Major League Baseball pitcher from 1913 to 1923 * Archibald C. Hart (1873–1935), represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district from 1912–1913 and 1913–1917 * Matt Herr (born 1976), ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward who played for parts of four NHL seasons * Henry Kent Hewitt (1887–1972), United States Navy commander of amphibious operations in North Africa and southern Europe throughout

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* John Huyler (1808–1870), represented in the

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from 1857–1859 * Mark Ingram II (born 1989), Heisman Trophy winning running back and BCS National Champion at University of Alabama, Alabama, who plays for the Baltimore Ravens * Connor Jaeger (born 1991), competition swimmer who specializes in distance freestyle swimming, freestyle events * Howie Janotta (1924–2010), professional basketball player who played for the Baltimore Bullets (1944–54), Baltimore Bullets in 9 games during the 1949–50 NBA season * Eric Karros (born 1967), Major League Baseball player and TV commentator * Lena Kleinschmidt (1835–after 1886), German-born New York criminal who was a prominent jewel thief during the late 19th century * Hailey Kops (born 2002), Israeli pair skater * Louis F. Kosco (born 1932), politician who served in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate * Harvey M. Krueger (1929–2017), investment banker who was CEO and President of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. * Marc Kudisch (born 1966), stage actor * Lauren Lake (born 1969), lawyer and presiding judge of ''Lauren Lake's Paternity Court'' * Rich LeFurgy (born ), advertising consultant and investor * Coi Leray (born 1997), rapper and songwriter * William Alexander Linn (1846–1917), journalist and historian * John Maessner (born 1969), soccer player and coach who played six seasons in Major League Soccer * Roger Mandle (1941–2020), art historian, curator and academic administrator, who was president of the Rhode Island School of Design * Hugh McCracken (1942–2013), rock guitarist and session musician * James McEachin (born 1930), actor and author * Earl Schenck Miers (1910–1972), historian who wrote extensively about the American Civil War * E. Frederic Morrow (–1994), the first African American to hold an executive position at the White House, when he served President Dwight Eisenhower as Administrative Officer for Special Projects from 1955 to 1961 * John H. Morrow (1910–2000), diplomat, who was appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1959 as the first Ambassador to independent Guinea * Don Nelson (screenwriter), Don Nelson (1927–2013), screenwriter, film producer and jazz musician, best known for his work on the sitcom ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' * Richard Cooper Newick (1926–2013), multihull sailboat designer * Donald Nichols (spy), Donald Nichols (1923–1992), United States Air Force officer who worked in military intelligence * Dan Oates (born 1955), police chief of Miami Beach, Florida * Frederick Albion Ober (1849–1913), naturalist and writer * Danny Oquendo (born 1987), wide receiver who played for the Maryland Terrapins football team * Deborah Oropallo (born 1954), artist who is best known for her digital montages * William A. Pailes (born 1952), United States Air Force astronaut in the Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program during the mid-1980s whi served as a Payload Specialist on STS-51-J ''Space Shuttle Atlantis, Atlantis'' (October 3–7, 1985) * John B. Paolella (born 1949), politician who represented the New Jersey's 38th legislative district, 38th Legislative District in both houses of the

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* Nellie Morrow Parker (1902–1998), first African American school teacher in

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from 1917 to 1921 * David Remnick (born 1958), journalist, writer, and magazine editor who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his book ''Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire'' * Joe Rizzo (baseball), Joe Rizzo (born 1998), professional baseball third baseman * Nicholas Romayne (1756–1817), physician * Hatch Rosdahl (1941–2004), football player who played for the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs * Jason Rullo (born 1972), professional drummer, one of the founding members of progressive metal band Symphony X * Alfred D. Schiaffo (1920–1988), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from the New Jersey's 13th legislative district, 13th district from 1968 to 1973 *

Wally Schirra Walter Marty Schirra Jr. (, March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury, which was the United States' f ...

(1923–2007), NASA astronaut, one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury * Walter G. Schroeder (born 1927), politician who was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993 * Dave Scott (American football), Dave Scott (born 1953), offensive lineman who played for the Atlanta Falcons * Chris Smalls (born 1988/1989), labor organizer known for his role in leading Amazon worker organization in the

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boroughs of New York City, borough of Staten Island * Robert Stiles (born 1959), field hockey player who competed in the Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics * Adel Tankova (born 2000), Ukrainian-born Israeli Olympic figure skater who competed at the 2018 Winter OlympicsAdel TANKOVA / Ronald ZILBERBERG
International Skating Union. Accessed February 17, 2018. * Warren Terhune (1869–1920), United States Navy Commander (United States)#Naval rank, Commander and the 13th Governor of American Samoa * Russell Thacher (1919–1990), author and film producer who co-produced the films ''Soylent Green'' and ''The Last Hard Men (film), The Last Hard Men'' together with Walter Seltzer * Joe Lynn Turner (born 1951), singer *

Rudy Van Gelder Rudolph Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Theloni ...

(1924–2016), recording engineer who taped many jazz albums for Blue Note Records in his Hackensack recording studio in the 1950s *

Richard Varick Richard Varick (March 15, 1753 – July 30, 1831) was an American lawyer, military officer, and politician who has been referred to as "The Forgotten Founding Father." A major figure in the development of post-Independence New York City and Stat ...

(1753–1831), lawyer and politician * Charles H. Voorhis (1833–1896), lawyer and judge from New Jersey who served one term representing New Jersey's 5th congressional district * Douglas Watt (critic), Douglas Watt (1914–2009), theater critic for the ''New York Daily News'' * Teresa Weatherspoon (born 1965), professional basketball player, formerly with WNBA's New York Liberty * Leslie West (1945–2020), rock music, rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter who is best known as a founding member of the hard rock band Mountain (band), Mountain * William B. Widnall (1906–1983), member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing New Jersey's 7th congressional district * Anna Wessels Williams (1863–1954), physician who worked as a bacteriologist at the first U.S. municipal diagnostic laboratory, helped develop the diphtheria antitoxin and was the first woman to be elected chair of the laboratory section of the American Public Health Association * Bill Willoughby (born 1957), basketball player who, along with Darryl Dawkins, were the first high school players drafted by the National Basketball Association, NBA after they graduated in 1975 * Chris Wragge (born 1970), News presenter, news anchor for WCBS-TV * Ronald Zilberberg (born 1996), Israeli Olympic figure skater who competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics * Ken Zisa (born 1954), politician who served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2002, where he represented the New Jersey's 37th legislative district, 37th Legislative District"Assembly tos the ballot"
'' The Record'', November 5, 1995. Accessed July 24, 2020. "Charles "Ken" Zisa - Address: Hackensack; Age: 41; Education: Hackensack High School; Bergen County Police Academy"

References

Sources

* ''Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)'' prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958. * Clayton, W. Woodford; and Nelson, Nelson
''History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men.''
Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882. * Harvey, Cornelius Burnham (ed.)
''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey.''
New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900. * Lark, Terry (editor)
''Hackensack – Heritage to Horizons''
The Hackensack Bicentennial Committee, The City of Hackensack, 1976 * Van Valen, James M
''History of Bergen County, New Jersey.''
New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co., 1900. * Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858–1942
''History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630–1923''
Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923.

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