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. Accessed December 22, 2022. 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 2020 United States census, the city's population was 46,030, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 3,020 (+7.0%) from the 2010 census count of 43,010, which in turn reflected an increase of 333 (+0.8%) from the 42,677 counted in the 2000 census. An

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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

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 Teaneck. 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 native son. 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

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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

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district, and various small neighborhood business districts.

History

The earliest known 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

.' A representation of Chief Oratam 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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on the west banks of the

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across from

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(present-day

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) began in the 1630s at Pavonia, eventually leading to the establishment of

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(at today's Bergen Square in

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) in 1660. Oratam,

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of the Lenni Lenape, deeded the land along mid-

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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granted land to Captain John Berry in the area of Achter Kol 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

Legislature established the administrative districts

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, and

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. In 1683, Bergen (along with the three other counties) was officially recognized as an independent county by the Provincial Assembly. The seal of Bergen County bearing this date includes an image of an agreement between the European settlers and the Native Americans. New Barbadoes Township, together with Acquackanonk Township, 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, Paramus 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 Queen Anne of Great Britain, 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

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

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

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, 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, Paramus, Ridgefield Park, River Edge, South Hackensack, Teaneck 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. Unincorporated communities, 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. Over half, 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

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s, 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,

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, 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

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segment, with large numbers of

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ns,

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immigrants offsetting the loss in Hackensack's earlier established

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, and

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populations.

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 43,010 people, 18,142 households, and 9,706 families in the city. The

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was . There were 19,375 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 46.67% (20,072)

, 24.44% (10,511) Black or African American, 0.56% (241) Native American, 10.30% (4,432) Asian, 0.02% (10)

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, 13.59% (5,844) from other races, and 4.42% (1,900) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.31% (15,186) of the population. Of the 18,142 households, 23.2% had children under the age of 18; 34.1% were married couples living together; 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 46.5% were non-families. Of all households, 39.3% were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.11. 18.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.4 males. 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.

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census, there were 42,677 people, 18,113 households, and 9,545 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 18,945 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 52.61%

, 24.65%

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, 0.45% Native American, 7.45% Asian, 0.05%

, 9.71% from other races, and 5.08% from two or more races.

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

. Accessed September 10, 2012.,

. 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

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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

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

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

Parks and recreation

Borg's Woods Nature Preserve is a wooded municipal park covering . Efforts to create the park date back to a 1979 study that showed that the city had less parkland available to residents than specified by benchmarks.

Government

Local government

Hackensack operates under the

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, 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. The 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 4, 2024. "The City operates under the New Jersey Municipal Manager Law of 1923. 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 City-wide 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."''2024 County and Municipal Directory''

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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

. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
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. Accessed October 30, 2019.

Politics

As of March 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

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or Greens.Voter Registration Summary – Bergen

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 Barbara Buono 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

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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 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

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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

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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

, 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 serve students in

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through

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. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 5,483 students and 415.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 13.2:1.District information for Hackensack School District

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. Accessed December 1, 2022. Schools in the district, with 2021–22 enrollment data from the

, are Early Childhood Development Center for preschool, Fairmount Elementary School with 598 students in grades PreK-4, Fanny Meyer Hillers School with 473 students in grades PreK-4, Jackson Avenue School with 435 students in grades PreK-4, Nellie K. Parker School with 527 students in grades PreK-4, Hackensack Middle School with 1,447 students in grades 5-8 and Hackensack High School with 1,852 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's Hasbrouck Heights High School. In March 2020, the Maywood Public Schools received approval from the

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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 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, which include the

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in Hackensack and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. 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, 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

straddles the Hackensack River in both Hackensack and Teaneck.

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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, part of

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, 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 hospital's John Theurer Cancer Center is 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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, 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, 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

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. Anderson Street station serves central Hackensack while Essex Street station serves southern portions of the city. The New Bridge Landing station, located adjacent to the city line in River Edge also serves the northernmost parts of Hackensack, including The Shops at Riverside. NJ Transit buses include lines 144, 157, 162,

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, 164, 165 and 168 serving the

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; the 171, 175, 178 and 182 to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station; the 76 to Newark; the 83 route to

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; and local service on the 709, 712, 751, 752, 753, 755, 756, 762, 770,

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and

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lines. Many of the bus routes stop, originate and terminate at the Hackensack Bus Terminal, 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. Spanish Transportation and several other operators provide frequent jitney service along Route 4 between

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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 (

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) 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 6 pm to 6 am, and 24 hours on Saturdays and Sundays. Daytime EMS is provided seven days a week by the Hackensack University Medical Center'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 Pascack Valley Line 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: * Enoch Poor, one of

's officers. * Richard Varick, former mayor of the city of New York and former

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. Bergen County's largest newspaper, ''

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'', a publication of the North Jersey Media Group, 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

, a , 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 Hudson Shakespeare Company 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 (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

near its border with River Edge to the north and with Teaneck 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., Pottery Barn and

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, 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 Sears Roebuck and Co., 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 New Bridge Landing station in adjoining River Edge. The city's Johnson Public Library at 274 Main Street is a member of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System. 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 Sarah Hughes, Elena Bereznaia and Anton Sikharulidze. At the

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, 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 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 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 radio format. After five years as a

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station, the station switched its call letters to WWDJ and started playing a

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starting in July 1971, competing with Top 40 powerhouse 77 WABC. The station, then the county's only commercial radio station, switched to

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in April 1974.

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

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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" by

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, written in 1930 for the musical '' The New Yorkers''. * "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

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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" ('' Welcome Interstate Managers'', 2003) which was also 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 (under the pseudonym

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), "O Little Town of Hackensack", a parody of the traditional carol " O Little Town of Bethlehem". * " Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" 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 System of a Down 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 places in New Jersey. Hackensack also appears in movies, video games, books and television. * In the 2001 film ''

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'', Mugatu is threatened by someone 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

Lex Luthor Alexander "Lex" Joseph Luthor () is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the character first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (published on February 22, 1940, with a cover d ...

(

Gene Hackman Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 – ) was an American actor. Hackman made his credited film debut in the drama ''Lilith (film), Lilith'' (1964). He later won two Academy Awards, his first for Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor for ...

), 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' ( Jimmy Stewart) 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 ''

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'' 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 '' Bride of Chucky'', Chucky's human body is said to be buried in a fictional Hackensack cemetery. *The 2013 film '' Don Jon'' starring and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt 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 '' Chucky'' uses Hackensack as the main plot location and the home of protagonists Jake Wheeler, Devon Evans and Lexy Cross. It was also revealed to be the hometown of the main antagonist of the series, Charles Lee "Chucky" Ray, in which he grew up. and the place of his burial, in Bride of Chucky.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hackensack include: * Enzo Amore (born 1986 as Eric Arndt), former professional wrestler; worked for

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* Phil Arnold (1909–1968), actor *

Carol Arthur Carol Arthur DeLuise (born Carol Arata; August 4, 1935 – November 1, 2020), known professionally as Carol Arthur, was an American actress, mainly recognizable in supporting roles in films directed by Mel Brooks. Early life Arthur was born in ...

(1935–2020), actress who played a number of supporting roles in films by

Mel Brooks Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and songwriter. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodie ...

* Pete Athas (1946–2015), cornerback who played for the

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 of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...

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

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from 1915 to 1919 * Hubert Birkenmeier (born 1949), soccer player, coach, and businessman * James Black (1800–1872), blacksmith who is credited with creating the

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

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

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 G ...

(born 1956), singer * Warren Boroson (1935–2023), author and journalist *

Adam Boyd Adam Mark Boyd (born 25 May 1982) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. During his studies at Hartlepool Manor School of Technology, he played for Hartlepool ...

(1746–1835), represented New Jersey in Congress from 1803 to 1805, and again from 1808 to 1813 * Glenn Britt (1949–2014), CEO of

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from 2001 to December 2013 *

David Brock David Brock 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 in the Democratic Par ...

(born 1962), Neo-Liberal political operative, author and commentator who founded the media watchdog group

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Hector Luis Bustamante Héctor Luis Bustamante (born March 12, 1972) is a Colombian-American actor. He is best known for his emotionally-charged performance as Pedro Vera in the 2008 in film, 2008 original Lifetime Movie Network, LMN movie ''Little Girl Lost: The Delim ...

(born 1972), Colombian-American actor * Oleksii Bychenko (born 1988), Ukrainian-born Israeli Olympic figure skater who competed at the

* Cody Calafiore (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 (1925–2009), actor who starred in ''

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'' * George Cassedy (1783–1842), member of the

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from New Jersey who served from 1821 to 1827 * Brian Cina, politician who serves in the

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* Vinny Ciurciu (born 1980), linebacker who has played in the NFL with the

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Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The t ...

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and

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. The team plays their home game ...

* Austen Crehore (1893–1962),

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in the

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and the recipient of the

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and

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with two palms * Dave Davis (1942–2022), professional ten-pin bowler; 1967 PBA Player of the Year and PBA Hall of Famer * Christopher Dell (born 1956), diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to

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and

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

Harold Dow Harold Dow (September 28, 1947 – August 21, 2010) was an American television news correspondent, journalist, and investigative journalist with CBS News. Early life and career Dow was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. He attended the Univ ...

(1947–2010), correspondent on '' 48 Hours'' * Peter Dykstra (1957–2024),

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activist and a

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environment correspondent * 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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* F. Scott Fitzgerald, went to the prep school, the Newman School, in Hackensack in 1911 * Jim Finn (born 1976),

fullback * Dave Fiore (born 1974),

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for the

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and the

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* Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1876–1950), author of many popular children's books * Silvia Fontana (born 1976),

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

who represented

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at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ...

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* Chet Forte (1935–1996), television director and sports radio talk show host * Donald Frankos (1938–2011), contract killer and mob associate of the

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* Bob Franks (1951–2010), represented from 1993–2001 *

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(born 1947), NBA coach and TV commentator * Dean Gallo (1935–1994), represented from 1985 until his death * Elene Gedevanishvili (born 1990),

who represented the nation of

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at the

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* Norm Gigon (1938–2013), utility player who played for the

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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

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and

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* Navarro Gray (born 1979), lawyer best known for his accomplishments in the entertainment industry, including representing

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* David Grisman (born 1945), mandolin player * John Groninga (born 1945), politician who served in the

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from the 20th district from 1983 to 1993 * Bill Hands (1940–2017), former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the

during his 11-year career * Chet Hanulak (1933–2021), former NFL

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who played for four seasons for the

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* Harry Harper (1895–1963), Major League Baseball pitcher from 1913 to 1923 * Archibald C. Hart (1873–1935), represented

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from 1912 to 1913 and from 1913 to 1917 * Matt Herr (born 1976),

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forward who played for parts of four NHL seasons * Henry Kent Hewitt (1887–1972),

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commander of amphibious operations in North Africa and southern Europe throughout

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

from 1857 to 1859 *

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(born 1989), anchor for

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who was a

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winning

and played for 12 years in the NFL * Connor Jaeger (born 1991), competition swimmer who specializes in distance freestyle events * Howie Janotta (1924–2010), professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player who played for the Baltimore Bullets in 9 games during the

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* Al Jochim (1902–1980),

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who won two

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s in

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* Eric Karros (born 1967),

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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

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and the

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* Harvey M. Krueger (1929–2017), investment banker who was CEO and President of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. *

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(born 1966), stage actor *

Lauren Lake Lauren Laniece Lake (born July 12, 1969) is an American family lawyer, court show, television judge, and talk show presenter. Lake has performed in guest hosting and news anchoring positions for various talk shows and reality legal programs. In ...

(born 1969), lawyer and presiding judge of '' Lauren Lake's Paternity Court'' * Rich LeFurgy (born ), advertising consultant and investor *

Coi Leray Coi Leray Collins (born May 11, 1997) is an American rapper and singer. The daughter of rapper and media executive Benzino, she began her musical career in 2018 with the release of her debut mixtape, ''Everythingcoz''. She signed with Republic ...

(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

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* Roger Mandle (1941–2020), art historian, curator and academic administrator, who was president of the

Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase th ...

Hugh McCracken Hugh Carmine McCracken (March 31, 1942 – March 28, 2013) was an American rock guitarist and session musician based in New York City, primarily known for his performance on guitar and also as a harmonica player. McCracken was additionally ...

(1942–2013), rock guitarist and

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* James McEachin (born 1930), actor and author * Earl Schenck Miers (1910–1972), historian who wrote extensively about the

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* E. Frederic Morrow (–1994), the first

to hold an executive position at the

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, when he served President

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as Administrative Officer for Special Projects from 1955 to 1961 * John H. Morrow (1910–2000), diplomat, who was appointed by President

in 1959 as the first Ambassador to independent

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* Don Nelson (1927–2013), screenwriter, film producer and jazz musician, best known for his work on the sitcom ''

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'' * Richard Cooper Newick (1926–2013), multihull sailboat designer * Donald Nichols (1923–1992),

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officer who worked in military intelligence * Dan Oates (born 1955), police chief of

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* Frederick Albion Ober (1849–1913), naturalist and writer * Danny Oquendo (born 1987), wide receiver who played for the

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team * Deborah Oropallo (born 1954), artist who is best known for her digital montages * William A. Pailes (born 1952),

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in the Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program during the mid-1980s whi served as a Payload Specialist on STS-51-J ''

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* Charles Lane Poor (1866–1951), astronomy professor, noted for his opposition to Albert Einstein's theory of relativity * Willie Prall (born 1950), pitcher who appeared in three games in 1950 for the

* George Prévost (1767–1816), British Army officer and colonial administrator * Jahvon Quinerly (born 1998), college basketball player for the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team * Alice Huyler Ramsey (1886–1983), first woman to drive across the United States from coast to coast * John R. Ramsey (1862–1933), politician who represented

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from the New Jersey's 13th legislative district, 13th district from 1968 to 1973 *

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* Chris Smalls (born 1988), labor organizer known for his role in leading Amazon worker organization in the

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

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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), , 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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