Hackensack, New Jersey
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Hackensack is a city
in Bergen County
, New Jersey
, United States and the county seat of Bergen County
. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010.. An inner-ring suburb of New York City
, Hackensack is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan
, and about 7 miles (11.3 km) from the George Washington Bridge
. From a number of locations one can see the New York City
skyline.
The city is known for a great diversity of neighborhoods and land uses existing in very close proximity to each other. Within its borders are a massive medical center, a trendy high-rise district about a mile long, classic suburban neighborhoods of single-family houses, stately older homes on acre-plus lots, older two-family neighborhoods, large garden apartment complexes, industrial areas, a jail, a tidal river
, two County-owned nature preserves, various city parks, large office buildings, a major college campus, a small-city downtown district with a Courthouse, and various small neighborhood business districts. With so many land uses, establishing a single identity for the city is difficult.
The Metropolitan campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University
straddles the Hackensack River in both Hackensack and Teaneck
. Hackensack is also the home of the New Jersey Naval Museum
and the World War II
submarine
USS Ling
. Astronaut
Walter Schirra is perhaps Hackensack's most famous native son.
It is bordered by Paramus
, River Edge
, Teaneck
, Bogota
, Ridgefield Park
, Little Ferry
, South Hackensack
, Hasbrouck Heights
, Lodi
, and Maywood
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 4.31 square miles (11.2 km²), of which, 4.12 square miles (10.7 km²) of it is land and 0.19 square mile (0.4920977409 km²) of it (4.41%) is water.
As of the census
of 2000, there were 42,677 people, 18,113 households, and 9,545 families residing in the city. The population density
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% White, 24.65% African American, 0.45% Native American, 7.45% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 9.71% from other races
, and 5.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.92% of the population.
According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey
, whites
made up 52.4% of the population; blacks made up 25.5% of the population. Native Americans
were very few in the city; only sixteen (16) Native Americans were living in the city at the time of the survey. Asians
made up 7.9% of the population. Roughly 11.7% of the population are from other races. In addition, 2.5% of the population was mixed-race
. Hispanics and Latinos
made up 34.3% of the population. Whites of non-Hispanic origin
made up 31.9% of the city's population, which makes Hackensack a minority-majority city, and this also means that white Hispanics
made up over one-fifth (20.5%) of the population.
Approximately 37.2% of the population is foreign-born. In addition, 60.1% of the population was born in the United States, while 2.7% was born in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, or abroad to American parents. Over 55% of the population over the age of five speak only English in their household. Approximately 31.3% of the population speaks Spanish at home.
The Hispanic population of Hackensack draws largely from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and the Dominican Republic, but includes immigrants from most or all Spanish-speaking countries. In some portions of central Hackensack such as the city's housing project on Newman Street, neighborhoods are transitioning from African-American to Latino. Bbased on enrollment changes in the school system, the city's Hispanic population is likely to be at least 33% of the total populace. The highest concentration of Hispanics are in the areas within a few blocks south and west of the Courthouse, and around Anderson Park, with some blocks being majority Hispanic.
The city's Asian population is about 8% of the total populace, with the largest representation from India, the Philippines, China, and Korea. The area between Hackensack University Medical Center and the Maywood border, south of Beech Street, has the highest concentration of Asians.
The Caucasian population is extremely diverse and largely mainstream in character. People of Italian, Irish, German, Jewish, English, and Polish background exist in sizable numbers, but every European ethnicity is represented in Hackensack. Many people of European background either do not identify strongly with an ethnic ancestry or have ancestry from two or more European countries. Italian Americans represent 11% of the population, and 6% of the population is of Irish ancestry. Just under 5% of the population are of German descent. Roughly 3.6% of the population are of Polish descent. About 2.1% of the population are of English descent, and 1% of the population is of French descent. The northern and western portions of the city, and the area southeast of Route 80, have the highest numbers of white people. New construction of apartments and condominiums near the downtown center has rebounded the white population there to some degree, and this trend is likely to continue.
Areas that have an African-American occupy approximately 5% of the City of Hackensack by land area. These areas are located entirely in the geographic center of the city. They comprise of well-kept older homes and a few small apartment buildings. The vicinity of Carver Park, 99% black as recently as 1990, is still over 80% African-American despite significant immigrant influx. Most of the residential neighborhoods of the city vary from less than 5% African-American to around 15%. The city's black population also includes immigrants from Jamaica, other Caribbean islands, the Southern United States and Africa. The city's African-American population has become more middle-class over the past 30 years, and less concentrated geographically.
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
for the city was $26,856. About 6.8% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
Hackensack operates under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law
form of New Jersey municipal government. The City Council consists of five members who are elected to four-year terms on a concurrent basis in non-partisan elections. 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. In the several decades in which the City has used the Municipal Manager Form of Government, Hackensack has had only nine City Managers.
, the Mayor
of the City of Hackensack is Jorge E. Meneses
(whose term of office ends June 30, 2013, as do those of all other city council members). As part of a rotation agreement reached by member of the council, Meneses took office as mayor in July 2011 for a single year, succeeding Karen Sasso, who voluntarily relinquished her position. Other members of the Hackensack City Council are Deputy Mayor
Michael Melfi, John Labrosse, Karen Sasso and Marlin Townes. Townes, Sasso, Meneses, and Melfi were re-elected in 2009, along with John LaBrosse, who ran as an opposition candidate.
City Council candidate Joseph DeFalco, Principal of Hackensack High School, died of a heart attack the day before municipal elections in 2005, but was elected despite his death. His running mates agreed to create a rotation under which each of the four surviving members of the New Visions for Hackensack slate would serve for a year as Mayor, creating a series of firsts for the City. Townes took office in 2005 as the city's first black mayor, and Sasso became the first female mayor in 2006. Meneses became Hackensack's first Hispanic mayor when he was sworn in on July 1, 2007, and Melfi took the reins as mayor in 2008.
Frank Zisa served as Mayor from 1977 to 1981, Fred Cerbo from 1981 to 1989, and John F. "Jack" Zisa from 1989 to 2005.
Former Assemblyman Charles "Ken" Zisa served as Chief of the Hackensack Police Department from his 1995 appointment to replace John Aletta until May 2010 when he was suspended without pay on charges of official misconduct and insurance fraud.Tomas Padilla has been appointed the acting officer in charge while the police department is being monitored by the Bergen County Prosecutors office; Chief .
based on the results of the 2010 Census.
, Democrat Barack Obama
received 74.9% of the vote here (11,711 ballots cast), outpolling Republican John McCain
, who received 22.4% of the vote (3,498 voters), with 15,641 of the 20,616 registered voters (75.9%) participating. In the 2004 election
, Democrat John Kerry
received 71.0% of the vote here (9,815 votes), over Republican George W. Bush
, who received 28.03% (3,870 ballots cast), with 13,818 of 19,013 registered voters (72.7%) turning out.
In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election
, Democrat Jon Corzine
received 70.9% of the vote (6,247 voters), over Republican Chris Christie who received around 24.9% (receiving 2,194 votes), with 8,812 of the 19,819 of registered voters (44.5%) turning out to vote.
serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
) are four K-4 elementary schools —
Fairmount Elementary School (607 students),
Fanny Meyer Hillers School (557),
Jackson Avenue School (461) and
Nellie K. Parker School (458) —
5ive 6ix School serves grades 5 and 6 (601),
Hackensack Middle School serves grades 7 and 8 (624) and
Hackensack High School
serves students in grades 9-12 (1,711).
Hackensack High School serves high school students living in neighboring communities as part of sending/receiving relationship
s with the respective districts, including South Hackensack
, Rochelle Park
and Maywood
. In addition, Teterboro
residents had been able choose between Hackensack High School and Hasbrouck Heights School District
's Hasbrouck Heights High School
.
The Bergen County Academies
, a public magnet high school located in Hackensack, serves the high school population of Bergen County, as part of the Bergen County Technical Schools
district.
Bergen Community College
has a location in Hackensack. The Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center, is located at 355 Main Street at the corner of Passaic Street.
Academy of Massage has a location in Hackensack at 321 Main Street near the cover of Main and E. Barry Street.
The Metropolitan campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University
straddles the Hackensack River in both Hackensack and Teaneck
.
The First Baptist Church runs a large K-12 school called Hackensack Christian School at Union Street and Conklin Place. It attracts Christian families from all over Hackensack and Bergen County. Padre Pio Academy is a K-8 school operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
.
The YCS George Washington School is a nonprofit private school for classified students ages 5–14 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.
's Pascack Valley Line
, two of them in Hackensack. 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.
New Jersey Transit buses include lines 144, 157, 162, 163, 164, 165 and 168 serving the Port Authority Bus Terminal
in Midtown Manhattan
; the 175, 178 and 182 to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station; the 76 to Newark
; the 83 route to Jersey City
; and local service on the 709, 712, 751, 752, 753, 755, 756, 762, 770, 772 and 780 lines. Many of the bus routes stop, originate and terminate at the Hackensack Bus Terminal
, a regional transit hub.
Interstate 80
, Route 17, Route 4, and County Route 503
serve Hackensack, while there are many other main roads in Hackensack.
The Passaic-Bergen Rail Line is a planned rail system that will have two stops in Hackensack.
Also the Route 1X of the private bus jitney Fordham Transit terminates here in the city at the Hackensack bus terminal. The bus runs between Hackensack,NJ and Inwood,Manhattan,NY via Fort Lee Rd, The George Washington Bridge, and Broadway in Manhattan.
provides emergency medical services to Hackensack and other nearby towns through mutual aid agreements. The Corps operates nightly 6pm-6am, and 24 hours on Saturday and Sundays. Daytime EMS is provided by the Hackensack University Medical Center's
ambulance service seven days a week (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. MICCOM provides dispatch and emergency medical call taking with pre-arrival instructions and updates.
people (later known as the as the Delaware Indians) who lived along the valley of what they called the Achinigeu-hach, or "Ackingsah-sack", meaning stony ground (today the Hackensack River
). A representation of Chief Oratam
of the Achkinhenhcky
appears on the Hackensack municipal seal.
Settlement by the Dutch West India Company
in New Netherland
on west banks of the North River (Hudson River) across from New Amsterdam
(present-day lower Manhattan
) began in the 1630s at Pavonia
, eventually leading to the establishment of Bergen
(at today's Bergen Square
in Jersey City) in 1660.
Oratam, sachem
of the Lenni Lenape, deeded the land along mid-Hackensack River
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 proprietary colony
of East Jersey
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 Barbadoes. In 1669, a deed was confirmed for the large tract (2260 acres (9.1 km²)) given earlier to Sarah Kiersted in gratitude for her work as emissary and interpreter by Oratam
.
Other grants were given at the English Neighborhood
.
In 1675, the East Jersey
Legislature established the administrative districts: (Bergen
, Essex
, Middlesex
, and Monmouth
). 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 settlers and the natives.
New Barbadoes Township, together with Acquackanonk Township, were formed by Royal Charter
on October 31, 1693.
The neighborhood that came to be known as the village 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 royal decree 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 county seat
of Bergen County (as it remains today). During the American Revolutionary War
, George Washington
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
.
The New Jersey Legislature
passed a school act in 1894. Each village, borough, town, or city in New Jersey was delegated responsibility for its own public schools through the office of the county superintendent. One result of the 1894 Act was the formation of Hackensack High School
in the village of Hackensack in the Township of New Barbadoes.
Over the centuries, after many departures, secessions, and de-annexations due to what is now referred to as Boroughitis
, all that was left of New Barbadoes Township was the village of Hackensack and its surrounding neighborhoods (Fairmount, Red Hill, Cherry Hill). In 1898, former State Senator Johnson was instrumental in efforts for New Barbadoes to acquire the southwestern portion of what is now the City of Hackensack from Lodi Township. This area is south of Essex Street from the bend of Essex Street to the Maywood border. The final parcel lost by New Barbadoes Township was the northeastern corner of what is now Little Ferry.
An act of the State Legislature incorporated the Fairmount Section of New Barbadoes with the Hackensack Improvement Commission, and eliminating 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 Strong Manager form of government, with 5 Council persons all elected at-large. The council then chooses the mayor from among themselves.
First Dutch Reformed Church
(“Church on The Green”); built 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:
North Jersey Media Group
. Bergen County’s largest newspaper, The Record
, called Hackensack its home until just a few years ago. Its enormous 33-acre campus is now largely abandoned and likely to be redeveloped for mixed use office/retail/residential, in associated with the river walkway project. The North Jersey Media Group (NJMG) publishes two daily newspapers; 41 local newspapers; a magazine, (201) The Best of Bergen; and operates several local web sites. Scheduled tours of their printing facility are available to groups.
New Jersey Naval Museum
and the World War II
submarine
USS Ling
, a Balao class submarine
, and several smaller water vessels and artifacts. The museum is open select weekdays for group tours.
Other points of interest within the city include the Hackensack University Medical Center
, Hackensack River County Park, Borg's Woods Nature Preserve, the Ice House rink, and the Bergen County Court House
, and Bergen Museum of Art & Science
.
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 Hackensack River
. The mall, which is in the process of a fairly significant expansion, is anchored by a number of high-end department stores and restaurants, including Bloomingdale's
, Saks Fifth Avenue
, Tiffany & Co.
, Pottery Barn
and Barnes & Noble
. The mall is known for its marble floors, and attracts a great many upper income shoppers from Manhattan and Northern Bergen County.
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 rail station in adjoining River Edge.
with a Conservative Talk format. During the 1970s, it played a Top 40 music radio format
for several years, competing (unsuccessfully) with Top 40 powerhouse 77 WABC (AM)
.
recording studio at 25 Prospect Avenue where the jazz musicians Sonny Rollins
and Thelonious Monk
recorded some of their landmark work. Monk recorded a tribute to Rudy Van Gelder
entitled "Hackensack". Other notable examples of Hackensack in songs include:
Hackensack also appears in movies, books and television.
City (New Jersey)
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in Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
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, New Jersey
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, United States and the county seat of Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
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. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010.. An inner-ring suburb of New York City
New York City
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, Hackensack is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan
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, and about 7 miles (11.3 km) from the George Washington Bridge
George Washington Bridge
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. From a number of locations one can see the New York City
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skyline.
The city is known for a great diversity of neighborhoods and land uses existing in very close proximity to each other. Within its borders are a massive medical center, a trendy high-rise district about a mile long, classic suburban neighborhoods of single-family houses, stately older homes on acre-plus lots, older two-family neighborhoods, large garden apartment complexes, industrial areas, a jail, a tidal river
Tidal river
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, two County-owned nature preserves, various city parks, large office buildings, a major college campus, a small-city downtown district with a Courthouse, and various small neighborhood business districts. With so many land uses, establishing a single identity for the city is difficult.
The Metropolitan campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
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straddles the Hackensack River in both Hackensack and Teaneck
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
. Hackensack is also the home of the New Jersey Naval Museum
New Jersey Naval Museum
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and the World War II
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submarine
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USS Ling
USS Ling (SS-297)
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. Astronaut
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Walter Schirra is perhaps Hackensack's most famous native son.
Geography
Hackensack is located at 40.887797°N 74.047978°W (40.887797, -74.047978).It is bordered by Paramus
Paramus, New Jersey
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, River Edge
River Edge, New Jersey
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, Teaneck
Teaneck, New Jersey
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, Bogota
Bogota, New Jersey
As of the 2010 Census, Bogota had a population of 8,187. The median age was 38.6. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 61.0% White, 9.4% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 9.8% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, 14.8% some other race and 4.1% reporting...
, Ridgefield Park
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
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, Little Ferry
Little Ferry, New Jersey
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, South Hackensack
South Hackensack, New Jersey
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, Hasbrouck Heights
Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
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, Lodi
Lodi, New Jersey
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, and Maywood
Maywood, New Jersey
Maywood is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 9,555.Maywood was incorporated as a borough on June 29, 1894, from portions of Midland Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day, at the height of the...
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 4.31 square miles (11.2 km²), of which, 4.12 square miles (10.7 km²) of it is land and 0.19 square mile (0.4920977409 km²) of it (4.41%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2010 Census, Hackensack had a population of 43,010. The median age was 37.5. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 46.7% White, 24.4% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 10.3% Asian, 13.6% some other race and 4.4% reporting two or more races. 35.3% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 42,677 people, 18,113 households, and 9,545 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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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% White, 24.65% African American, 0.45% Native American, 7.45% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 9.71% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 5.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.92% of the population.
According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey
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, whites
White American
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made up 52.4% of the population; blacks made up 25.5% of the population. Native Americans
Native Americans in the United States
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were very few in the city; only sixteen (16) Native Americans were living in the city at the time of the survey. Asians
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
made up 7.9% of the population. Roughly 11.7% of the population are from other races. In addition, 2.5% of the population was mixed-race
Multiracial American
Multiracial Americans, US residents who identify themselves as of "two or more races", were numbered at around 9 million, or 2.9% of the population, in the census of 2010. However there is considerable evidence that the real number is far higher. Prior to the mid-20th century many people hid their...
. Hispanics and Latinos
Hispanic and Latino Americans
Hispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...
made up 34.3% of the population. Whites of non-Hispanic origin
Non-Hispanic Whites
Non-Hispanic Whites or White, Not Hispanic or Latino are people in the United States, as defined by the Census Bureau, who are of the White race and are not of Hispanic or Latino origin/ethnicity. Hence the designation is exclusive in the sense that it defines who is not included as opposed to who is...
made up 31.9% of the city's population, which makes Hackensack a minority-majority city, and this also means that white Hispanics
White Hispanic and Latino Americans
White Hispanic and Latino Americans are citizens and residents of the United States who are racially White and ethnically Hispanic or Latino.White American, itself an official U.S...
made up over one-fifth (20.5%) of the population.
Approximately 37.2% of the population is foreign-born. In addition, 60.1% of the population was born in the United States, while 2.7% was born in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, or abroad to American parents. Over 55% of the population over the age of five speak only English in their household. Approximately 31.3% of the population speaks Spanish at home.
The Hispanic population of Hackensack draws largely from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and the Dominican Republic, but includes immigrants from most or all Spanish-speaking countries. In some portions of central Hackensack such as the city's housing project on Newman Street, neighborhoods are transitioning from African-American to Latino. Bbased on enrollment changes in the school system, the city's Hispanic population is likely to be at least 33% of the total populace. The highest concentration of Hispanics are in the areas within a few blocks south and west of the Courthouse, and around Anderson Park, with some blocks being majority Hispanic.
The city's Asian population is about 8% of the total populace, with the largest representation from India, the Philippines, China, and Korea. The area between Hackensack University Medical Center and the Maywood border, south of Beech Street, has the highest concentration of Asians.
The Caucasian population is extremely diverse and largely mainstream in character. People of Italian, Irish, German, Jewish, English, and Polish background exist in sizable numbers, but every European ethnicity is represented in Hackensack. Many people of European background either do not identify strongly with an ethnic ancestry or have ancestry from two or more European countries. Italian Americans represent 11% of the population, and 6% of the population is of Irish ancestry. Just under 5% of the population are of German descent. Roughly 3.6% of the population are of Polish descent. About 2.1% of the population are of English descent, and 1% of the population is of French descent. The northern and western portions of the city, and the area southeast of Route 80, have the highest numbers of white people. New construction of apartments and condominiums near the downtown center has rebounded the white population there to some degree, and this trend is likely to continue.
Areas that have an African-American occupy approximately 5% of the City of Hackensack by land area. These areas are located entirely in the geographic center of the city. They comprise of well-kept older homes and a few small apartment buildings. The vicinity of Carver Park, 99% black as recently as 1990, is still over 80% African-American despite significant immigrant influx. Most of the residential neighborhoods of the city vary from less than 5% African-American to around 15%. The city's black population also includes immigrants from Jamaica, other Caribbean islands, the Southern United States and Africa. The city's African-American population has become more middle-class over the past 30 years, and less concentrated geographically.
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
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $26,856. About 6.8% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
Local government
1923 Municipal Manager Law
The 1923 Municipal Manager Law was the last type of reformed municipal government the State of New Jersey introduced in the progressive era. The law introduced to New Jersey the council-manager form of government first developed in Sumter, South Carolina....
form of New Jersey municipal government. The City Council consists of five members who are elected to four-year terms on a concurrent basis in non-partisan elections. 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. In the several decades in which the City has used the Municipal Manager Form of Government, Hackensack has had only nine City Managers.
, the Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of the City of Hackensack is Jorge E. Meneses
Jorge E. Meneses
Jorge E. Meneses is a member of the City Council and current mayor of Hackensack, New Jersey.Meneses, a teacher in Colombia, emigrated to the United States in 1979. His first job in New Jersey was washing cars; he later took classes at New York University and worked in a bank and as a computer...
(whose term of office ends June 30, 2013, as do those of all other city council members). As part of a rotation agreement reached by member of the council, Meneses took office as mayor in July 2011 for a single year, succeeding Karen Sasso, who voluntarily relinquished her position. Other members of the Hackensack City Council are Deputy Mayor
Deputy Mayor
Deputy mayor is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official in many local governments. Many elected deputy mayors are members of the city council who are given the title and serve as acting mayor in the mayor's absence...
Michael Melfi, John Labrosse, Karen Sasso and Marlin Townes. Townes, Sasso, Meneses, and Melfi were re-elected in 2009, along with John LaBrosse, who ran as an opposition candidate.
City Council candidate Joseph DeFalco, Principal of Hackensack High School, died of a heart attack the day before municipal elections in 2005, but was elected despite his death. His running mates agreed to create a rotation under which each of the four surviving members of the New Visions for Hackensack slate would serve for a year as Mayor, creating a series of firsts for the City. Townes took office in 2005 as the city's first black mayor, and Sasso became the first female mayor in 2006. Meneses became Hackensack's first Hispanic mayor when he was sworn in on July 1, 2007, and Melfi took the reins as mayor in 2008.
Frank Zisa served as Mayor from 1977 to 1981, Fred Cerbo from 1981 to 1989, and John F. "Jack" Zisa from 1989 to 2005.
Former Assemblyman Charles "Ken" Zisa served as Chief of the Hackensack Police Department from his 1995 appointment to replace John Aletta until May 2010 when he was suspended without pay on charges of official misconduct and insurance fraud.Tomas Padilla has been appointed the acting officer in charge while the police department is being monitored by the Bergen County Prosecutors office; Chief .
Federal, state and county representation
Hackensack is in the 9th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 36th state legislative district. The legislative district was kept unchanged by the New Jersey Apportionment CommissionNew Jersey Apportionment Commission
The New Jersey Apportionment Commission is a constitutionally-created ten-member commission responsible for apportioning the forty districts of the New Jersey Legislature. The commission is convened after each decennial U.S. Census, and the districts are to be in use for the legislative elections...
based on the results of the 2010 Census.
Politics
In the 2008 presidential electionUnited States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
, Democrat Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
received 74.9% of the vote here (11,711 ballots cast), outpolling Republican John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
, who received 22.4% of the vote (3,498 voters), with 15,641 of the 20,616 registered voters (75.9%) participating. In the 2004 election
United States presidential election, 2004
The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...
, Democrat John Kerry
John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
received 71.0% of the vote here (9,815 votes), over Republican George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
, who received 28.03% (3,870 ballots cast), with 13,818 of 19,013 registered voters (72.7%) turning out.
In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election
New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009
The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 2009 took place on November 3, 2009. Democratic Governor Jon Corzine was running for a second term and was being challenged by Republican Chris Christie, Independent Christopher Daggett and nine others, in addition to several write-in candidates...
, Democrat Jon Corzine
Jon Corzine
Jon Stevens Corzine is the former CEO of Goldman Sachs and of MF Global, and a one time American politician, who served as the 54th Governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. A Democrat, Corzine served five years of a six-year U.S. Senate term representing New Jersey before being elected Governor...
received 70.9% of the vote (6,247 voters), over Republican Chris Christie who received around 24.9% (receiving 2,194 votes), with 8,812 of the 19,819 of registered voters (44.5%) turning out to vote.
Education
The Hackensack Public SchoolsHackensack Public Schools
The Hackensack Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from the City of Hackensack, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States....
serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are four K-4 elementary schools —
Fairmount Elementary School (607 students),
Fanny Meyer Hillers School (557),
Jackson Avenue School (461) and
Nellie K. Parker School (458) —
5ive 6ix School serves grades 5 and 6 (601),
Hackensack Middle School serves grades 7 and 8 (624) and
Hackensack High School
Hackensack High School
Hackensack High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hackensack Public Schools...
serves students in grades 9-12 (1,711).
Hackensack High School serves high school students living in neighboring communities as part of sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
s with the respective districts, including South Hackensack
South Hackensack, New Jersey
South Hackensack Township is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 2,378....
, Rochelle Park
Rochelle Park, New Jersey
Rochelle Park is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 5,530....
and Maywood
Maywood, New Jersey
Maywood is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 9,555.Maywood was incorporated as a borough on June 29, 1894, from portions of Midland Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day, at the height of the...
. In addition, Teterboro
Teterboro, New Jersey
Teterboro is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 67, making it the fourth smallest municipality, by population, in New Jersey....
residents had been able choose between Hackensack High School and Hasbrouck Heights School District
Hasbrouck Heights School District
The Hasbrouck Heights School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hasbrouck Heights and Teterboro, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States....
's Hasbrouck Heights High School
Hasbrouck Heights High School
Hasbrouck Heights High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school serving grades 9 to 12, located in Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hasbrouck Heights School District....
.
The Bergen County Academies
Bergen County Academies
The Bergen County Academies is a magnet public high school located in Hackensack that serves the high school population of Bergen County, New Jersey. The school was conceived by the late Dr. John Grieco. The current principal is Russell Davis; Raymond Bath is the vice principal; Dr...
, a public magnet high school located in Hackensack, serves the high school population of Bergen County, as part of the Bergen County Technical Schools
Bergen County Technical Schools
Bergen County Technical Schools is a county vocational school district that serves as the vocational / technical education arm of all the school districts within the 70 municipalities in Bergen County, New Jersey. The primary programs offered are the Bergen County Academies and Bergen County...
district.
Bergen Community College
Bergen Community College
Bergen Community College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Bergen County, New Jersey. Its primary campus is in Paramus where it was built on 9 holes of the Orchard Hills Golf Course, cutting Orchard Hills' size down in half...
has a location in Hackensack. The Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center, is located at 355 Main Street at the corner of Passaic Street.
Academy of Massage has a location in Hackensack at 321 Main Street near the cover of Main and E. Barry Street.
The Metropolitan campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university founded as a junior college in 1942. It now has several campuses located in New Jersey, Canada, and the United Kingdom.-Description:...
straddles the Hackensack River in both Hackensack and Teaneck
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
.
The First Baptist Church runs a large K-12 school called Hackensack Christian School at Union Street and Conklin Place. It attracts Christian families from all over Hackensack and Bergen County. Padre Pio Academy is a K-8 school operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...
.
The YCS George Washington School is a nonprofit private school for classified students ages 5–14 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.
Transportation
The city is served by three train stations on New Jersey TransitNew Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
's Pascack Valley Line
Pascack Valley Line
The Pascack Valley Line is a commuter rail line operated by the Hoboken Division of New Jersey Transit. The line runs north from Hoboken, New Jersey through Bergen County and into Rockland County, New York, terminating at Spring Valley. Service within New York is operated under contract with...
, two of them in Hackensack. Anderson Street Station
Anderson Street (NJT station)
Anderson Street Station is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is one of two rail stations in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, and is located at Anderson Street near Linden Street. The Essex Street station is also located in Hackensack...
serves central Hackensack while Essex Street Station
Essex Street (NJT station)
Essex Street, known as Hackensack during the Erie Railroad era, is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is one of two rail stations in Hackensack, New Jersey and is located at Essex Street, three blocks from Polifly Road. The Anderson Street station is also...
serves southern portions of the city. The New Bridge Landing Station, located adjacent to the city line in River Edge
River Edge, New Jersey
River Edge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,340.The community was incorporated as the borough of Riverside by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on June 30, 1894, from portions of Midland Township, at the...
also serves the northernmost parts of Hackensack, including The Shops at Riverside.
New Jersey Transit buses include lines 144, 157, 162, 163, 164, 165 and 168 serving the Port Authority Bus Terminal
Port Authority Bus Terminal
The Port Authority Bus Terminal is the main gateway for interstate buses into Manhattan in New York City...
in Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square...
; the 175, 178 and 182 to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station; the 76 to Newark
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
; the 83 route to Jersey City
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
; and local service on the 709, 712, 751, 752, 753, 755, 756, 762, 770, 772 and 780 lines. Many of the bus routes stop, originate and terminate at the Hackensack Bus Terminal
Hackensack Bus Terminal
Hackensack Bus Terminal, also called the Hackensack Bus Transfer, is a regional bus station in downtown Hackensack, New Jersey, owned and operated by New Jersey Transit.The bus station was built in the 1970s and was extensively renovated in 2007...
, a regional transit hub.
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 in New Jersey
Interstate 80 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States, running from the New York City Metropolitan Area westward to San Francisco, California...
, Route 17, Route 4, and County Route 503
County Route 503 (New Jersey)
County Route 503 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 17.95 miles from Paterson Plank Road in Carlstadt to the New York state line at the Montvale NJ/Pearl River NY border, where it continues as New York State Route 304...
serve Hackensack, while there are many other main roads in Hackensack.
The Passaic-Bergen Rail Line is a planned rail system that will have two stops in Hackensack.
Also the Route 1X of the private bus jitney Fordham Transit terminates here in the city at the Hackensack bus terminal. The bus runs between Hackensack,NJ and Inwood,Manhattan,NY via Fort Lee Rd, The George Washington Bridge, and Broadway in Manhattan.
Ambulance
The Hackensack Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc.Hackensack Volunteer Ambulance Corps
The Hackensack Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. is a not-for-profit EMS organization in Hackensack, New Jersey. The Corps serves the City of Hackensack, and nearby towns via mutual aid agreements. Its primary hours are 6pm to 6am Monday through Friday, and 24 hours on Saturday and Sunday...
provides emergency medical services to Hackensack and other nearby towns through mutual aid agreements. The Corps operates nightly 6pm-6am, and 24 hours on Saturday and Sundays. Daytime EMS is provided by the Hackensack University Medical Center's
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack University Medical Center is a 775-bed non-profit, research and teaching hospital located seven miles west of New York City, in Hackensack, New Jersey, providing tertiary and healthcare needs for northern New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area...
ambulance service seven days a week (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. MICCOM provides dispatch and emergency medical call taking with pre-arrival instructions and updates.
History
The first inhabitants of the area were the Lenni Lenape, an AlgonquianAlgonquian peoples
The Algonquian are one of the most populous and widespread North American native language groups, with tribes originally numbering in the hundreds. Today hundreds of thousands of individuals identify with various Algonquian peoples...
people (later known as the as the Delaware Indians) who lived along the valley of what they called the Achinigeu-hach, or "Ackingsah-sack", meaning stony ground (today the Hackensack River
Hackensack River
The Hackensack River is a river, approximately 45 miles long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor. The watershed of the river includes part of the suburban area outside New York City just west of the lower Hudson River,...
). A representation of Chief Oratam
Oratam
Oratam was sagamore, or sachem, of the Hackensack Indians living in northeastern New Jersey during the period of early European colonization in the 17th century...
of the Achkinhenhcky
Hackensack (Native Americans)
Hackensack was the exonym given to a band of Lenape, a Native American people is a European derivation of the Lenape word for what is now the region of northeastern New Jersey along the Hudson and Hackensack Rivers.-Territory and Society:...
appears on the Hackensack municipal seal.
Settlement by the Dutch West India Company
Dutch West India Company
Dutch West India Company was a chartered company of Dutch merchants. Among its founding fathers was Willem Usselincx...
in New Netherland
New Netherland
New Netherland, or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch, was the 17th-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the East Coast of North America. The claimed territories were the lands from the Delmarva Peninsula to extreme southwestern Cape Cod...
on west banks of the North River (Hudson River) across from New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. It later became New York City....
(present-day lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York...
) began in the 1630s at Pavonia
Pavonia, New Netherland
Pavonia was the first European settlement on the west bank of the North River that was part of the 17th century province of New Netherland in what would become today's Hudson County, New Jersey.-Hudson and the Hackensack:...
, eventually leading to the establishment of Bergen
Bergen, New Netherland
Bergen was a part of the 17th century province of New Netherland, in the area in northeastern New Jersey along the Hudson and Hackensack Rivers that would become contemporary Hudson and Bergen Counties...
(at today's Bergen Square
Bergen Square
Bergen Square, at the intersection of Bergen Avenue and Academy Street in Jersey City, is in the southwestern part of the much larger Journal Square district...
in Jersey City) in 1660.
Oratam, sachem
Sachem
A sachem[p] or sagamore is a paramount chief among the Algonquians or other northeast American tribes. The two words are anglicizations of cognate terms from different Eastern Algonquian languages...
of the Lenni Lenape, deeded the land along mid-Hackensack River
Hackensack River
The Hackensack River is a river, approximately 45 miles long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor. The watershed of the river includes part of the suburban area outside New York City just west of the lower Hudson River,...
to the Dutch in 1665. The area was soon taken by the English
British colonization of the Americas
British colonization of the Americas began in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia and reached its peak when colonies had been established throughout the Americas...
in 1667, but kept its Dutch name. Philip Cartaret
Philip Carteret (Governor)
Philip Carteret was the first and fourth British colonial governor of New Jersey, from 1665 to 1672 and from 1674 to 1682.The English annexed the Dutch province of New Netherland in 1664, and lands west of the Hudson River were awarded to two Lords Proprietors, John Berkeley and George Carteret...
, governor of what became the proprietary colony
Proprietary colony
A proprietary colony was a colony in which one or more individuals, usually land owners, remaining subject to their parent state's sanctions, retained rights that are today regarded as the privilege of the state, and in all cases eventually became so....
of East Jersey
East Jersey
The Province of East Jersey and the Province of West Jersey were two distinct, separately governed parts of the Province of New Jersey that existed as separate provinces for 28 years, between 1674 and 1702. East Jersey's capital was located at Perth Amboy...
granted land to Captain John Berry in the area of Achter Kol and soon after took up residence and called it "New Barbadoes
New Barbadoes Neck
New Barbadoes Neck is the name given in the colonial era for the peninsula in northeastern New Jersey, USA between the lower Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, in what is now western Hudson County and southern Bergen County...
," after having resided on the island of Barbadoes. In 1669, a deed was confirmed for the large tract (2260 acres (9.1 km²)) given earlier to Sarah Kiersted in gratitude for her work as emissary and interpreter by Oratam
Oratam
Oratam was sagamore, or sachem, of the Hackensack Indians living in northeastern New Jersey during the period of early European colonization in the 17th century...
.
Other grants were given at the English Neighborhood
English Neighborhood
The English Neighborhood was the colonial-era name for the towns in eastern Bergen County, New Jersey, along the Hudson Palisades between the North River and the Hackensack River, particularly around its main tributary, Overpeck Creek. The region had been part of the Dutch New Netherland colony of...
.
In 1675, the East Jersey
East Jersey
The Province of East Jersey and the Province of West Jersey were two distinct, separately governed parts of the Province of New Jersey that existed as separate provinces for 28 years, between 1674 and 1702. East Jersey's capital was located at Perth Amboy...
Legislature established the administrative districts: (Bergen
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, Essex
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...
, Middlesex
Middlesex County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...
, and Monmouth
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
). 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 settlers and the natives.
New Barbadoes Township, together with Acquackanonk Township, were formed by Royal Charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
on October 31, 1693.
The neighborhood that came to be known as the village 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 royal decree of Queen Anne of Great Britain
Anne of Great Britain
Anne ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Act of Union, two of her realms, England and Scotland, were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain.Anne's Catholic father, James II and VII, was deposed during the...
, 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 county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Bergen County (as it remains today). During the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
, George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
headquartered in the village of Hackensack in November 1776 during the retreat from Fort Lee via New Bridge Landing
New Bridge Landing
New Bridge was a prosperous mill hamlet, centered upon a bridge strategically placed at the narrows of the Hackensack River. In the American Revolution New Bridge Landing was the site of a pivotal bridge crossing the Hackensack River, where General George Washington led his troops in retreat from...
and camped on 'The Green' across from the First Dutch Reformed Church
First Reformed Dutch Church, Hackensack
First Dutch Reformed Church, also known as the "Old Church on the Green" is located in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, where it sits in the churchyard of the church by the same name, the current building being constructed in 1791. The east wall of the building is of particular interest...
.
The New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
passed a school act in 1894. Each village, borough, town, or city in New Jersey was delegated responsibility for its own public schools through the office of the county superintendent. One result of the 1894 Act was the formation of Hackensack High School
Hackensack High School
Hackensack High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hackensack Public Schools...
in the village of Hackensack in the Township of New Barbadoes.
Over the centuries, after many departures, secessions, and de-annexations due to what is now referred to as Boroughitis
Boroughitis
Boroughitis was a political phenomenon that spread throughout the U.S. state of New Jersey in the late 19th century, which led groups of residents to unite to form boroughs from within and among the many townships that were the prevalent form of local government at the time. This phenomenon was...
, all that was left of New Barbadoes Township was the village of Hackensack and its surrounding neighborhoods (Fairmount, Red Hill, Cherry Hill). In 1898, former State Senator Johnson was instrumental in efforts for New Barbadoes to acquire the southwestern portion of what is now the City of Hackensack from Lodi Township. This area is south of Essex Street from the bend of Essex Street to the Maywood border. The final parcel lost by New Barbadoes Township was the northeastern corner of what is now Little Ferry.
An act of the State Legislature incorporated the Fairmount Section of New Barbadoes with the Hackensack Improvement Commission, and eliminating 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 Strong Manager form of government, with 5 Council persons all elected at-large. The council then chooses the mayor from among themselves.
Points of interest
First Reformed Dutch Church, Hackensack
First Dutch Reformed Church, also known as the "Old Church on the Green" is located in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, where it sits in the churchyard of the church by the same name, the current building being constructed in 1791. The east wall of the building is of particular interest...
(“Church on The Green”); built 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 PoorEnoch PoorEnoch Poor was a brigadier general in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. He was a ship builder and merchant from Exeter, New Hampshire.-Biography:...
, one of George WashingtonGeorge WashingtonGeorge Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
’s officers. - Richard VarickRichard VarickRichard Varick was an American lawyer and politician. He was born on 15 March 1753 at Hackensack in Bergen County, New Jersey, and he died on 30 July 1831 at Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey....
, former mayor of the city of New York and former New York Attorney General - Interment records for First Dutch Reformed Churchyard
North Jersey Media Group
North Jersey Media Group
North Jersey Media Group is a newspaper publishing and media firm serving northern New Jersey and headquartered in Hackensack, with a second office in Woodland Park . The firm, owned by the Borg family, publishes The Herald News, which covers Passaic County, out of West Paterson and the state's...
. Bergen County’s largest newspaper, The Record
The Record (Bergen County)
The Record is a newspaper in northern New Jersey. It has the second largest circulation of New Jersey's daily newspapers, behind The Star-Ledger. Owned by the Borg family since 1930, it is the flagship publication of the North Jersey Media Group. Stephen Borg is the publisher of The Record...
, called Hackensack its home until just a few years ago. Its enormous 33-acre campus is now largely abandoned and likely to be redeveloped for mixed use office/retail/residential, in associated with the river walkway project. The North Jersey Media Group (NJMG) publishes two daily newspapers; 41 local newspapers; a magazine, (201) The Best of Bergen; and operates several local web sites. Scheduled tours of their printing facility are available to groups.
New Jersey Naval Museum
New Jersey Naval Museum
The New Jersey Naval Museum , located along the Hackensack River in Hackensack, New Jersey, is dedicated to New Jersey's Navy heritage and naval history in general. The prominent element in the collection is the USS Ling , a long Balao-class submarine of World War II...
and the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
USS Ling
USS Ling (SS-297)
USS Ling is a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy, named for the ling fish, also known as the cobia.-History:...
, a Balao class submarine
Balao class submarine
The Balao class was a successful design of United States Navy submarine used during World War II, and with 122 units built, the largest class of submarines in the United States Navy. An improvement on the earlier Gato class, the boats had slight internal differences...
, and several smaller water vessels and artifacts. The museum is open select weekdays for group tours.
Other points of interest within the city include the Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack University Medical Center is a 775-bed non-profit, research and teaching hospital located seven miles west of New York City, in Hackensack, New Jersey, providing tertiary and healthcare needs for northern New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area...
, Hackensack River County Park, Borg's Woods Nature Preserve, the Ice House rink, and the Bergen County Court House
Bergen County Court House
Bergen County, New Jersey had a series of court houses. The current one stands in Hackensack, New Jersey.-History:The current Bergen County Courthouse is not the first courthouse but actually the sixth courthouse built for Bergen County. In 1683 four counties were created in East Jersey and they...
, and Bergen Museum of Art & Science
Bergen Museum of Art & Science
The Bergen Museum of Art & Science is located in downtown Hackensack, New Jersey. The museum relocated from the Bergen Mall in 2010 is currently undergoing re-organization and renovation of its new space.-See also:*Anderson Outkitchen*New Bridge Landing...
.
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 Hackensack River
Hackensack River
The Hackensack River is a river, approximately 45 miles long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor. The watershed of the river includes part of the suburban area outside New York City just west of the lower Hudson River,...
. The mall, which is in the process of a fairly significant expansion, is anchored by a number of high-end department stores and restaurants, including Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's is an American department store owned by Macy's, Inc. .Bloomingdale's started in 1861 when brothers Joseph and Lyman G. Bloomingdale started selling hoop-skirts in their Ladies Notions' Shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side...
, Saks Fifth Avenue
Saks Fifth Avenue
Saks Fifth Avenue is a luxury American specialty store owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises , a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. It competes in the high-end specialty store market in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, i.e. 'the 3 B's' Bergdorf, Barneys, Bloomingdale's and Lord & Taylor...
, Tiffany & Co.
Tiffany & Co.
Tiffany & Co. is an American jewelry and silverware company. As part of its branding, the company is strongly associated with its Tiffany Blue , which is a registered trademark.- History :...
, Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn is an American-based home furnishing store chain with retail stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Since September 1986, when it was purchased from GAP, Inc, Pottery Barn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams-Sonoma, Inc....
and Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores headquartered at 122 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District in Manhattan in New York City. Barnes & Noble also operated the chain of small B. Dalton...
. The mall is known for its marble floors, and attracts a great many upper income shoppers from Manhattan and Northern Bergen County.
Bergen County Jail
Bergen County Jail
Bergen County Jail is a facility operated by the Bergen County Sheriff's Office located on 160 South River Street in Hackensack, New Jersey. The jail provides a detention for both sentenced and unsentenced prisoners from minimum to maximum security environment...
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 rail station in adjoining River Edge.
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 Salem CommunicationsSalem Communications
Salem Communications is a U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher specializing in evangelical Christian and conservative political talk radio. It owns 99 commercial radio stations, 65 of which are in the top 25 markets. Salem is the fifth largest U.S....
with a Conservative Talk format. During the 1970s, it played a Top 40 music radio format
Radio format
A radio format or programming format not to be confused with broadcast programming describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve...
for several years, competing (unsuccessfully) with Top 40 powerhouse 77 WABC (AM)
WABC (AM)
WABC , known as "NewsTalkRadio 77 WABC" is a radio station in New York City. Owned by the broadcasting division of Cumulus Media, the station broadcasts on a clear channel and is the flagship station of Cumulus Media Networks...
.
Hackensack 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 GelderVan Gelder Studio
The Van Gelder Studio is a recording studio located at 445 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. It was set up in 1959 by Rudy Van Gelder and has been used to record many albums released by major jazz labels such as Verve Records, Blue Note, Prestige and CTI Records.-Background:After having...
recording studio at 25 Prospect Avenue where the jazz musicians Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is a Grammy-winning American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St...
and Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer considered "one of the giants of American music". Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "Epistrophy", "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser"...
recorded some of their landmark work. Monk recorded a tribute to Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder is an American recording engineer specializing in jazz.Often regarded as one of the most important recording engineers in music history, Van Gelder has recorded several thousand jazz sessions, including many widely recognized as classics, in a career spanning more than half a century...
entitled "Hackensack". Other notable examples of Hackensack in songs include:
- Billy JoelBilly JoelWilliam Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
, "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" - Cole PorterCole PorterCole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre...
, "I Happen to Like New York" - FannyPackFannypackFannyPack was a New York City-based electronic/hip hop group that was formed in 2002 by music producers Matt Goias and "Fancy". The band featured vocals by Jessibel Suthiwong, Belinda Lovell, and Cat Hartwell....
, "Pump That" - Fountains of WayneFountains of WayneFountains of Wayne is an American power pop band that formed in New York City in 1996. The band consists of members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter and Brian Young.-Early years:...
, "Hackensack". (Welcome Interstate ManagersWelcome Interstate ManagersWelcome Interstate Managers is an album by Fountains of Wayne. It was released on June 10, 2003. The album's title was taken from a hotel marquee sign. The album includes the hit song "Stacy's Mom", which garnered significant airplay in 2003. "Mexican Wine" was the second single...
, 2003) - Ghostface KillahGhostface KillahDennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...
, "Wu Banga 101" - Jim CroceJim CroceJames Joseph "Jim" Croce January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973 was an American singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, Croce released five studio albums and 11 singles...
, "Roller Derby Queen" - Jimmy DuranteJimmy DuranteJames Francis "Jimmy" Durante was an American singer, pianist, comedian and actor. His distinctive clipped gravelly speech, comic language butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and large nose helped make him one of America's most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through the 1970s...
, "Joe Goes Up - I Come Down" - Johnny CashJohnny CashJohn R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
, "I've Been EverywhereI've Been EverywhereThe song "I've Been Everywhere" was written by Geoff Mack in 1959 and made popular by the singer Lucky Starr in 1962.The song listed Australian towns...
" (Unchained) a 1996 cover of a number 1 hit in Country Music in November 1962 in the United States by Hank SnowHank SnowClarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980... - Peter SchickelePeter SchickeleJohann Peter Schickele is an American composer, musical educator, and parodist. He is best known for his comedy music albums featuring his music that he presents as music written by the fictional composer P. D. Q...
(under the pseudonym P.D.Q. Bach), "O Little Town of Hackensack", a humorous parody of the traditional carol "O Little Town of BethlehemO Little Town of Bethlehem"O Little Town of Bethlehem" is a popular Christmas carol. The text was written by Phillips Brooks , an Episcopal priest, Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia. He was inspired by visiting the Palestinian city of Bethlehem in 1865. Three years later, he wrote the poem for his...
". - Redman, "Pick It Up"
- Steely DanSteely DanSteely Dan is an American rock band; its core members are Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. The band's popularity peaked in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop...
, "Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More". (Katy LiedKaty LiedKaty Lied is the fourth album by Steely Dan, originally released in 1975 by ABC Records. It went gold and peaked at #13 on the US charts. The single "Black Friday" also charted at #37....
, 1975) - System of a DownSystem of a DownSystem of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...
, "Lost in Hollywood". (Mezmerize) - The GameThe Game (rapper)Jayceon Terrell Taylor , better known by his stage name Game, formerly The Game, is an American rapper and actor. As a member of G-Unit, he rose to fame in 2005 with the success of his debut album, The Documentary, which earned him two Grammy Award nominations...
, "200 bars and runnin" - Pop singer Katy PerryKaty PerryKaty Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...
covered the Fountains of Wayne song "Hackensack" on the album MTV Unplugged. - The DanishDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
rock band Hackensack has taken their name from the town.
Hackensack also appears in movies, books and television.
- In the 1978 film Superman: The Movie, Hackensack was to have been ground zeroGround zeroThe term ground zero describes the point on the Earth's surface closest to a detonation...
for a nuclear missile launched by Lex LuthorLex LuthorLex Luthor is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and the archenemy of Superman, although given his high status as a supervillain, he has also come into conflict with Batman and other superheroes in the DC Universe. Created by Jerry Siegel and...
(Gene HackmanGene HackmanEugene Allen "Gene" Hackman is an American actor and novelist.Nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two, Hackman has also won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs in a career that spanned five decades. He first came to fame in 1967 with his performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde...
), as SupermanSupermanSuperman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
(Christopher ReeveChristopher ReeveChristopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author and activist...
) is slowly dying from exposure to kryptoniteKryptoniteKryptonite is a fictional material from the Superman mythos —the ore form of a radioactive element from Superman's home planet of Krypton. It is famous for being the ultimate physical weakness of Superman, and the word kryptonite has since become synonymous with an Achilles' heel —the one weakness...
. Luthor's mollGun mollGun moll is a term that refers to the female companion of a male professional criminal. In some contexts, gun moll more specifically suggests that the woman handles a firearm....
Eve Teschmacher (Valerie PerrineValerie Perrine- Life and career :Perrine was born in Galveston, Texas, the daughter of Winifred , a dancer who appeared in Earl Carroll's Vanities, and Kenneth Perrine, a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army. Owing to her father's career, Perrine lived in many locations as the family moved to different...
) rescues Superman, allowing him to successfully redirect the missile into space (thereby saving Teschmacher's mother, who lives in Hackensack).- In the 2006 film Superman II: The Richard Donner CutSuperman II: The Richard Donner CutSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut is a 2006 re-edit of the 1980 superhero film, Superman II, by Richard Donner, who shot a large part of the original movie before being replaced as director by Richard Lester. It stars Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Terence Stamp, Margot Kidder and Marlon Brando...
(a retooled version of the 1980 sequelSuperman IISuperman II is the 1980 sequel to the 1978 superhero film Superman and stars Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, and Jack O'Halloran. It was the only Superman film to be filmed by two directors...
as conceived by its original director, Richard DonnerRichard DonnerRichard Donner is an American film director, film producer, and comic book writer.The production company The Donners' Company is owned by Donner and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner. After directing the horror film The Omen, Donner became famous for the hailed creation of the first modern...
), the Hackensack missile detonates in space, consequently destroying the Phantom ZonePhantom ZoneThe Phantom Zone is a fictional prison dimension featured in the Superman comic books and related media published by DC Comics. It first appeared in Adventure Comics #283 , and was created by Robert Bernstein and George Papp...
and freeing three KryptonianKryptonianKryptonians are a fictional extraterrestrial race of the DC Comics universe who hail from the planet Krypton. The term originated from the stories of DC Comics superhero, Superman...
criminals: General ZodGeneral ZodGeneral Zod is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, a supervillain who is one of Superman's more-prominent enemies. The character first appeared in Adventure Comics #283 , and was created by Robert Bernstein and George Papp...
(Terence StampTerence StampTerence Henry Stamp is an English actor. Since starting his career in 1962 he has appeared in over 60 films. His title role as Billy Budd in his film debut earned Stamp an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer.His other major roles include...
), Ursa (Sarah DouglasSarah DouglasSarah Douglas is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for playing the Kryptonian supervillain Ursa in the first two Superman movies , and for her role as Pamela Lynch in the 1980s primetime drama series Falcon Crest .-Early life:Douglas was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, the...
) and Non (Jack O'HalloranJack O'HalloranJack O'Halloran is an American ex-boxer and actor.-Boxing:O'Halloran was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fighting as "Irish" Jack O'Halloran out of Boston, Massachusetts, he was a heavyweight boxing contender active from 1966 to 1974...
).
- In the 2006 film Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
- F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott FitzgeraldFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost...
went to the prep school, the Newman School, in Hackensack in 1911. - Hackensack is also mentioned in Death of a SalesmanDeath of a SalesmanDeath of a Salesman is a 1949 play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was the recipient of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. Premiered at the Morosco Theatre in February 1949, the original production ran for a total of 742 performances.-Plot :Willy Loman...
by Arthur MillerArthur MillerArthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include plays such as All My Sons , Death of a Salesman , The Crucible , and A View from the Bridge .Miller was often in the public eye,...
.
- Stanley, the waiter, to Happy Loman in Act 2, "But I know you, you ain't from Hackensack. You know what I mean? "
- The 19851985 in film-Events:* 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by Timothy Dalton.* The Academy Award for Best Picture was won by Out Of Africa, while the highest grossing film was Back to the Future.* Bliss wins AFI Award for best Movie...
film Brewster's MillionsBrewster's Millions (1985 film)Brewster's Millions is a 1985 comedy film starring Richard Pryor and John Candy based on the 1902 novel of the same name by George Barr McCutcheon. It is the seventh film based on the story, with a screenplay by Herschel Weingrod & Timothy Harris...
starred Richard PryorRichard PryorRichard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, writer and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets...
, who played a pitcher for the Hackensack Bulls, a fictional minor-league baseball team (the outfield had a railroad track across it) - In the 19981998 in film-Events:* February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.* Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.-Top grossing films:...
film Bride of ChuckyBride of ChuckyBride of Chucky is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Chinese director Ronny Yu. It is the fourth entry in the Child's Play series. The film stars Jennifer Tilly and Brad Dourif...
, Chucky's human body is said to be buried in a fictional Hackensack cemetery. - In the 2001 film ZoolanderZoolanderZoolander is a 2001 American satirical comedy film directed by and starring Ben Stiller. The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television specials in 1996 and 1997. The short films and the...
, Hackensack is mentioned as where Mugatu first made his novelty neck ties. - Season 1 Episode 48 of Pinky and the BrainPinky and the BrainPinky and the Brain is an American animated television series.The characters Pinky and the Brain first appeared in 1993 as a recurring segment on the show Animaniacs...
is set in the Hackensack Socko Kicky Sack Kicker Factory. - Get FuzzyGet FuzzyGet Fuzzy is an American daily comic strip written and drawn by Darby Conley. The strip features the adventures of Boston advertising executive Rob Wilco and his two anthropomorphic pets: dog Satchel Pooch and cat Bucky Katt. Get Fuzzy has been published by United Feature Syndicate since September...
, the comic created by Darby ConleyDarby ConleyDarby Conley is an American cartoonist best known for the popular comic strip Get Fuzzy.-Background:Conley was born in Concord, Massachusetts in 1970, and grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee....
, takes place in Boston, however Bucky was found on top of a trash can in Hackensack by Rob Wilco. - On an episode of the Sopranos Vito is seen shopping at the local Hackensack Stop and Shop Store#817
- In the 2002 film Igby Goes DownIgby Goes DownIgby Goes Down is a 2002 comedy-drama film that follows the life of Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sardonic New York City teenager who attempts to break free of his familial ties and wealthy, overbearing mother...
, the main character, Igby Slocumb, tells Sookie Sapperstein that he needs to go to Hackensack to take his GED test. The following scene shows Igby boarding a NJ Transit bus at the Port Authority Bus TerminalPort Authority Bus TerminalThe Port Authority Bus Terminal is the main gateway for interstate buses into Manhattan in New York City...
in Midtown ManhattanMidtown ManhattanMidtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square...
, with the electronic sign in the front of the bus clearly indicating "Hackensack" as its destination. - In the 1954 film Rear WindowRear WindowRear Window is a 1954 American suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by John Michael Hayes and based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder"...
, mentioned by Stella. - On an hour special of The Fairly Odd Parents that premiered on November 24, 2011, Cosmo refers to Hackensack, NJ as a "gray, sad, lifeless never-world". Then Crocker states that Hackensack doesn't have decent chinese food.
- The 1985
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Hackensack include:- Debby BooneDebby BooneDeborah Anne Boone is an American singer and stage actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life," which spent a then record ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year...
(born 1956), singer. - Warren BorosonWarren BorosonWarren Boroson 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 Down...
(born 1935), author and journalist - Adam BoydAdam Boyd (New Jersey)Adam Boyd was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in Mendham, he moved to Bergen County and to Hackensack a few years later. He was a member of the Bergen County board of freeholders and justices in 1773, 1784, 1791, 1794, and 1798, and was sheriff of Bergen County from 1778 to...
(1746–1835) represented New Jersey in Congress from 1803 to 1805, and again from 1808 to 1813 - Philip CareyPhilip Carey-Biography:He was born as Eugene Joseph Carey in Hackensack, New Jersey. A former U.S. Marine, Carey was wounded as part of the ship's detachment of the USS Franklin during World War II and served again in the Korean War....
(1925–2009), actor who starred in One Life to LiveOne Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social... - Samuel CooperSamuel Cooper (general)Samuel Cooper was a career United States Army officer, serving during the Second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War. Although little-known today, Cooper was also the highest ranking Confederate general during the American Civil War...
(1798–1876), career soldier who was Adjutant GeneralAdjutant generalAn Adjutant General is a military chief administrative officer.-Imperial Russia:In Imperial Russia, the General-Adjutant was a Court officer, who was usually an army general. He served as a personal aide to the Tsar and hence was a member of the H. I. M. Retinue...
of the United States Army, and later Adjutant General of the Confederate States ArmyConfederate States ArmyThe Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the... - Dave DavisDave Davis (bowler)Dave Davis was a successful professional ten-pin bowler and former member of the Professional Bowlers Association . He grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, and now resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida....
(born 1942), former professional ten-pin bowlerTen-pin bowlingTen-pin bowling is a competitive sport in which a player rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.-Summary:The lane is bordered along its length by semicylindrical channels Ten-pin bowling (commonly just...
; 1967 PBAProfessional Bowlers AssociationThe Professional Bowlers Association is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the PBA membership consists of almost 4,300 members worldwide...
Player of the Year and PBA Hall of Famer - Harold DowHarold DowHarold Dow was an American television news correspondent, journalist, and investigative reporter with CBS News.-Personal life:...
(born 1947), correspondent on 48 Hours48 Hours (TV series)48 Hours is a documentary and news program broadcast on the CBS television network since January 19, 1988. The program originally presented documentaries of various events related to a particular subject occurring within a 48-hour period, and is credited as one of the first to air a "reality show"... - Jim FinnJim FinnJames Finn, Jr. is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pennsylvania...
(born 1976), New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
fullback - Dave FioreDave FioreDavid Allan Fiore is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Hofstra University....
(born 1974), offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
and the Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... - Percy Keese FitzhughPercy Keese FitzhughPercy Keese Fitzhugh is an American author of nearly 100 books for children and young adults.-Biography:Percy Keese Fitzhugh was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Records do not indicate that he graduated. He married Harriet Lloyd LePorte on July 13, 1900 in...
(1876–1950), author of many popular children's books - Silvia FontanaSilvia FontanaSilvia Fontana is a figure skater who represented Italy at the two Olympics. She was born on Staten Island, New York, raised in Rome, and trained during her career in Hackensack, New Jersey.-Career:...
(born 1976), figure skaterFigure skatingFigure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
who represented ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
at the 2006 Winter Olympics2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
in TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat... - Mike FratelloMike FratelloMichael Robert "Mike" Fratello is an American color analyst and a professional basketball coach. He previously coached the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA, and is currently the head coach of the Ukraine national basketball team.-Background:Fratello was born in...
(born 1947), former NBA coach - Elene GedevanishviliElene GedevanishviliElene Gedevanishvili is a Georgian figure skater. She is the 2010 European bronze medalist, becoming the first skater from Georgia to medal at an ISU Championships.-Career:...
(born 1990), figure skaterFigure skatingFigure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
who represented the nation of GeorgiaGeorgia (country)Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
at the 2010 Winter Olympics2010 Winter OlympicsThe 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... - Doug GlanvilleDoug GlanvilleDouglas Metunwa Glanville is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and the Texas Rangers....
(born August 25, 1970), former American Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and the Texas Rangers - David GrismanDavid GrismanDavid Grisman is an American bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. In the early 1990s, he started the Acoustic Disc record label in an effort to preserve and spread acoustic or instrumental music.-Biography:Grisman grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey...
(born 1945), mandolin player - Harry HarperHarry HarperHarry Clayton Harper was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between and . Listed at 6' 2", 165 lb., Harper batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Hackensack, New Jersey....
(1895-1963), Major League baseball Pitcher from 1913 to 1923 - Archibald C. HartArchibald C. HartArchibald Chapman Hart was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1912–1913 and again from 1913-1917.Hart was born in Lennoxville, Quebec on February 27, 1873...
(1873–1935), represented New Jersey's 6th congressional districtNew Jersey's 6th congressional districtNew Jersey's Sixth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Frank Pallone. In the 2010 election, Pallone defeated Republican Anna C...
from 1912–1913 and 1913-1917 - Matt HerrMatt HerrMatthew Herr is a retired American ice hockey forward who played for part of four NHL seasons....
(born 1976), ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forwardForward (ice hockey)In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
who played for parts of four NHL seasons - John HuylerJohn HuylerJohn Huyler was an American Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1857-1859.-Biography:...
(1808–1870), represented in the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1857-1859 - Frederick Albion OberFrederick Albion Ober-Biography:Ober was born February 13, 1849 in Beverly, Massachusetts. From 1862 to 1866 he had an occupation as shoemaker. Subsequently he attended the Massachusetts Agricultural College but due to the lack of funds he was forced to leave the college after a short time. From 1867 to 1870 he worked...
(1849–1913), naturalist and writer - Dave ScottDave Scott (football player)Arthur David Scott is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at the University of Kansas....
(born 1953), offensive lineman who played for the Atlanta FalconsAtlanta FalconsThe Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... - Rudy Van GelderRudy Van GelderRudy Van Gelder is an American recording engineer specializing in jazz.Often regarded as one of the most important recording engineers in music history, Van Gelder has recorded several thousand jazz sessions, including many widely recognized as classics, in a career spanning more than half a century...
(born 1924), recording engineer who taped many jazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
albums for Blue Note RecordsBlue Note RecordsBlue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
in his Hackensack recording studio in the 1950s - Douglas WattDouglas Watt (critic)Douglas Benjamin Watt was an American theater critic who spent nearly six decades covering Broadway theatre — and then Off Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway — for the Daily News and also reported on classical music and opera for The New Yorker...
(1914–2009), theater critic for the Daily News - Teresa WeatherspoonTeresa Weatherspoon-Personal:Weatherspoon was born to Charles and Rowena Weatherspoon in Pineland, Texas. Her father, Charles Sr., played minor league baseball in the Minnesota Twins' farm system, and holds the record for the most grand slams in a minor league game. Weatherspoon has two brothers and three sisters...
(born 1965), professional basketball player, former member of the WNBA's New York LibertyNew York LibertyThe New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league... - Bill WilloughbyBill WilloughbyWilliam 'Poodle' Wesley Willoughby is a retired American professional basketball player. After graduating from Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, he was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1975 NBA Draft as the first pick in the second round , bypassing college for a chance to play...
(born 1957), former NBA Player who, along with Darryl DawkinsDarryl DawkinsDarryl Dawkins is a retired American professional basketball player, most noted for his days with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, although he also played briefly for the Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz late in his career...
, were the first high school players drafted by the NBA (graduated 1975)
Further reading
- Lark, Terry (editor), "Hackensack - Heritage to Horizons", The Hackensack Bicentennial Committee, The City of Hackensack, 1976
External links
- Hackensack official website
- Hackensack Public Schools
- Hackensack elementary school portal
- Data for the Hackensack Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
- Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights for Hackensack