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Hackensack
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city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Hackensack is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. It serves as the county seat of Bergen County and is part of the New York metropolitan area.
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- Official name
- Hackensack
- Population
- 46030
- Area
- 11.255774
- Elevation
- 6
- Official website
- www.hackensack.org
- Image
- Bergen County Court House.jpg
- Households
- 19537
- Dialing code
- 201
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- Commons category
- Hackensack, New Jersey
- postal code
- 07602
- native label
- Hackensack
- inception
- 1665-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 3.8221
- per capita income
- 40004
- P8168
- Carlos Pezoa Véliz
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Hackensack is the most populous municipality in and the county seat of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The area was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921, but has informally been known as Hackensack since at least the 18th century. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 46,030, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 3,020 (+7.0%) from the 2010 census count of 43,010, which in turn reflected an increase of 333 (+0.8%) from the 42,677 counted in the 2000 census.
An inner suburb of New York City, Hackensack is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan and about 7 miles (11 km) from the George Washington Bridge. From a number of locations, including portions of Prospect Avenue, the New York City skyline can be seen.