Hackensack (New Jersey)

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Nickname : A City in Motion
A bird's eye view of Hackensack
A bird's eye view of Hackensack
Location in the state
Hackensack (New Jersey)
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Basic data
Foundation : 1665
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Bergen County
Coordinates : 40 ° 53 ′  N , 74 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 53 ′  N , 74 ° 3 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 43,671 (as of 2006)
Population density : 4,081.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 11.2 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of
which 10.7 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 6 m
Postal code : 07601
Area code : +1 201
FIPS : 34-28680
GNIS ID : 0876855
Website : www.hackensack.org
Mayor : John P. Labrosse Jr. (until 2017)

Hackensack is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , USA and its county seat .

geography

According to the American surveying office, the city has a total area of ​​11.2  km² , of which 10.7 km² is land and 0.5 km² (4.41%) is water. It is located in the extreme northeast of New Jersey on the Hackensack River.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 42,677 people, 18,113 households and 9,545 families in the city. The population density is 3,999.4 inhabitants per km². 52.65% of the population are white , 24.65% African American , 0.45% Native American , 7.45% Asian American , 0.05% Pacific islander , 9.71% of other origins, and 5.08% are from two or more more ethnic groups . 25.92% are Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 18,113 households, 21.9% have children under the age of 18. 34.8% of them are married couples living together, 13.0% are single mothers, 47.3% are not families, 39.8% consist of single households and 9.4% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 26, the average family size 3.08.

18.2% of the population are under 18 years old, 8.6% between 18 and 24, 38.4% between 25 and 44, 22.3% between 45 and 64, 12.5% ​​older than 65. The average age is 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 98.7, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 98.5.

The median household income is 49,316 USD , and the median income for a family 56,953 USD. Males have a median income of $ 39,636 versus $ 32,911 women. The per capita income for the city is $ 26,856. 9.3% of the population and 6.8% of families live below the poverty line , of which 9.1% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 10.3% of people are older than 65.

Culture

The sound engineer Rudy Van Gelder ran one of the most famous and sought-after recording studios in the United States in Hackensack in the 1950s before moving to Englewood Cliffs in 1959 . For record labels such as Riverside and Blue Note Records , he produced recordings for artists such as Thelonious Monk and Cannonball Adderley in his parents' living room . Monk dedicated Hackensack to the city and Van Gelder .

Phrase

In New York parlance, the expression “ I'm not from Hackensack ” is used in the sense of “ I'm not stupid ” or “ Don't sell me for being stupid ”.

Twin town

Hackensack has been a twin town of Passau in Lower Bavaria since 1952 .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Hackensack, New Jersey  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

proof

  1. ^ Website City of Passau - partnerships and city friendships