History of Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack is a City (New Jersey)|city in Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County.{{GR|6}} Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township, Bergen County, New Jersey (Historical)|New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 42,677. The United States Census Bureau|Census Bureau's 2005 population estimate indicates a total population of 43,735. It is located approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Manhattan and 12 miles (19 km) south of Rockland County, New York|Rockland County, New York. From a number of locations one can see the New York City skyline.
The Metropolitan campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University straddles the Hackensack River in both Hackensack and Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck. Hackensack is also the home of the New Jersey Naval Museum and the World War II submarine USS Ling (SS-297)|USS Ling. Astronaut Walter Schirra is perhaps Hackensack's most famous native son.
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