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Hackensack Information
Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the
county seat of Bergen CountyGR6. Although informally called Hackensack, it was
officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the United States 2000
Census, the city population was 42,677. The 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. 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. 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.
The Hackensack Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth
grade. Schools in the district include four K-4 elementary schools: Fairmount
Elementary School (web site under construction), Fanny Meyer Hillers School,
Jackson Avenue Elementary School and Nellie K. Parker Elementary School. The
5ive 6ix School serves grades 5 and 6. Hackensack Middle School serves grades 7
and 8.
Hackensack High School serves students from Hackensack, Maywood, Rochelle Park
and South Hackensack. Students from Teterboro may attend either Hackensack High
School or 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.
The Metropolitan campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University straddles the
Hackensack River in both Hackensack and Teaneck.