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Hackensack Trivia

An NASA astronaut was born in Hackensack.

The movie "Jersey Girls" was shot in Hackensack.

Hackensack is mentioned in "Anthony's Song" by Billy Joel.

Hackensack was targeted for nuclear anihilation by Lex Luther in"Superman" the movie. Get the script.

Richard Pryor played for the "Hackensack Bulls" baseball team in "Brewsters Millions".

There is a town called Hackensack in Minnesota? See their site.

Author, F. Scott Fitzgerald went to school in Hackensack.

"Fountains of Wayne" wrote a song titled: "Hackensack".

Jimi Hendrix sang in his first public performance at "George's Club 20" in Hackensack.

Frank Sinatra was arrested in Hackensack.

A scene in the movie "Miss Congeniality 2" was filmed at the Crow's Next in 2005.

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View of Hackensack from space. Click photo for "Zoom-able" version.

Hackensack Weather

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Area codes: 201, 551

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (18.8%), Manufacturing (12.5%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.4%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Similar cities: Silver Spring, MD, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD, Inwood, NY, Ossining, NY.

Nearest cities: River Edge, NJ (2.0 miles), Maywood, NJ (1.6 miles), Bogota, NJ (1.7 miles), Rochelle Park, NJ (2.4 miles), Lodi, NJ (2.5 miles), Hasbrouck Heights, NJ (2.5 miles), Teaneck, NJ (2.5 miles), Ridgefield Park, NJ (2.7 miles), Little Ferry, NJ (2.7 miles).

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Hackensack Facts

Population

Population (year 2000): 42,677
Males: 21,199 (49.7%), Females: 21,478 (50.3%)

Race and Age
White Non-Hispanic (39.9%)
Hispanic (25.9%)
Black (24.6%)
Other race (9.7%)
Two or more races (5.1%)
Asian Indian (2.6%)
Filipino (1.9%)
Korean (1.3%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Chinese (0.8%)

Ancestries: Italian (13.7%), Irish (7.4%), German (5.7%), West Indian (4.3%), Polish (3.3%), United States (2.9%).

Median resident age: 36.2 years

Education and Marital Status

High school or higher: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
Unemployed: 6.8%
Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

Never married: 35.3%
Now married: 42.6%
Separated: 3.9%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 11.3%

Geography
Elevation: 22 feet
Land area: 4.1 square miles

Income
Median household income: $49,316
Median house value: $187,300
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Passaic, NJ (6.0 miles, pop. 67,861).

Miscellaneous

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jersey City, NJ (11.5 miles, pop. 240,055).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: New York, NY (15.5 miles, pop. 8,008,278).


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