Profile for Hackensack, New Jersey, NJ

Hackensack is on the Hackensack River

Dutch settlers from Manhattan established a trading post here in 1647

Grew in prosperity and population with the opening of the George Washington Bridge in 1931

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 155. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 3.5 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 2002 movie, "Far from Heaven"

Well-known residents have included:
· Debbie Boone, singer

Local bands (past and present) have included Moments

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Historic sites and museums: New Jersey Naval Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 110

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Parks (8)

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5% of Hackensack residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Hackensack ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Hackensack
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• Genealogy page (NJ GenWeb) for Bergen County
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• Bergen County Ancestry forum
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• Crime in Bergen County
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Hackensack was $26,856, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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29% of Hackensack residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Hackensack, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $790.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,785.

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Libraries in Hackensack include Johnson Free Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Hackensack include Record

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Bergen County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Hackensack political report.

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Hackensack restaurants taking online reservations include McCormick & Schmick's - Hackensack ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Hackensack workers is 27 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 9 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Hackensack between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.1 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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