South Hackensack, New Jersey
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South Hackensack is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,701,[9] an increase of 323 (+13.6%) from the 2010 census count of 2,378,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 129 (+5.7%) from the 2,249 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
South Hackensack, New Jersey | |
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Nickname: "Bergen County's Original Small Town"[1] | |
Coordinates: 40.864801°N 74.048115°W / 40.864801; -74.048115[2][3] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Bergen |
Incorporated | November 5, 1935 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Gary Brugger (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[5][6] |
• Municipal clerk | Donna Gambutti[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2) |
• Land | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 4.27% |
• Rank | 525th of 565 in state 70th of 70 in county[2] |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,701 |
• Estimate (2022)[10] | 2,676 |
• Rank | 460th of 565 in state 67th of 70 in county[11] |
• Density | 3,768.5/sq mi (1,455.0/km2) |
• Rank | 175th of 565 in state 37th of 70 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 201[14] |
FIPS code | 3400368970[2][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882226[2][17] |
Website | www |
South Hackensack was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 15, 1935, replacing Lodi Township, based on the results of a referendum held November 5, 1935, which passed by a margin of 309 to 15.[21][22] The township's name derives from its location relative to Hackensack.[22]