Hackensack
a city and countyseat of Bergen co., N. J., on the Hackof Bergen co., N. J., on the Hackensack river, and Susquehanna and Western, and the on the New York, New Jersey and New York railroads; 14 miles N. W. of New York City.
It is a residential city, but has brick, silk, and other manufacturing interests. There are a court house, public library, public high school, daily and weekly newspapers , gas and electric lights, waterworks , and electric street railways connecting with surrounding towns and cities, and with New York.
Hackensack was settled by the Dutch in the latter part of the 17th century, and during the Revolution was occupied in turn by the British and American armies. Pop. (1910) 14,050; (1920) 17,667. an