Hackensack

Bergen County seat

Hackensack is a city in northeastern New Jersey, serving as the seat of Bergen County.

It sits along the Hackensack River, which shares its name.

The word comes from the Lenape people who inhabited the area.

She commutes from Hackensack to Manhattan.

geography

New Jersey

Mid-Atlantic coastal state

Bogota · Garden State · suburban · commute

history

Lenape

Algonquian-speaking Eastern people

Revolutionary War · heritage · landmark · preservation · archives · museum · century · legacy

municipal

city

Large populated area

mayor · council · municipality · residents · zoning · ordinance · civic · charter · police department · fire department

river

estuary

Tidal mixing zone

tidal · confluence · ecosystem · riparian · floodplain · aquatic · sediment · drainage · pollution · wildlife

medical

hospital

Medical treatment facility

research · oncology · cardiac · emergency · nursing · physicians · patients · specialists · treatment · campus

Opposites
new jersey urban hierarchy

HackensackNewark

Largest city in Jersey

Jersey City · Trenton · Camden · Paterson · Elizabeth

suburban vs. major urban center

HackensackNew York City

America's largest city

Manhattan · Los Angeles · Chicago · San Francisco · Boston

geographic/cultural contrast

HackensackLos Angeles

Southern California metropolis

Miami · Honolulu · Phoenix · Death Valley

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G