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A Hackensack resident for over 45 years, Mayor John Labrosse was first elected to the City Council in 2009 and has served as Mayor since 2013. Under Labrosse’s administration, the City has lowered taxes the past 3 years, has seen two credit rating increases, has attracted over one Billion Dollars of investment in Hackensack, and is ...
Hackensack is the most populous municipality and the county seat of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [12] [21] The area was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921, but has informally been known as Hackensack since at least the 18th century. [22] As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 46,030 ...
About. Hackensack’s name honors the “Sagamore of Hacquinsacq,” Lenni Lenape Chief Oratam, born in 1577, who deeded the land to early settlers in 1664. The town was first settled as a trading post by the Dutch in 1639, later occupied by the French Huguenots, and, in 1688, by the British. At that time it was known as the township of New ...
The City Clerk’s Office serves as a central point of contact for residents. Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, unless otherwise posted. The City Clerk’s Office is the hub of Municipal Operations. The City Clerk, who is appointed by the Mayor and Council, by virtue of his or her position, serves as a ...
Enter the British in the mid-17th century, and things began to unravel. Hackensack became what is politely called “an area of unrest” from then until the end of the American Revolution. Also, Washington slept here. During his retreat from Fort Lee via New Bridge Landing, his HQ was in the center of town in a camp on the Green.
Not until 1921, in an act traded euphony for a city charter, did New Barbados become Hackensack an Indian term meaning "Place of Sharp Ground." One of the major 20th century projects in the vicinity was the draining of the tidal marshes known as the Meadowlands, which covered 30 square miles South of Hackensack.
Places We Call Home: Hackensack, N.J. The name Hackensack only became the official moniker in 1921. Billed as “A City in Motion,” Hackensack has been on the move since before the founding of the United States. In 1709, the city became the Bergen County capital; and, to this day, the hub of Hackensack is the Bergen County Courthouse, a ...
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