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Hackensack is a City located in Bergen County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the city had a total population of 42,677. The United States Census 2004 population estimate indicates a total of 43,681. It is the County Seat of Bergen County . Hackensack is also the home of the New Jersey Naval Museum and the World War II Submarine '' USS Ling ''. Astronaut Walter Schirra is perhaps Hackensack's most famous native son. GEOGRAPHY Hackensack is located at 40°53'16" North, 74°2'53" West (40.887797, -74.047978). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 11.2 Km&2 (4.3 Mi&2 ). 10.7 km&2 (4.1 mi&2) of it is land and 0.5 km&2 (0.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 4.41% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 42,677 people, 18,113 households, and 9,545 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 3,999.4/km&2 (10,358.3/mi&2). There were 18,945 housing units at an average density of 1,775.4/km&2 (4,598.2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 52.61% White , 24.65% African American , 0.45% Native American , 7.45% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 9.71% from Other Races , and 5.08% from two or more races. 25.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 18,113 households out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.8% were Married Couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.3% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.08. In the city the population was spread out with 18.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $49,316, and the median income for a family was $56,953. Males had a median income of $39,636 versus $32,911 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $26,856. 9.3% of the population and 6.8% of families were below the Poverty Line . 9.1% of those under the age of 18 and 10.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government Hackensack operates under the New Jersey 1923 Municipal Manager Law . This form of government separates policy making (the work of the Mayor and City Council) from the execution of policy (the work of the City Manager). This maintains professional management and a City-wide perspective through: nonpartisan election, at-large representation, concentration of executive responsibility in the hands of a professional manager accountable to the Mayor and Council, concentration of policy making power in one body: a five-person Mayor and Council. This form also creates stability which can be demonstrated by the fact that in several decades of the Municipal Manager Form of Government, Hackensack has had only nine City Managers. Members of the Hackensack City Council are Mayor Marlin G. Townes, Deputy Mayor Karen K. Sasso, Charles P. McAuliffe, Michael R. Melfi and Jorge E. Meneses. Federal, state and county representation Hackensack is part of New Jersey's 37th Legislative District and is in the Ninth Congressional District. EDUCATION The Hackensack Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district include four K-4 elementary schools: Fairmount Elementary School (web site under construction), Fanny Meyer Hillers School , Jackson Avenue Elementary School and Nellie K. Parker School (web site under construction). 5ive 6ix School serves grades 5 and 6. Hackensack Middle School serves grades 7 and 8. Hackensack High School serves students from Hackensack, Maywood , Rochelle Park and South Hackensack . Students from Teterboro may attend either Hackensack High School or Hasbrouck Heights High School . The Bergen County Academies , a public magnet high school located in Hackensack, serves the high-school population of Bergen County, as part of the Bergen County Technical Schools district. The Metropolitan campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University straddles the Hackensack River in both Hackensack and Teaneck . TRIVIA
:"I used to know you when we were young, :You were in all my dreams. :We sat together in period one, :Fridays at 8:15"
:"Who needs a house out in Hackensack, :Is that all you get for your money?"
:"The lines in the letter said :'We have gone to Hackensack' "
:Stanley, the waiter, to Willy Loman in Act 3, "But I know you, you ain't from Hackensack. You know what I mean? " EXTERNAL LINKS
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