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- The whole area belonged to Essex County until 1709, when Bergen was enlarged and Hackensack claimed the title of county seat.
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In 1710, the village of Hackensack (in the newly formed Township of New Barbadoes) was designated as being more centrally located and more easily reached by the majority of the Bergen County's inhabitants and, hence, was chosen as the county seat of Bergen County, as it remains today.
Although Bergen was designated a “judicial district” in 1675, it was not until 1683 that the Provincial Assembly passed an act creating the counties of Bergen, Essex, Middlesex and Monmouth. In 1710, Hackensack was designated as the county seat.
Hackensack, city, seat (1713) of Bergen county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S., on the Hackensack River, just west of the Hudson River and Manhattan Island, New York City. Originally settled by the Dutch in the 1640s, who called it New Barbadoes, it was taken by the English in 1688 but retained its.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The county is divided into 70 municipalities, the most of any county in New Jersey, made up of 56 boroughs, nine townships, three cities, and two villages. Its most populous place, with 46,030 residents as of the 2020 census, is Hackensack, [ 5 ] which is also its county seat. [ 2 ]
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 884,118, growing to 905,116 as of the 2010 Census and the population estimate in July 2017 was 948,406. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The county seat is Hackensack.
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The doors of the Dutch Reformed Church (aka Old Church on the Green) opened in 1696, giving folks a place to meet and a center of town to build around. The whole area belonged to Essex County until 1709, when Bergen was enlarged and Hackensack claimed the title of county seat.
On the map, Hackensack is centrally located within Bergen County. It serves as the county seat, which means it is a hub for local government activities. The city’s central location also makes it a nexus for healthcare, with the renowned Hackensack University Medical Center calling the city home.
