Hackettstown, New Jersey
Hackettstown, New Jersey | |
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Centenary University, Warren County’s only four year post secondary institution | |
Location in Warren County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′13″N 74°49′30″W / 40.853704°N 74.824877°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | March 9, 1853 |
| Named after | Samuel Hackett |
| Government | |
| • Type | Special charter |
| • Body | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Jerry DiMaio (R) |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | P.J. Reilly |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.71 sq mi (9.61 km2) |
| • Land | 3.61 sq mi (9.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) 2.67% |
| • Rank | 307th of 565 in state 18th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 554 ft (169 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,248 |
• Estimate (2023) | 10,125 |
| • Rank | 239th of 565 in state 2nd of 22 in county |
| • Density | 2,837.2/sq mi (1,095.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 230th of 565 in state 3rd of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07840 |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3404128710 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885237 |
| Website | www |
Hackettstown is a town in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is perhaps best known as the home to the US headquarters of Mars, Inc.. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 10,248, an increase of 524 (+5.4%) from the 2010 census count of 9,724, which in turn reflected a decline of 679 (−6.5%) from the 10,403 counted in the 2000 census.
Hackettstown was incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 9, 1853, from portions of Independence Township. Portions of territory were exchanged with Mansfield Township in 1857, 1860, 1872 and 1875.