Hackettstown, New Jersey
town in Warren County, New Jersey, United States
Hackettstown is a town in Warren County, New Jersey in the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the town's population was 10,248.[1] The town is located in the eastern region of the Lehigh Valley.
It is believed that Hackettstown was named after Samuel Hackett, an early settler and large landowner.[2][3]
Hackettstown was named #72 of the top 100 towns in the United States to Live and Work In by Money Magazine in 2005.[4]
References
change- ↑ "QuickFacts: Hackettstown town, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ↑ via the Trenton Monitor. "Origin of Geographical Names in New Jersey", Camden Democrat, August 12, 1865. Accessed July 6, 2012. "Hackettstown - After Samuel Hackett, an early settler."
- ↑ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 146. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed March 17, 2015.
- ↑ Best Places to Live 2005: No. 72 - Hackettstown, NJ, Money (magazine), backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 6, 2008. Accessed March 17, 2015.