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City of Hackensack, Minnesota - Water Tower (43520252782)

HackensackMN

A town of 248. A regional job hub with 437 jobs.

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Population
248
residents
Typical home
$390K
+3.7% in a year
Household income
$41K
median
Median age
52.5
years
Jobs based here
437
A job hub

What makes Hackensack stand out

The thing Hackensack does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

248 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Birch LakeHiramBirch LakeHiramHackensack

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Haze
H 59° · L 37°

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Work & commute

About one in nine working residents works right in Hackensack

Most working residents leave Hackensack for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Pine River (13%), Walker (8%) and Powers (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

11%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hackensack11%
Pine River13%
Walker8%
Powers6%
Pequot Lakes4%
17 mi
median commute distance
437
jobs based in Hackensack
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 17% of U.S. communities.

17risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
17Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Hackensack has cold winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to -1°.

79°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter3–22°
Spring30–52°
Summer56–77°
Fall35–53°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
79°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Hackensack is

Hackensack beats the Minnesota average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
4 better13 too close to call15 worse
What stands outHackensackMN
Fewer binge drinkers14.3%17.8%
More adults treating high blood pressure83.9%76.1%
More adults with COPD9.7%5.4%
St. Josephs Area Health Services
25.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

A typical Hackensack home is worth about $390K

The typical Hackensack home is worth about $390,000, up 3.7% in a year, 11% above the Minnesota typical home.

$390KZillow home value

Typical home value

Hackensack$390K
Minnesota$351K
+3.7%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0% of Hackensack is conserved land

0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 657 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Birch Lake Park0.1 mi5
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A job hub

Every workday, about 423 people come to Hackensack for work

Where Hackensack’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Pine River Pine River 13% 8% → Walker Walker 8% 6% → Powers Powers 6% 4% → Pequot Lakes Pequot Lakes 4% 4% → Minneapolis Minneapolis 4% 3% → Crosslake Crosslake 3% Hackensack · 11% stay
437jobs based in Hackensack
11%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Maeser Fur Farms, Hackensack, Minn. (1926)
1926 · Maeser Fur Farms, Hackensack, Minn. (1926) · Wikimedia Commons
Hackensack’s story

Hackensack in pictures

4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Greetings from Hackensack, Minnesota, Home of Paul Bunyan's Sweetheart - Large Letter PostcardLucette statue inCity of Hackensack, Minnesota - Water Tower
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About Hackensack

City in Minnesota, United States

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Hackensack is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 294 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
294
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,391 ft
ZIP code
56452
Area code
218

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Hackensack, MN · Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗