Hackettstown, New Jersey

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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]

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  1. "QuickFacts: Hackettstown town, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. 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."
  3. Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 146. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed March 17, 2015.
  4. 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.