Editing South Hackensack, New Jersey (section)

==History==
South Hackensack was formed as a township by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on November 15, 1935, replacing [[Lodi Township, New Jersey|Lodi Township]], based on the results of a referendum held November 5, 1935, which passed by a margin of 309 to 15.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 87. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref><ref name=NYT1935>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1935/11/07/archives/lodi-town-changes-name-to-south-hackensack.html "Lodi Town Changes Name To South Hackensack"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 7, 1935. Accessed October 8, 2019. "As the name indicates, South Hackensack is directly south of Hackensack, the county seat of Bergen County."</ref> The township's name derives from its location relative to [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]].<ref name=NYT1935/>

The territory that became South Hackensack was the "last unattractive portion" of Lodi Township that neighboring municipalities didn't want as it was "either rural areas or areas that the others did not want to include in their boundaries because they didn't want to pave the roads there or school the children" according to Kevin Wright, a local historian. The state government has occasionally proposed the merger of South Hackesack into its neighboring municipalities, however, there is very little desire for such a merger within the township's residents.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ma |first1=Myles |title=A town divided: Boroughitis leaves South Hackensack split |url=https://www.nj.com/bergen/2014/03/boroughitis_illustrated_the_three_south_hackensacks.html |website=[[nj.com]] |access-date=3 January 2025}}</ref>

On November 15, 2024 Representative [[Josh Gottheimer]] announced that he would be running for [[2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election|governor of New Jersey]] from South Hackensack's  Runway Diner.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Levine |first1=Cecilia |title=Rep. Josh Gottheimer Launches Bid For NJ Governor From Popular South Hackensack Diner |url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/hackensack/rep-josh-gottheimer-launches-bid-for-nj-mayor-from-popular-south-hackensack-diner/ |website=[[Daily Voice (American hyperlocal news)|Daily Voice]] |access-date=3 January 2025}}</ref>