Bergen County, New Jersey, USA

Bergen County lies in New Jersey, linking established communities with the surrounding rural and suburban landscape. Hackensack is the county seat in a densely settled area reaching from the Hudson River Palisades to the Ramapo foothills. The area’s development reflects how Lenape history, colonial roads, canals and railways shaped the state’s communities before modern highways linked it to nearby population centers. Health care, logistics, finance, education and diverse local businesses support the economy. The surrounding landscape remains part of Bergen County’s everyday identity.