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Hackettstown is a town in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is perhaps best known as the home to the world headquarters of the Mars, Incorporated. As of the 2020 United States census, the town’s population was 10,248, an increase of 524 (+5.4%) from the 2010 census append of 9,724, which in slope reflected a end of 679 (−6.5%) from the 10,403 counted in the 2000 census.

Hackettstown was incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature upon March 9, 1853, from portions of Independence Township. Portions of territory were exchanged as soon as Mansfield Township in 1857, 1860, 1872 and 1875.

William Johnson (1817–1891) was a prime contributor to the captivation of the town in 1853. He and his brother George (1815–1889) were rich merchants in the town beginning in 1839 behind they began functioning the W.L. & G.W Johnson dry great store. The two men were utterly active in community affairs. George was a advocate of First Presbyterian Church, a director of the Hackettstown National Bank, and a enthusiast of the Hackettstown Water Board. Both men were working in the initiation of the Union Cemetery.

Hackettstown was named after Samuel Hackett, an upfront settler and large landowner. Hackett is said to have “contributed liberally to the liquid refreshments on the christening of a new hotel, in order to secure the read out which, before this, had been Helms’ Mills or Musconetcong.”