Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey

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Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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The Isles Bridge, Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey (1911)
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Lake Hopatcong
Location in Morris County
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Lake Hopatcong
Location in New Jersey
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Lake Hopatcong
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°57′39″N74°36′46″W / 40.96083°N 74.61278°W / 40.96083; -74.61278
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
StateFlag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Morris
Township Jefferson
Area
[1]
 • Total9.39 sq mi (24.32 km2)
 • Land7.39 sq mi (19.13 km2)
 • Water2.00 sq mi (5.19 km2)
Elevation
930 ft (280 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total10,232
 • Density1,385.32/sq mi (534.90/km2)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
07849 (Lake Hopatcong)
07885 (Wharton)
Area code(s) 973/862
FIPS code 34-37710 [3]
GNIS feature ID2806109 [4]

Lake Hopatcong is a census-designated place (CDP) [5] in Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It includes communities on the northeast side of Lake Hopatcong, the largest freshwater body in the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 10,232. [2]

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Geography

The Lake Hopatcong CDP occupies the southwest end of Jefferson Township in western Morris County. It is bordered to the west by the borough of Hopatcong and to the north by Sparta Township, both in Sussex County. It is partially bordered to the south by the borough of Mount Arlington and slightly by the Lower Berkshire Valley CDP.

Lake Hopatcong, the water body, occupies part of the western boundary of the CDP, while the northernmost arm of the lake is entirely within the CDP. Lakefront communities in the CDP include Espanong, Prospect Point, Raccoon Island, and Woodport, and inland communities include Hurdtown, Tierneys Corner, and Berkshire Valley. Lake Shawnee is in the northeast part of the CDP. New Jersey Route 15 passes through the eastern side of the CDP, leading south 4 miles (6 km) to Interstate 80 in Wharton and north 6 miles (10 km) to Sparta.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lake Hopatcong CDP has a total area of 9.39 square miles (24.32 km2), of which 7.39 square miles (19.14 km2) are land and 2.00 square miles (5.18 km2), or 21.34%, are water. [1] The lake, with an outlet 2 miles (3 km) to the southwest into the Musconetcong River, is part of the Delaware River watershed.

Demographics

The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [4]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 10,232—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
2020 [2]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Lake Hopatcong include:

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References

  1. 1 2 "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 QuickFacts Lake Hopatcong CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 21, 2023.
  3. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Lake Hopatcong Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ↑ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ Izzo, Michael. "Goosebumps cover artist living in Budd Lake", Daily Record , October 26, 2015. Accessed September 25, 2024. "Jacobus, 56, has been a Morris County resident his whole life, living in Denville and Lake Hopatcong before settling in Budd Lake."
  8. ↑ Lestinsky, Marc. "Jefferson Student Hits Basketball Big Time; Breakout 2010-11 season has netted Jefferson resident national attention.", Jefferson, NJ Patch, August 9, 2011. Accessed October 13, 2021. "Jefferson native and bona fide basketball star-in-the-making Jaren Sina admitted to being something of an unknown to most outsiders entering his freshman year at Gill St. Bernard's School (Gladstone) in 2009.... The 17-year-old kid from little-known Lake Hopatcong can play."


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