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Lake Hopatcong is a census-designated place (CDP) 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.
Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey | |
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Census-designated place | |
  Lake Hopatcong  Lake Hopatcong | |
| Coordinates: 40°57′39″N 74°36′46″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Township | Jefferson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.39 sq mi (24.32 km2) |
| • Land | 7.39 sq mi (19.13 km2) |
| • Water | 2.00 sq mi (5.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 930 ft (280 m) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,232 |
| • Density | 1,385.32/sq mi (534.90/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 07849 |
| Area code(s) | 973/862 |
| FIPS code | 34-37710 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806109[3] |
Lakefront communities in the CDP include Espanong, Prospect Point, Raccoon Island, and Woodport, and inland communities include Hurdtown, Tierneys Corner, and Berkshire Valley. The CDP is bordered to the west, across the lake, by the borough of Hopatcong in Sussex County, and to the south it is bordered by Mount Arlington in Roxbury Township and by the Lower Berkshire Valley CDP. Lake Shawnee is in the northeast part of the CDP.
New Jersey Route 15 passes through the eastern side of the Lake Hopatcong CDP, leading south 4 miles (6 km) to Interstate 80 in Wharton and north 6 miles (10 km) to Sparta.
The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[3]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 10,232 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4][2] | |||
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Lake Hopatcong include:
- Jaren Sina (born 1994), professional basketball player, who played for Astoria Bydgoszcz of the Polish Basketball League.[5]
References
- "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 11, 2022.
- "Lake Hopatcong Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- 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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County seat: Morristown | ||
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