Landing, New Jersey

History

Landing was established as a resort community. From the 1880s through the 1940s, each summer it attracted thousands of people to the shores of Lake Hopatcong. After World War II, it began to decline and transform itself into a large suburban neighborhood. In 2017, measures were passed to give the neighborhood a facelift, the plans including several new, modern buildings, parks and signs. The improvements are expected to be complete in late 2022.

Geography

Landing is on the western edge of Morris County, in the northwestern part of Roxbury Township. It is bordered to the northwest, across Lake Hopatcong and its outlet, the Musconetcong River, by the borough of Hopatcong in Sussex County. Within Morris County, it is bordered to the east by the borough of Mount Arlington, to the south by unincorporated Ledgewood, and to the west by unincorporated Port Morris.

Interstate 80 forms the southern boundary of the Landing CDP, separating it from Ledgewood. Exit 28 (Landing Road) provides access to the community. I-80 leads east 29 mi to Paterson and west 28 mi to the Delaware Water Gap.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Landing CDP has a total area of 2.480 sqmi, of which 2.134 sqmi are land and 0.346 sqmi, or 13.95%, are water. The outlet of Lake Hopatcong is along the northern boundary of the community; the Musconetcong River flows out of the lake, leading southwest to the Delaware River. Hopatcong State Park is within the CDP at the lake outlet.

Demographics

2020

Landing was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.

Notable people

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

• Dylan Castanheira (born 1995), retired soccer player who played as a goalkeeper for Atlanta United 2
• Karen Ann Quinlan (1954–1985), an important figure in the history of the right to die debate in the United States

References

References

1. "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau.
2. [https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3438700 Census Data Explorer: Landing CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 15, 2023.
3. [https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
4. {{cite gnis. 0877660. Landing. 2012-09-24
5. [https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.
6. [http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed June 9, 2016.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
8. "2020 Geography Changes". [[United States Census Bureau]].
9. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Landing CDP, New Jersey".
10. Havsy, Jane, for the ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey). Daily Record]]''. [https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/soccer/2019/06/06/atlanta-united-goalkeeper-dylan-castanheira/1352168001/ "Roxbury alum Dylan Castanheira now Atlanta United II goalkeeper"], ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]'', June 6, 2019. Accessed June 12, 2020. "Columbia senior goalkeeper Dylan Castanheira of Landing signed with Atlanta United 2 on Friday.... After missing his freshman season at Roxbury High School due to a twice-broken leg, Castanheira was able to train with Stoke City in England for a week in the summer and was invited to return for a more formal tryout a couple of months later."
11. [https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/dylan-castanheira/ Dylan Castanheira], [[Major League Soccer]]. Accessed March 23, 2025. "Birthplace: Landing, NJ USA"
12. [[Robert D. McFadden. McFadden, Robert D.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/12/nyregion/karen-ann-quinlan-31-dies-focus-of-76-right-to-die-case.html "Karen Ann Quinlan, 31, Dies; Focus Of '76 Right To Die Case"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 12, 1985. Accessed August 22, 2017. "Four weeks after her birth, the Quinlans took out adoption papers and took her home to their two-story gray-and-white colonial-style house at 510 Ryerson Road in the Landing section of Roxbury Township, just above Lake Hopatcong in Morris County."