Landing is a small settlement and unincorporated area located within Roxbury Township

Roxbury Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,883 people, 8,364 households, and 6,532 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,117.4 people per square mile . There were 8,550 housing units at an average density of 400.0 per square mile...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, on the south shore of Lake Hopatcong

Lake Hopatcong

Lake Hopatcong is the largest freshwater body in the state of New Jersey, USA, approximately 4 square miles in area. The lake is located in the mountains of northern New Jersey, north of Netcong and along the border between Sussex and Morris counties.The lake is within the borders of four...

 near Hopatcong State Park

Hopatcong State Park

Hopatcong State Park is a State Park located in Landing, New Jersey. At the center of the park lies Lake Hopatcong. Hopatcong State Park is located toward the Southwestern side of the lake...

. The area is served as United States Postal Service

United States Postal Service

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 ZIP Code

ZIP Code

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 07850.

As of the United States Census, 2000

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area

ZIP Code Tabulation Area

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 07850 was 6,827.

From the 1880s through the 1940s it was a popular summer resort area, but by the 1970s it had evolved into a suburban community.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents include:

• Karen Ann Quinlan
  Karen Ann Quinlan
  Karen Ann Quinlan was an important figure in the history of the right to die controversy in the United States....
  
  , an important figure in the history of the right to die
  Right to die
  The right to die is the ethical or institutional entitlement of the individual to commit suicide or to undergo voluntary euthanasia. Possession of this right is often understood to mean that a person with a terminal illness should be allowed to commit suicide or assisted suicide or to decline...
  
   debate in United States.

External links

• Landing, New Jersey Community Website
• Census 2000 Fact Sheet for Zip Code Tabulation Area 07850 from the United States Census Bureau
  United States Census Bureau
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