Sparrow Bush is a
hamlet
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(and
census designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
) in the town of
Deerpark, in
Orange County, New York, United States. The population as of the
2020 census is 981. The community is located along
state routes 42 and
97, northwest of
Port Jervis. Sparrow Bush has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 12780. The community is named after Henry L. Sparrow who owned a large piece of woodland near the
D&H canal.The locals started to call this piece of land Sparrow's “Bosh” (meaning Sparrow's slope) and Sparrow's “Bosk” (meaning Sparrow's woods). Over time the name of the town gradually evolved into Sparrow bush.
It is zoned to
Port Jervis School District, which operates
Port Jervis High School and 2 Elementary Schools.
Geography
Sparrow Bush is located at (41.2400, -74.4324)
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (2.5%) is water.
References
Hamlets in Orange County, New York
Hamlets in New York (state)
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