Narrowsburg is a

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(and a

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) in Sullivan County,

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, United States. The population was 379 at the 2020 census. Narrowsburg is in the western part of the Town of Tusten at the junction of Routes 52 and 97.

History

The community was first called "Homans Eddy" after Benjamin Homan, the first settler in the town. The Arlington Hotel, Kirk House, and Narrowsburg Methodist Church are listed on the

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Geography

Narrowsburg is located at (41.606881, -75.062255). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (8.61%) is water. The community is situated on the eastern shore of the

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, adjacent to the border of

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. It is between the

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and the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 431 people, 190 households, and 119 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 254 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.9%

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, 1.6%

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, 2.6% Asian, 1.6% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population. There were 189 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were

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living together and 37.6% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.80. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,694, and the median income for a family was $44,688. Males had a median income of $33,500 versus $26,563 for females. The

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for the CDP was $19,577. About 5.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the

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, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Narrowsburg is the home of the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA), the Arts Council for Sullivan County, which offers art exhibitions, Big Eddy Film Festival, Deep Water Literary Fest, Riverfest, and concerts at the Tusten Theatre.

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