Editing South Fallsburg, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = South Fallsburg
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| settlement_type         = [[Census-designated place|CDP]] and [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]]
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| image_caption           = Downtown looking north along [[New York State Route 42|NY 42]]
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| etymology               = South of hamlet of Fallsburg
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1       = State
| subdivision_name1       = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| subdivision_type2       = Region
| subdivision_name2       = [[Catskill Mountains|Catskills]]
| subdivision_type3       = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name3       = [[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan]]
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| image_map               = Sullivan County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas South Fallsburg highlighted.svg
| map_caption             = Location of South Fallsburg in Sullivan County, New York
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| area_total_km2          = 9.10
| area_total_sq_mi        = 3.51
| area_land_sq_mi         = 3.19
| area_water_sq_mi        = 0.33
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| population_as_of        = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total        = 2347
| population_density_km2  = 284.45
| population_density_sq_mi = 736.66
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| timezone1               = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| postal_code             = 12779
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| area_code               = [[Area code 845|845]]
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| blank_info              = 36-68968
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| blank1_info             = 1867418
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'''South Fallsburg''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] in [[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scdemocratonline.com/webpages/crdirectory/companies.aspx?id=3854f3a2-67ec-4858-8dae-25533ccda8a6|work=Sullivan County Democrat|title=Community Resource Directory - Schools|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.townoffallsburg.com/PDF/FA_Road_Map_V1.pdf|title=Map of Town of Fallsburg|work=Town of Fallsburg official site|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> South Fallsburg is located within the Town of [[Fallsburg, New York|Fallsburg]]<ref name="auto"/> at {{coord|41|42|59|N|74|37|49|W|type:city}} (41.716489, -74.630279).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

== History ==
South Fallsburg is located in the one-time resort area of the Catskill Mountains known as the [[Borscht Belt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/this-is-what-the-abandoned-hotels-of-the-borscht-belt-look-like-now|title=This Is What The Abandoned Hotels Of The Borscht Belt Look Like Now|date=October 10, 2016|website=Gothamist|access-date=November 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010104755/https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/this-is-what-the-abandoned-hotels-of-the-borscht-belt-look-like-now|archive-date=October 10, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2014/09/11/step-inside-upstate-new-yorks-abandoned-borscht-belt-hotels/|title=Step inside upstate New York's abandoned Borscht Belt hotels|first1=Michael|last1=Kaminer|first2=Marisa|last2=Scheinfeld|first3=Yahoo|last3=Travel|date=September 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jewishworldnews.org/borscht-belt-staff-reminisce-about-the-glory-days-of-the-jewish-alps-and-their-part-in-making-it-happen/|title=The Jewish World &#124; Borscht Belt staff reminisce about the glory days of the Jewish Alps and their part in making it happen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/borscht-belt-photos-by-marisa-scheinfeld-2013-8|title=23 eerie photos that show the crumbling beauty of New York's abandoned 'Borscht Belt' resorts|first=Megan Willett, Talia|last=Lakritz|website=Business Insider}}</ref> [[Raleigh Hotel (South Fallsburg, New York)|The Raleigh Hotel]] on Heiden Road is a 320-room Glatt Kosher Cholov Yisrael hotel for Hasidic Jews sitting on {{convert|200|acre|km2}}; it also serves as a convention center for religious and nonreligious groups.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/uncategorized/5098/south-fallsburg-raleigh-hotel-back-in-business.html|title=South Fallsburg: Raleigh Hotel back in business|date=11 February 2007|website=The Yeshiva World}}</ref> The [[Rivoli Theatre (South Fallsburg, New York)|Rivoli Theatre]] and [[South Fallsburg Hebrew Association Synagogue]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> The town is home to a center of [[Siddha Yoga]], the [[Shree Muktananda Ashram]] of the [[SYDA Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Siddha Yoga Meditation Center in South Fallsburg |url=https://www.symc-sf.com/ |publisher=SYDA Foundation |access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 2347
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 2,870 people, 909 households, and 606 families residing in South Fallsburg. There were 1,385 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP included 63.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 14.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 38.5% of the population. Families including a husband and a wife made up 38.8% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|work=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref> As of 2023, an estimated 34.3% of residents were below the poverty level.<ref name="US Census 2023">{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/South_Fallsburg_CDP,_New_York?g=160XX00US3668968|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=April 6, 2025}}</ref>

==Notable people==

South Fallsburg is home to singer-songwriters [[Gavin DeGraw|Gavin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aol.com/2012/03/02/gavin-degraw-house-florida/|title=Gavin DeGraw Selling Modest Home in 'Other' Hollywood|first=A. O. L.|last=Staff|website=AOL.com}}</ref> and [[Joey DeGraw]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Songwriting-craft-is-Joey-DeGraw-s-passion-103466.php|title=Songwriting craft is Joey DeGraw's passion|first=The|last=News-Times|date=4 January 2008|website=NewsTimes}}</ref> librarian [[Sari Feldman]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/76091-what-i-learned-from-andrew-neiderman.html|title=What I Learned From Bestselling Author Andrew Neiderman|website=PublishersWeekly.com|last=Feldman|first=Sari|date=February 16, 2018|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> jazz pianist and composer [[Kenny Werner]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.recordonline.com/article/20061004/news/610040338|title=South Fallsburg girl dies after car hits tree|first=Heather|last=Yakin|website=recordonline.com|date=October 4, 2006|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> and [[Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Moshe]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20190605/sullivan-reports-3-new-measles-cases-total-now-5|title=Sullivan reports 3 new measles cases; total now 5|first=Matthew|last=Nanci|website=recordonline.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Manville B. Wakefield, ''To The Mountains By Rail''

==External links==
*[http://www.chronos-historical.org/rockfest The 1970 Hippie invasion of South Fallsburg]

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