Sullivan County population growth patterns

MONTICELLO — According to recently released US Census figures, Sullivan County population growth is pushing east to west.

The total county population in the 2000 census was 73,966, up 6.77% since the 1990 census.

However, Sullivan registered its greatest rate of growth in easterly and southerly towns, while more northern and westerly towns either remained static or lost population.

Population in the fifteen towns and the changes since 1990 include: Bethel, 4,362 (18.1%), Callicoon, 3,052 (.8%), Cochecton 1,328 (.7%), Delaware 2,719 (3.2%), Fallsburg, 12,234 (6.8%), Forestburgh, 833 (35.6%), Fremont, 1,391 (4.4%), Highland 2,404 (11.9%), Liberty 9,632 (-1.9%), Lumberland, 1,939 (36%), Mamakating 11,002 (12.3%), Neversink, 3,553 (20.3%), Rockland, 3,913(-4.4%), Thompson, 14,189 (3.4%), and Tusten, 1,415 (11.3%).