Greig, New York

Greig, New York
Brantingham
Greig is located in New York
Greig
Greig
Greig is located in the United States
Greig
Greig
Coordinates: 43°41′50″N 75°18′45″W / 43.69722°N 75.31250°W / 43.69722; -75.31250
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyLewis
Established as Brantingham1828
Name changed to Greig1832
Area
 • Total94.36 sq mi (244.40 km2)
 • Land92.99 sq mi (240.85 km2)
 • Water1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2)
Elevation
1,237 ft (377 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,199
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
1,206
 • Density12.97/sq mi (5.01/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13345
Area code315
FIPS code36-049-30796
GNIS feature ID979026[3]

Greig is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States, named after Congressman John Greig.[4] The town was founded in 1828 from land taken from the town of Watson. Originally named "Brantingham", the town changed to its present name in 1832. Brantingham still survives as a hamlet within the boundaries of Greig, as a postal identity and for Brantingham Lake, to the east of town. As of the 2010 census, the population of Greig was 1,199.[5]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greig, New York
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 144.
  5. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Greig town, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 2020.