Grafton, New York | |
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_-_sign.jpg) St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church in Grafton | |
| Motto: Beauty is All Around Us | |
 Location in Rensselaer County and the state of New York. | |
| Coordinates: 42°46′14″N 73°27′15″W / 42.77056°N 73.45417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Rensselaer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.96 sq mi (119.04 km2) |
| • Land | 44.72 sq mi (115.83 km2) |
| • Water | 1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,440 ft (439 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,051 |
| • Density | 45/sq mi (17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 12082 |
| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-29674 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979010 |
Grafton is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,051 at the 2020 census.[3] It is believed that the town received its name from Grafton, Vermont,[4] where the first town supervisor, Nathaniel Dumbleton, was originally from. The town is an interior town near the north-central part of the county. NY Route 2 passes across the town.
Grafton is notable for having a Peace Pagoda, built by Nipponzan Myohoji buddhist order in 1993.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2016was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census results, Grafton, New York. https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Grafton%20town,%20Rensselaer%20County,%20New%20York
- ^ University of the State of New York Bulletin. University of the State of New York. 1914. p. 52.