Grand Island
La Grand Île (French) | |
|---|---|
| Town of Grand Island | |
 | |
| Nickname(s): La Grande Île | |
| Motto(s): "A Grand Place to Live" | |
 Location in Erie County and New York. | |
.svg) Location of New York in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 43°00′43″N 78°57′33″W / 43.01194°N 78.95917°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| County | Erie |
| Incorporated | 1852 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Pete Marston
(R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.29 sq mi (86.23 km2) |
| • Land | 28.27 sq mi (73.23 km2) |
| • Water | 5.02 sq mi (13.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 21,389  |
| • Density | 736.68/sq mi (284.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 14072 |
| Area code | 716 |
| FIPS code | 36-029-29828 |
| FIPS code | 36-29828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979012 |
| Website | grandislandny |
Grand Island is an island town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 21,389[2] representing an increase of 5.00% from the 2010 census figure.[3] The town's name is derived from the French name La Grande Île; Grand Island is the largest island in the Niagara River and the third largest in New York state. The phrase La Grande Île appears on the town seal.
Grand Island has been home to the Attawandaron Nation and an acquisition of both French and English colonial pursuits. In 1945, Grand Island was part of a plan to make a new World Peace Capital on the international border between Southern Ontario, Canada, and Western New York. The plan proposed placing the United Nations headquarters on adjacent Navy Island (Ontario), which was considered an ideal location because it lay on the boundary between two peaceful countries. An artist's rendering of the World Peace Capital showed the property with bridges spanning both countries (between Grand Island in the United States and the Canadian mainland).[4] The proposal was turned down in favor of the current U.N. headquarters in New York City.
The town of Grand Island is in the northwestern corner of Erie County, and on the Canada–US border, although there is no river crossing to Canada. It is northwest of Buffalo, south of Niagara Falls, and is traversed by Interstate 190 and New York State Route 324.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grand Island town, Erie County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 1, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "2010 Census City and Town Growth via NYPIRG". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ^ "Proposed United Nations Headquarters on Navy Island Niagara Falls, ca 1945". Niagara Falls (Ontario) Public Library. Retrieved November 3, 2015.