Granville, New York

For the village located within this town, see Granville (village), New York.
Granville
Town
Granville Post Office
Granville Post Office
Location in Washington County and the state of New York.
Location in Washington County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°25′20″N 73°18′20″W / 43.42222°N 73.30556°W / 43.42222; -73.30556
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyWashington
Government
 • MayorPaul Labas
Area
[1]
 • Total
56.12 sq mi (145.35 km2)
 • Land55.62 sq mi (144.05 km2)
 • Water0.50 sq mi (1.30 km2)
Elevation
653 ft (199 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
6,215
 • Density111.7/sq mi (43.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes[3]
12832 (primary)
Area code518
FIPS code36-30037
GNIS feature ID0979014

Granville is a town on the eastern border of Washington County, New York, United States, abutting Rutland County, Vermont. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.[4] The town population was 6,215 at the 2020 census.[2]

The town of Granville contains a village that also bears the name Granville. Granville is named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.[5]

Granville has been called the "Colored Slate Capital of the World." Quarries in the town mine slate that comes in colors such as green, gray, gray black, purple, mottled green and purple, and red.[6] Walter Granville-Smith was born in Granville.

Granville Avenue and the associated CTA station in Chicago are named after the town,[7] as was the former Town of Granville, Wisconsin.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "QuickFacts: Granville town, Washington County, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Washington County GIS Web Map (Map). Washington County, NY. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  4. ^ "Metropolitan Areas and Components, 1999, with FIPS Codes". US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 142.
  6. ^ "Granville, NY". Village of Granville. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  7. ^ "Chicago Streets" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2011.