Greig, New York
Brantingham | |
|---|---|
  Greig  Greig | |
| Coordinates: 43°41′50″N 75°18′45″W / 43.69722°N 75.31250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Lewis |
| Established as Brantingham | 1828 |
| Name changed to Greig | 1832 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94.36 sq mi (244.40 km2) |
| • Land | 92.99 sq mi (240.85 km2) |
| • Water | 1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,237 ft (377 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,199 |
| • Estimate (2016)[2] | 1,206 |
| • Density | 12.97/sq mi (5.01/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 13345 |
| Area code | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-049-30796 |
| GNIS feature ID | 979026[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]
- ^ "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. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greig, New York
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 144.
- ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Greig town, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 2020.