| Granville | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Coordinates: | 43.4222°N -73.3056°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Paul Labas |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 145.35 |
| Area Land Km2: | 144.05 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.30 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 56.12 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 55.62 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.50 |
| Elevation M: | 199 |
| Elevation Ft: | 653 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 6215 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 111.7 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes[3] |
| Area Code: | 518 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-30037 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979014 |
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.
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.
From evidence discovered circa 1850, the St. Francis Native Americans appear to have used the town for hunting and making tools in the past.
This border area between Vermont and New York was, for a long period, not clearly under control of either state. Arrivals from New England settled here, hoping to gain the benefits of New England in areas such as land ownership and voting rights. Early settlers arrived before 1770, but the state line was not established until 1790, leaving settlers in this town within New York State.
The town was founded in 1780.
Early agricultural efforts included dairy herds and sheep raising.
Extensive slate deposits were located in 1846 in nearby Fair Haven, and in 1850 more slate deposits were found in Middle Granville. The first Granville slate quarries opened around 1853. The first slate deposits had been located in 1839 and were used for local construction.
The eastern town line is the border of Vermont (Rutland County).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 56.1 square miles (145.4 km2), of which 56.1 square miles (145.2 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.05%) is water.
NY 22A diverges from NY 22 by Middle Granville. NY 149 joins NY 22 south of Granville village.
The Mettawee River and the Indian River are two large streams in the town.
As of the census of 2020, there were 6,215 people and 2,790 households residing in the town. The population density was 111.7sp=usNaNsp=us. In the year 2000, there were 2,635 housing units at an average density of 47sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town in 2020 was 97.1% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.
There were 2,790 households in 2020, with an average household size of 2.27.
In the town, 20.6% were under the age of 18 and 4.3% were under the age of 5 in 2020. Persons 65 years and older made up 22.4% of the population. The percent of the population that was female was 52.9%.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,824 in 2020 dollars. The per capita income for the town was $26,396. About 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line.