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A town of 6,182 people in Washington County, New York
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Town in New York, United States
6,215Population
56.1 sq miArea
653 ftElevation

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. 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. 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. Walter Granville-Smith was born in Granville. Granville Avenue and the associated CTA station in Chicago are named after the town, as…

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