Grand Island, New York

Grand Island is a town and an island in Erie County, New York. As of the 2020 census, the town population is 21,389. The town was once nominated to be the headquarters for the United Nations, but lost to New York City.

The town was founded in 1651 and became part of the British Colony of New York in 1764. It became a town in 1852.

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September 2001 satellite image of Grand Island, Niagara Falls is visible at the top left corner.
Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, owned a home in Beaver Island.

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