Grand Island

Summary

Grand Island is a river island^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of river_island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Grand Island is located in Erie County^[3].
• Grand Island is in the country of United States^[4].
• Grand Island is on the body of water Niagara River^[5].
• Grand Island's image is recorded as Between the Grand Island bridges.jpg^[6].
• Grand Island's instance of is recorded as river island^[7].
• Grand Island's instance of is recorded as town of New York^[8].
• Grand Island's locator map image is recorded as Erie County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Grand Island highlighted.svg^[9].
• Grand Island's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85056385^[10].
• Grand Island's postal code is recorded as 14072^[11].
• Grand Island's Commons category is recorded as Grand Island, New York^[12].
• Grand Island's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4149358^[13].
• Grand Island's local dialing code is recorded as 716^[14].
• +1852-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Grand Island^[15].
• Grand Island's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 979012^[16].
• Grand Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.011944444444, 'lon': -78.959166666667}^[17].
• Grand Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0x_dt^[18].
• Grand Island's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 36-29828^[19].
• Grand Island's official website is recorded as http://www.grand-island.ny.us^[20].
• Grand Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Grand Island, New York^[21].
• Grand Island's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/North_America/United_States/New_York/Localities/G/Grand_Island/^[22].
• Grand Island's population is recorded as {'amount': '+20374'}^[23].
• Grand Island's population is recorded as {'amount': '+21389'}^[24].
• Grand Island's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10036947^[25].
• Grand Island's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Grand-Island-New-York^[26].
• Grand Island's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Town of Grand Island'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Grand Island is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Erie County^[3]. It is on the body of water Niagara River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Grand Island's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+33.29'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+180.1'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+20374'}^[23] and {'amount': '+21389'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include river island^[7] and town of New York^[8].

History and Context

+1852-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Grand Island^[15].

Why It Matters

Grand Island ranks in the top 6% of river_island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]