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History · Grand View-on-Hudson

Grand View-on-Hudson was first counted by the census in 1910, and 58% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1892 on and the census since 1910.

1910first census
1on the National Register
58%homes built before 1940
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How Grand View-on-Hudson began

When was Grand View-on-Hudson founded?

1910

Grand View-on-Hudson first appears in the census in 1910.

First census: 368 in 19102020 census: 246116 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Grand View-on-Hudson’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Grand View-on-Hudson are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18927 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1979. Watch Grand View-on-Hudson change.Old housesHalf of Grand View-on-Hudson’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 588 in 1940; 246 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Grand View-on-Hudson’s history is told.

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On the map

Grand View-on-Hudson on the map, 1892 to 1979

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Grand View-on-Hudson. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Grand View-on-Hudson on the 1892 USGS mapGrand View-on-Hudson on the 1902 USGS mapGrand View-on-Hudson on the 1937 USGS mapGrand View-on-Hudson on the 1940 USGS mapGrand View-on-Hudson on the 1957 USGS mapGrand View-on-Hudson on the 1967 USGS mapGrand View-on-Hudson on the 1979 USGS map1892Tarrytown sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Grand View-on-Hudson.

The story so far

Grand View-on-Hudson, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Grand View-on-Hudson yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Grand View-on-Hudson is a village incorporated in 1918 in the town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Piermont, east of Orangeburg, south of South Nyack, and west of the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, Grand View-on-Hudson had a population of 246. The name is derived from the scenic view from its location.

Its first post office opened in 1910. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 285 to 246 (-14%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Grand View-on-Hudson, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Rockland, NY CR 1 nb beginning, June 20262026Rockland, NY CR 1 nb beginning, June 2026Rockland, NY CR 1 nb at northern terminus, June 20262026Rockland, NY CR 1 nb at northern terminus, June 2026Rockland, NY CR 1 nb at Tappan Zee Bridge, June 20262026Rockland, NY CR 1 nb at Tappan Zee Bridge, June 2026Grand View-on-Hudson, NY Village Hall, June 20262026Grand View-on-Hudson, NY Village Hall, June 2026GrandViewOnHudsonNY FormerWaysideChapel2012GrandViewOnHudsonNY FormerWaysideChapel
On the National Register

1 historic place in Grand View-on-Hudson

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Grand View-on-Hudson, census by census

0100200300400500600192019401960198020002020Peak: 588

Peaked at 588 in 1940; 246 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Grand View-on-Hudson’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Grand View-on-Hudson

Nobody well known was born in Grand View-on-Hudson itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Edward HopperAmerican realist painter and printmaker · b. 1882
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Julianna MarguliesAmerican actress · b. 1966
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Matt TurnerAmerican soccer player · b. 1994
Max GreenfieldAmerican actor · b. 1979
Kara DioGuardiAmerican music producer, composer and pop singer · b. 1970
Paul FixAmerican film and television character actor, b… · b. 1901
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Piermont10 historic placesA

Questions about Grand View-on-Hudson’s history

What year was Grand View-on-Hudson founded?

The Grand View-on-Hudson post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1918.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.