Defreestville, New York
| North Greenbush | |
| Town | |
| Official name: Town of North Greenbush | |
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Name origin: From being the northern half of the old town of Greenbush; Greenbush from the Dutch Greenen Bosch, meaning "pinewood" for the pine forests of the area |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| Region | Capital District |
| County | Rensselaer |
| Landmark | Defreest Homestead |
| River | Hudson |
| Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°40′30″N 73°39′29″W / 42.67500°N 73.65806°WCoordinates: 42°40′30″N 73°39′29″W / 42.67500°N 73.65806°W |
| Lowest point | sea level |
| - elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Area | 19.0 sq mi (49 km2) |
| - land | 18.7 sq mi (48 km2) |
| - water | 0.3 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Population | 12,075 (2010) |
| Incorporation as town | 1855 |
| Government | |
| - location | Town Hall |
| Timezone | EST (UTC−5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| ZIP code | 12198 |
| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-52100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979287 |
 Location in Rensselaer County and the state of New York.
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| Website: www.townofng.com | |
North Greenbush is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. North Greenbush is located in the western part of the county. The population was 12,075 at the 2010 census.
The town has three main hamlets, Wynantskill in the northwestern corner, Defreestville in the southern portion of the town, and Snyder's Lake which occupies the majority of the town's east end. Both have strong identities and hinder efforts by the town to have a centralized identity. Also hindering a unified town image is that North Greenbush consists of parts of four different school districts, only one of which (a one-room schoolhouse) carries the town's name; two fire departments (Wynantskill and Defreestville); and three ZIP codes (Troy, Rensselaer, and Wynantskill). North Greenbush is home to the southern part of the Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) campus, including the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, home to the Tri-City ValleyCats minor league baseball team; the RPI Tech Park; the La Salle Institute; the New York State National Guard Armory, headquarters for the Rainbow Division; and various Rensselaer County government institutions.
North Greenbush was part of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, and Albany County prior to Rensselaer County's creation in 1791. North Greenbush was created on February 23, 1855 from the town of Greenbush at the same time as the town of Clinton (today East Greenbush). At this time North Greenbush occupied more than what it does today, it also covered what is now the northern section of the city of Rensselaer and the southern section of the city of Troy.
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