East Greenbush, New York

East Greenbush
Town
Town of East Greenbush
The East Greenbush Town Hall on Columbia Turnpike
Etymology: Dutch Greenen Bosch, "pine woods."
Location in Rensselaer County and the state of New York.
Location of New York in the United States
Coordinates: 42°36′44″N 73°41′58″W / 42.61222°N 73.69944°W / 42.61222; -73.69944
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Rensselaer
Incorporation as town	1855
Government
• Town supervisor	Jack Conway
Area [1]
• Total	24.29 sq mi (62.92 km2)
• Land	24.02 sq mi (62.21 km2)
• Water	0.27 sq mi (0.71 km2)
Elevation	236 ft (72 m)
Lowest elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	16,748
• Density	690/sq mi (270/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	518
FIPS code	36-083-22117
FIPS code	36-22117[2]
GNIS feature ID	0978918[3]
Wikimedia Commons	East Greenbush, New York
Website	eastgreenbush.org

East Greenbush is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of Albany. The population was 16,748 at the 2020 census.^[4] The word Greenbush is derived from the Dutch het groen bosch, referring to the pine woods that originally covered the land.^[5] The first settlement of the land now known as East Greenbush was made by tenants under patroon Kiliaen van Rensselaer circa 1630. The town was established in 1855 as Clinton, and was renamed in 1858. It is mostly suburban along its major highways and rural in the southwestern and northeastern corners.

Interstate 90 traverses the town. It contains the western (or southern) terminus of US Route 4 and the northern terminus of NY Route 9J; as well as US Route 9 and US Route 20. The latter run concurrently, under the name Columbia Turnpike, which is often referred to by the locals as "9 and 20."