Cattaraugus Reservation, Erie County, New York Explained

Cattaraugus Reservation
Settlement Type:Indian reservation
Image Map1:New York in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of New York in the United States
Coordinates:42.54°N -78.9631°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New York
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Erie County
Established Title:Created
Established Date:1797
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Maurice A. JohnTodd Gates

Pauline John

Leader Title1:PresidentTreasurer

Clerk

Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:66.30
Area Total Sq Mi:25.60
Area Land Km2:65.43
Area Land Sq Mi:25.26
Area Water Km2:0.87
Area Water Sq Mi:0.34
Elevation Ft:849
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1833
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[3]
Population Est:1901
Population Density Km2:29.05
Population Density Sq Mi:75.25
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:14091
Area Code:716
Website:Seneca Nation of Indians

Cattaraugus Reservation is an Indian reservation located partly in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,833 at the 2010 census.

The largest part of the reservation is in Erie County; smaller portions are located in Cattaraugus County and Chautauqua County. This is one of the reservations of the Seneca Nation of New York. The Seneca maintain most of their administrative and public service facilities for the Cattaraugus Reservation in the Erie County portion.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Indian reservation has a total area of 25.7 mi2 (66.5km2 (65.6 km2) of it is land and 0.3mi2 of it (1.36%) is water.

Cattaraugus Creek runs along the southern portion of the census division, and Lake Erie helps form the western boundary.

New York State Route 438 is the primary route through the reservation. It is a state route in name only; the Seneca Nation maintains the route.

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,001 people, 703 households, and 480 families living in the Indian reservation. The population density was 79/mi2. There were 753 housing units at an average density of 29.7/mi2. The racial makeup of the Indian reservation was 86.81% Native American, 11.74% White, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 703 households, out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.6% were married couples living together, 29.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the Indian reservation the population was spread out, with 35.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the Indian reservation was $28,713, and the median income for a family was $27,933. Males had a median income of $25,735 versus $23,438 for females. The per capita income for the Indian reservation was $12,382. About 27.8% of families and 30.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.9% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Jul 4, 2017.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. November 8, 2019.
  3. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .

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