Cattaraugus Reservation, Erie County, New York
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Cattaraugus Reservation is an Indian reservation
located partly in Erie County
, New York
, United States
. The population was 2,001 at the 2000 census.
The part of the reservation in Erie County is the largest. Smaller parts of the reservation are found in Cattaraugus County
and Chautauqua County
. This is one of the reservations of the Seneca Nation of Indians.
, the Indian reservation has a total area of 25.7 mi² (66.5 km²). 25.3 mi² (65.6 km²) of it is land and 0.3 mi² (0.9 km²) of it (1.36%) is water.
Cattaraugus Creek
runs through the middle, and Lake Erie
helps form the western boundary.
of 2000, there were 2,001 people, 703 households, and 480 families residing in the Indian reservation. The population density
was 79.0/mi² (30.5/km²). There were 753 housing units at an average density of 29.7/mi² (11.5/km²). 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.
Indian reservation
An American Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs...
located partly in Erie County
Erie County, New York
Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
, New York
New York
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 2,001 at the 2000 census.
The part of the reservation in Erie County is the largest. Smaller parts of the reservation are found in Cattaraugus County
Cattaraugus Reservation, Cattaraugus County, New York
Cattaraugus Reservation is an Indian reservation in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 314 at the 2010 census. The majority of the residents are of the Seneca Nation....
and Chautauqua County
Cattaraugus Reservation, Chautauqua County, New York
Cattaraugus Reservation is an Indian reservation of the Seneca tribe, located partly in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population of this portion of the reservation was 38 at the 2010 census, Most of the inhabitants are of the Seneca tribe....
. This is one of the reservations of the Seneca Nation of Indians.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the Indian reservation has a total area of 25.7 mi² (66.5 km²). 25.3 mi² (65.6 km²) of it is land and 0.3 mi² (0.9 km²) of it (1.36%) is water.
Cattaraugus Creek
Cattaraugus Creek
Cattaraugus Creek is a stream, approximately 68 miles long, in western New York in the United States. The creek drains a wooded rural portion of western New York southwest of Buffalo into Lake Erie. In its lower course it flows primarily through the Cattaraugus Reservation of the Seneca tribe...
runs through the middle, and Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
helps form the western boundary.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 2,001 people, 703 households, and 480 families residing in the Indian reservation. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 79.0/mi² (30.5/km²). There were 753 housing units at an average density of 29.7/mi² (11.5/km²). The racial makeup of the Indian reservation was 86.81% Native American, 11.74% White, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, 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
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
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.