Cattaraugus Reservation
Place in New York, United States
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Cattaraugus Reservation (Seneca: Ga’dä꞉gë́sgë꞉öʼ)[1] is an Indian reservation of the federally recognized Seneca Nation of Indians, formerly part of the Iroquois Confederacy located in New York.
Cattaraugus Reservation
Seneca: Ga’dä꞉gë́sgë꞉öʼ Seneca Nation Cattaraugus Territory | |
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Location of Cattaraugus Reservation in New York | |
  Cattaraugus Reservation Location within New York State  Cattaraugus Reservation Cattaraugus Reservation (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′N 79°01′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Counties | Erie, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus |
| Nation | Seneca Nation of Indians |
| Established | 1800 (Treaty period) |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.1 sq mi (88.4 km2) |
| • Land | 33.5 sq mi (87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 590 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 693 |
| • Density | 20.3/sq mi (7.84/km2) |
| Demonym | Seneca |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 14006, 14081 |
| Area code | 716 |
| Website | Seneca Nation of Indians |
As of the 2000 census, the Indian reservation had a total population of 2,412. Its total area is about 34.4 mi² (89.1 km²). The reservation stretches from Lake Erie inward along Cattaraugus Creek,[2][3][4] along either side of NY 438. It is divided among three counties for census purposes:
- Cattaraugus Reservation, Cattaraugus County
- Cattaraugus Reservation, Chautauqua County
- Cattaraugus Reservation, Erie County.
Background and location
A small cluster of Seneca-owned businesses are located along US 20 and NY 5 where they cross through the reservation. Facilities include numerous cannabis dispensaries, a Bingo Hall, with a Poker Room and various video slot machines. Interstate 90 passes through the reservation; the closest exit is located in Irving, New York.
In Erie County, the reservation is bordered by the Towns of Brant, North Collins, and Collins; in Cattaraugus County by the Town of Perrysburg; and in Chautauqua County by the Town of Hanover. (At the reservation's southeast corner, near the village of Gowanda, it comes within a few feet of bordering the Town of Persia in Cattaraugus County.)
The reservation is mostly of a rural character, with one-family homes along Route 438 interspersed with businesses such as tobacco shops. The reservation is divided into several communities such as Newtown (Tganödase:’), Bucktown (Onödagö:gwa:h), Pinewoods (O’sóägö:h), Eleven Acres, Ozarks, and Indian Hill (Sgëhö:dih).[1] At the center of the reservation along Route 438 are the Seneca Nation government offices, a Head Start/Daycare Center, community buildings, and the volunteer fire department. The Reservation is served by the Seneca Transit System, a dual fixed bus line that runs from Irving to Steamburg, Allegany Reservation, where an identical bus runs the same route going the opposite direction. Along the way, the busses also have stops in Gowanda, Cattaraugus, Little Valley, and Salamanca.