Cattaraugus Reservation

Cattaraugus Reservation
Location of Cattaraugus Reservation
Location of Cattaraugus Reservation
Coordinates: 42°33′N 79°01′W / 42.550°N 79.017°W / 42.550; -79.017
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesErie, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus
Population
 (2010)
 • Total693
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code716
WebsiteSeneca Nation of Indians

Cattaraugus Reservation is an Indian reservation of the federally recognized Seneca Nation of Indians, formerly part of the Iroquois Confederacy located in New York. 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,[1][2][3] along either side of NY 438. It is divided among three counties for census purposes:

Sketch map of the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, 1880
  1. ^ Kirby, C.D. (1976). The Early History of Gowanda and The Beautiful Land of the Cattaraugus. Gowanda, NY: Niagara Frontier Publishing Company, Inc./Gowanda Area Bi-Centennial Committee, Inc.
  2. ^ Historical sketch of the Village of Gowanda, N.Y. in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of its incorporation, August 8, 1898. Buffalo, NY: The Matthews-Northrup Company, Leonard, I.R., Reprinted 1998, Salem, MA: Higginson Book Company.
  3. ^ Gravel mining; Summary of permits for mining activities in the Cattaraugus Creek watershed, Cattaraugus Creek watershed resource guide and proposed watershed planning strategy, 2006, Boyer, B., Carpenter, B., Renschler, C., & Kellam, R.V., Funded by: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District, Retrieved 21 June 2014.