Sunset Bay, New York

Sunset Bay, New York
The mouth of the Cattaraugus Creek as seen from overhead. At bottom is the community of Sunset Bay; at top is Snyder Beach on the Cattaraugus Reservation.
The mouth of the Cattaraugus Creek as seen from overhead. At bottom is the community of Sunset Bay; at top is Snyder Beach on the Cattaraugus Reservation.
Sunset Bay is located in New York
Sunset Bay
Sunset
Bay
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°33′38″N 79°7′54″W / 42.56056°N 79.13167°W / 42.56056; -79.13167
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyChautauqua
TownHanover
Area
 • Total0.71 sq mi (1.83 km2)
 • Land0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
580 ft (180 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total470
 • Density708.90/sq mi (273.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code716
FIPS code36-72246
GNIS feature ID0966831

Sunset Bay is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hanover in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 660 at the 2010 census.[2]

Sunset Bay is adjacent to the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation. On the reservation, adjacent to Sunset Bay, was previously home to a community of approximately 80 non-native residents who leased vacation homes. The Seneca Nation in 2012 declared the longstanding presence of the non-native residents an "illegal occupation" and drove them out of Sunset Bay.[3]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sunset Bay CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  3. ^ Herbeck, Dan and Kathleen Ronayne (July 28, 2012). "Senecas plan to evict Snyder Beach residents", The Buffalo News. Retrieved July 28, 2012.