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Cattaraugus Reservation is an Indian reservation in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 388 at the 2000 census. The majority of the residents are of the Seneca tribe. BIA map of reservations in the United States Tribal sovereignty: Map of the United States, with non-reservation land highlighted. ...
Cattaraugus County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ...
Official language(s) None Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area Ranked 27th - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²) - Width 285 miles (455 km) - Length 330 miles (530 km) - % water 13. ...
The Seneca are a Native American people, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois League. ...
The majority of the reservation is in Erie County and a small part is in Chautauqua County. Cattaraugus Reservation is an Indian reservation located partly in Erie County, New York. ...
Cattaraugus Reservation is an Indian reservation of the Seneca tribe, located partly in Chautauqua County, New York. ...
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Indian reservation has a total area of 15.5 km² (6.0 mi²). 14.9 km² (5.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (3.68%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...
Cattaraugus Creek runs through the middle of the reservation, and Lake Erie forms part of the western boundary. Cattaraugus Creek is a stream, approximately 68 miles long, in western New York in the United States. ...
Lake Erie (pronounced ) is the eleventh largest lake on Earth[2] and, of the five Great Lakes of North America, it is the fourth largest by surface area, the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume. ...
Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 388 people, 127 households, and 94 families residing in the Indian reservation. The population density was 26.0/km² (67.4/mi²). There were 136 housing units at an average density of 9.1/km² (23.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the Indian reservation was 4.38% White and 95.62% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.12% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 127 households out of which 49.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.3% were married couples living together, 35.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.52. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
In the Indian reservation the population was spread out with 36.1% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 2.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.9 males.
The median income for a household in the Indian reservation was $27,292, and the median income for a family was $26,458. Males had a median income of $21,750 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the Indian reservation was $12,443. About 25.3% of families and 24.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
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