Allegany reservation

The Allegany Reservation is an Indian reservation of the Seneca Indians in Cattaraugus County , New York .

geography

The reserve covers 113.1 km². 94.2 km² of this is land and 18.8 km² is water.

Demographic data

According to the US census , there were 1099 people living on the reservation in 2000 , divided between 410 households and 280 families. This results in a population density of 11.7 people per km². The residents of the reservation are composed of 42.13% white, 0.82% black, 53.78% Indians, 0.45% Asians, 0.18% of other people and 2.64% of mixed race. 2.00% are Hispanic or Latino .

Children under the age of 18 live in 30.7% of the 410 households. 40.7% of households consist of married couples, 18.0% have a woman without a husband and 31.7% are not families. 24.1% are made up of individuals, and 9.5% have a person living alone who is 65 years of age or older. On average, a household consists of 2.63 people; the average family size is 3.08 people.

29.9% are under 18 years of age, 7.7% between 18 and 24, 27.2% between 25 and 44, 21.4% between 45 and 64 and 13.7% 65 or older. The average age is 34 years. For every 100 women there are 103.1 men; for every 100 women under the age of 18 94.9 men.

A household makes an average of $ 28,971 per year and a family makes $ 30,250 per year. Men make an average of $ 23,958 and women $ 20,982. The average income per capita is $ 12,681. 22.6% of the population, resp. 17.0% of families live below the poverty line . 24.7% of people living below the poverty line are under 18 years old, 22.3% are over 65.

See also: List of Indian Reservations

Coordinates: 42 ° 5 ′  N , 78 ° 45 ′  W