Oil Springs Reservation
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| Oil Springs Reservation | |
| — Indian Reservation — | |
  Oil Springs Reservation
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| Coordinates: 42°13′56″N 78°18′20″W / 42.23222°N 78.30556°W | |
| Population (2000 census)[1] | |
| - Total | 11 |
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| Website | http://www.sni.org/oilsprings.html |
Oil Springs Reservation is an Indian reservation of the Seneca tribe located in New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the Indian reservation had a total population of 11, none of whom are Native American. Although the reservation is controlled by the Seneca tribe, as of 2005 no tribal members actually live on the Oil Springs Reservation. It is divided between two counties: Allegany County and Cattaraugus County. The reservation is northwest of the village of Cuba.
The petroleum-tainted water of the spring was used for the natives medicinally and was known to Jesuit missionaries as early as the 17th century. The Senecas own two tax-free gas stations on the reservation.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Allegany County portion of the Indian reservation has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²). Most of it is land while 1.64% is water.[2]
The Cattaraugus County portion of the Indian reservation has a total area of 0.4 mi² (1.0 km²), all land.[2]
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Allegany County portion
As of the census[1] of 2000, there are 9 people, 2 households, and one family residing in the Indian reservation. The population density is 5.8/km² (15.1/mi²). There are 12 housing units at an average density of 7.7/km² (20.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the Indian reservation is 88.89% White, and 11.11% from two or more races.
There are 2 households out of which one has children under the age of 18 living with them, one is a married couple living together, and one is non-families. One household is made up of individuals who are 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 4.5 and the average family size is 8.
In the Indian reservation the population is spread out with 55.6% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, and 11.1% who are 45 to 64 year of age. The median age is 12 years. For every 100 females there are 125 males. For every female aged 18 and over, there are three males.
The median income for a household in the Indian reservation is $51,250, and the median income for a family is $0. Males have a median income of $51,250 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the Indian reservation is $50,571. None of the population is below the poverty line.
[edit] Cattaraugus County portion
As of the census[1] of 2000, there is one household in the Indian reservation, consisting of a white woman between 25 and 44 and a white girl under 18; their median age is 31 years. The income for this household is $11,250, or $6,000 per capita. The population density is 2.1/km² (5.4/mi²). There are 8 housing units at an average density of 8.3/km² (21.5/mi²).
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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