Salamanca (town), New York
| Salamanca, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Salamanca
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| Coordinates: 42°10′4″N 78°46′37″W / 42.16778°N 78.77694°WCoordinates: 42°10′4″N 78°46′37″W / 42.16778°N 78.77694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cattaraugus |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.4 sq mi (47.6 km2) |
| • Land | 18.4 sq mi (47.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,417 ft (432 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 481 |
| • Density | 26/sq mi (10.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14779 |
| Area code(s) | 716 |
| FIPS code | 36-64760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979451 |
| Website | townofsalamanca |
Salamanca is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 481 at the 2010 census. The name is from a major Spanish investor in a local railroad, José de Salamanca y Mayol, Marquis of Salamanca.
The town of Salamanca is in the south part of the county. The city of Salamanca, located within the Allegany Indian Reservation of the Seneca Nation of Indians, bisects the town.
This was historically the territory of the Native American Wenrohronon and Eriehronon, who were driven out by the Seneca Nation in the Beaver Wars of the 1650s. The Seneca controlled much of the territory of western New York as one of the nations of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy. The area was not settled by European Americans until after the American Revolution around 1815, when the Seneca had been forced to cede their lands to the United States and New York as allies of the defeated British. Many of the early arrivals were whites who settled on Native American land with the informal permission and toleration of tribal members.
The area was a sparsely populated, rural, farming and lumber industry region until four railroads were constructed into the area. They leased a portion of land, then mostly swamp, from the Seneca Nation to make their hub at what was developed as Salamanca.
The town of Salamanca was formed in 1854 from part of the town of Little Valley. At that time it was called the "town of Bucktooth", named after a notable Seneca who lived in the area. At least two roads leading to the town still bear the name "Bucktooth Run". In 1869, the town of Red House was created, taking away the south part of the town of Salamanca. In 1870 the community of Salamanca began to define itself, first as a village, and later as a city.
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