Salamanca

Also known as Salamanca (city), New York, Salamanca, NY, Salamanca City

city in the state of New York, USA

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New York
County: Cattaraugus
Reservation: Allegany
Named after: José de Salamanca
Type: Council-Manager
Mayor: Sandra Magiera ( D )
City council: Members' List • W1: John "Jack" Hill ( D ) • W2: Kylee Johnson ( D ) • W3: Barry Smith ( R ) • W4: Mike Reed ( D ) • W5: Janet L. Koch ( D )
Total: 6.24 sq mi (16.15 km )
Land: 5.99 sq mi (15.52 km )
Water: 0.24 sq mi (0.63 km )
Elevation: 1,381 ft (421 m)
Density: 989.2/sq mi (381.93/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code: 36-009-64749
Gnis feature id: 0964291
Website: www .salamancany .gov

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Wikidata facts

Named after: José de Salamanca, 1st Count of los Llanos
Official name: Salamanca
Country: United States
Located in: Cattaraugus County
Population: 5929
Area: 16.150109
Elevation: 421
Time zone: Eastern Time Zone
Body of water: Allegheny River
Official website: www.salmun.com
Households: 2252
Dialing code: 716

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postal code: 14779
inception: 1870-01-01
water as percent of area: 3.8773
per capita income: 19386
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Encyclopedic overview

Salamanca (Seneca: Onë'dagö:h) is a city in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States, inside the Allegany Indian Reservation, one of two governed by the Seneca Nation of Indians. The population was 5,929 at the 2020 census. It was named after José de Salamanca, a Spanish nobleman and cabinet minister of the mid-19th century. Salamanca invested in railroads around the globe, including the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad in New York State, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

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