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Sunset Bay, New York
Census-designated place in New York, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sunset Bay is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hanover in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 660 at the 2010 census.[2]
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Sunset Bay, New York | |
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![]() The mouth of the Cattaraugus Creek as seen from overhead. At bottom is the community of Sunset Bay; at top is Snyder Beach on the Cattaraugus Reservation. | |
Coordinates: 42°33′38″N 79°7′54″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Chautauqua |
Town | Hanover |
Area | |
• Total | 0.71 sq mi (1.83 km2) |
• Land | 0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
Elevation | 580 ft (180 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 470 |
• Density | 708.90/sq mi (273.60/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 716 |
FIPS code | 36-72246 |
GNIS feature ID | 0966831 |
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Sunset Bay is adjacent to the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation. On the reservation, adjacent to Sunset Bay, was previously home to a community of approximately 80 non-native residents who leased vacation homes. The Seneca Nation in 2012 declared the longstanding presence of the non-native residents an "illegal occupation" and drove them out of Sunset Bay.[3]