Salamanca (town), New York
Salamanca, New York | |
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| Coordinates: 42°10′4″N 78°46′37″W / 42.16778°N 78.77694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cattaraugus |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.26 sq mi (47.28 km2) |
| • Land | 18.25 sq mi (47.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,417 ft (432 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 470 |
• Estimate (2022) | 464 |
| • Density | 25.75/sq mi (9.94/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code |
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| Area code | 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 470 at the 2020 census. The name is from José de Salamanca y Mayol, Marquis of Salamanca, a major Spanish investor in the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad, a local railroad.
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.