The Miccosukee Indian Reservation is the homeland of the
Miccosukee tribe of
Native Americans. It is divided into three sections in two counties of southern
Florida, United States. Their total land area is 128.256 sq mi (332.183 km
2). The Miccosukee Reservation have members living on and off the reservation.
The largest section by far is known as the Alligator Alley Reservation, which is located at the extreme western part of
Broward County, at its
county line with
Collier County. It has a land area of 127.057 sq mi (329.076 km
2).
The second largest section is the Tamiami Trail Reservation, which is located west of
Miami, on the
Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41, or Southwest 8th Street), at the point where the
Tamiami Canal
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turns to the northwest, in western
Miami-Dade County
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. Although this section is much smaller than the Alligator Alley section, it is the center of most tribal operations. It has a land area of 712.64
acre
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s (2.884 km
2).
The smallest section is the Krome Avenue Reservation, located east of the Tamiami Trail section and closer to the city of Miami. It is also on the Tamiami Trail, on the northwest corner of its intersection with
Krome Avenue (Southwest 177th Avenue), just west of the community of
Tamiami
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. This section has a land area of only 55.04 acres (0.2227 km
2). The Miccosukee Resort & Casino is on this site.
References
Miccosukee Reservation, FloridaUnited States Census Bureau
Miccosukee Resort & GamingOfficial site
American Indian reservations in Florida
Populated places in Broward County, Florida
Populated places in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Seminole tribe
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