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and
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(CDP) in the town of
Hanover
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New York
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, United States. The population was 660 at the 2010 census.
Sunset Bay is adjacent to the
Cattaraugus Indian Reservation
Cattaraugus Reservation is an Indian reservation of the federally recognized Seneca Nation of Indians, formerly part of the Iroquois Confederacy located in New York. As of the 2000 census, the Indian reservation had a total population of 2,412. Its ...
. 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
The Seneca Nation of Indians is a federally recognized Seneca tribe based in western New York. They are one of three federally recognized Seneca entities in the United States, the others being the Tonawanda Band of Seneca (also in western New Y ...
in 2012 declared the longstanding presence of the non-native residents an "illegal occupation" and drove them out of Sunset Bay.Herbeck, Dan and Kathleen Ronayne (July 28, 2012) "Senecas plan to evict Snyder Beach residents" ''The Buffalo News''. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
Geography
Sunset Bay is located on the shore of
Lake Erie
Lake Erie ( "eerie") is the fourth largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has t ...
in the northernmost point of the town of Hanover and of Chautauqua County. It is bordered on the northeast by
Cattaraugus Creek
Cattaraugus Creek is a stream, approximately long, in western New York in the United States.U.S. Route 20
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and
New York State Route 5
New York State Route 5 (NY 5) is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Syr ...
pass through the community as Main Road. Just east of the community is a short connector road from US 20/NY 5 to Exit 58 on the
New York State Thruway
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, state = NY
, type = NYST
, alternate_name = Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway
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(
Interstate 90
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). The city of
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.Buffalo is to the northeast.
The nature of Cattaraugus Creek and its volatility leaves the hamlet prone to frequent flooding, especially in the spring.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Sunset Bay has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.27%, is water.