Confederated Tribes of The Goshute Reservation
The Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation are composed of Goshute, Paiute and Bannock. The reservation lies on both sides of the Nevada-Utah border, at 39°52′17″N 114°04′13″W / 39.87139°N 114.07028°W / 39.87139; -114.07028 in White Pine County in Nevada, and in Juab County and Tooele County in Utah. It has a land area of 177.42 square miles (459.517 km²) and a resident population of 105 people was counted in the 2000 census.
The tribe ratified their constitution in 1940. In 1993, they had 413 enrolled members.
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