Alabama and Coushatta Indian Reservation
Dallardsville, Polk County, Texas
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- The 2000 census reported a resident population of 480 persons within the reservation.
- The Alabama who relocated to Texas supported Texas independence, and in gratitude, Sam Houston recommended the Texas purchase land for the tribe when their existing land was overtaken by settlers.
- The current tribal lands are in eastern Polk County, Texas, where the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation has 18.484 kmē (7.137 sq mi) of land.
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