Population: 722. Estimated population in 2021: 718 (-0.6% change)
Males: 355 (49.2%), Females: 367 (50.8%)
Crawford County
Zip code: 66724
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $29,083
Median house value: $29,700
Races in Cherokee:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
- American Indian (3.7%)
- Two or more races (3.2%)
Ancestries: German (16.6%), Irish (12.6%), Italian (12.6%), English (11.5%), United States (7.1%), Dutch (6.4%).
Elevation: 949 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Cherokee
- High school or higher: 86.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cherokee city
- Never married: 18.3%
- Now married: 52.0%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 19.5%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+11.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Cherokee:
- MT CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; PITTSBURG, KS)
- HOSPITAL DISTRICT 1 CRAWFORD COUNTY (about 12 miles; GIRARD, KS)
- ST JOHNS MAUDE NORTON MEMORIAL HOSP (about 13 miles; COLUMBUS, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cherokee:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 28 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 83 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; Abbreviation: XNA)
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 100 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: SGF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cherokee:
- ATKINSON MUNI (about 10 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Abbreviation: PTS)
- OSWEGO MUNI (about 20 miles; OSWEGO, KS; Abbreviation: K67)
- FORT SCOTT MUNI (about 31 miles; FORT SCOTT, KS; Abbreviation: FSK)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cherokee:
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 29 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
- NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,610)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 102 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 13,324)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
Schools
Public high school in Cherokee:
- SOUTH EAST HIGH (Students: 278; Location: 126 W 400 HWY; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Cherokee:
- CHEROKEE ELEM (Students: 278; Location: 206 W MAGNOLIA; Grades: KG – 08)