Cherokee County, Iowa

The Cherokee County Courthouse in Cherokee
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Cherokee
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 520 West Main Street Cherokee, IA 51012-1700
Foundation :	January 15, 1851
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 712
Demographics
Residents :	12,072  (2010)
Population density :	8.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1495 km²
Water surface :	0 km²
map
Website : www.cherokeecountyiowa.com

The Cherokee County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 12,072 people and a population density of 8.1 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 11,945. The county seat is Cherokee .

geography

The county is located in northwest Iowa, about 70 km to the north from Minnesota , about 40 km to the west from South Dakota and about 45 km to the southwest from Nebraska . It has an area of ​​1495 square kilometers.

The Little Sioux River , a left tributary of the Missouri, flows through the county from north to south .

The following neighboring counties border Cherokee County:

Sioux County	O'Brien County	Clay County
Plymouth County		Buena Vista County
Woodbury County	Ida County	Sac County

history

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	58		-
1870	1967		3,291.4%
1880	8240		318.9%
1890	15,659		90%
1900	16,570		5.8%
1910	16,741		1 %
1920	17,760		6.1%
1930	18,737		5.5%
1940	19,258		2.8%
1950	19.052		-1.1%
1960	18,598		-2.4%
1970	17,269		-7.1%
1980	16,238		-6%
1990	14,098		-13.2%
2000	13,035		-7.5%
2010	12,072		-7.4%
2013 estimate	11,945		-1.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Cherokee County was formed on January 15, 1851 from territory that was designated as free - but actually populated by Indians . It was named after the Cherokee people .

population

According to the 2010 census , Cherokee County had 12,072 people in 5,327 households. The population density was 8.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.15 people lived in each of the 5,327 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.

21.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 44,474  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,995. 9.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cherokee County localities

Citys

Aurelia Cherokee Cleghorn

Diamond Center Larrabee Marcus

Meriden Quimby Washta

structure

Cherokee County is divided into 16 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Afton Township 230    19-90021 Amherst Township 745    19-90063 Cedar Township 360    19-90531 Cherokee Township 5932    19-90654 Diamond Township 153    19-90996 Grand Meadow Township 207    19-91602 Liberty Township 190    19-92442 Marcus Township 764    19-92829

Township Population (2010) FIPS Pilot township 242    19-93321 Pitcher Township 1212    19-93336 Rock township 187    19-93657 Sheridan Township 635    19-93843 Silver Township 204    19-93891 Spring Township 136    19-93963 Tilden Township 167    19-94113 Willow Township 708    19-94740

See also

• List of Entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Cherokee County, Iowa

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cherokee County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 14, 2011.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Cherokee County, IA. Retrieved December 1, 2014
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 1, 2014
4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
6. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Iowa ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 1, 2014 

Web links

Commons : Cherokee County, Iowa  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website
• Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation
• city-data.com - Cherokee County, Iowa

Coordinates: 42 ° 44 ′  N , 95 ° 37 ′  W