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Population (year 2000): 1,237. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,184 (-4.3% change)
 

Males: 592  (47.9%)
Females: 645  (52.1%)

Colbert County

Median resident age:  38.4 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35616.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,700 (it was $24,597 in 2000)
Cherokee  $23,700
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $54,200 (it was $54,300 in 2000)
Cherokee  $54,200
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Cherokee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.8%)
  • Black (20.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

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Ancestries: United States (28.2%), Irish (11.6%), German (8.0%), English (3.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 531 feet

Land area: 2.24 square miles.

Population density: 527 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cherokee

  • High school or higher: 61.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cherokee town

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 56.0%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Cherokee, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cherokee to the number of sex offenders is 591 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cherokee:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
Cherokee satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (68.8 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (116.6 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (490.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Waterloo, AL (12.8 miles ), Oakland, AL (13.0 miles ), Iuka, MS (16.0 miles ), Cloverdale, AL (17.9 miles ), Tuscumbia, AL (18.4 miles ), Sheffield, AL (18.8 miles ), Tishomingo, MS (19.9 miles ), Tri-Cities, AL (20.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $48,000

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Latitude: 34.76 N, Longitude: 87.97 W


Area code: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: -228 (-15.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Chemicals (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Apparel (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)


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Crime in Cherokee by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 011001
    per 100,000 0.080.182.20.00.083.8
Assaults 020321
    per 100,000 0.0160.30.0249.4167.583.8
Burglaries 272633
    per 100,000 161.0560.9164.5498.8251.3251.3
Thefts 342363
    per 100,000 241.5320.5164.5249.4502.5251.3
Auto thefts 012220
    per 100,000 0.080.1164.5166.3167.50.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 20.9114.655.9108.184.669.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.39
US city average:  3.00

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Cherokee-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 129% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/16/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 32.1 miles away from the Cherokee town center killed 3 people and injured 36 people and caused $13 million in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 39.0 miles away from the town center killed 28 people and injured 267 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cherokee:
  • TISHOMINGO HEALTH SERVICES INC (about 19 miles; IUKA, MS)
  • HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SHEFFIELD, AL)
  • ELIZA COFFEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; FLORENCE, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cherokee:
  • NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 26 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
  • TUPELO RGNL (about 65 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 84 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cherokee:
  • IUKA (about 13 miles; IUKA, MS; ID: 15M)
  • TISHOMINGO COUNTY (about 25 miles; BELMONT, MS; ID: 01M)
  • RUSSELLVILLE MUNI (about 30 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; ID: M22)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cherokee:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 20 miles; FLORENCE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,770)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 24 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
Public high school in Cherokee:
  • CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 230; Location: 850 HIGH SCHOOL DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Cherokee:
  • CHEROKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 308; Location: 1305 N PIKE; Grades: PK - 04)
  • CHEROKEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 255; Location: 4595 OLD LEE HIGHWAY; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Cherokee:
  • CHEROKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $22,911; Location: 118 CHURCH ST.; 17,397 books; 400 audio materials; 1 serial subscriptions)

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Church in Cherokee: Macedonie Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Cherokee Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Freedom Hills WMA (Recreation Areas; 4200 White Pike), Thomas Management Wildlife Area (Recreation Areas; 4200 White Pike).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Cherokee and their reported violations in the past:

BARTON WATER AUTHORITY (Population served: 1557, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-08-2000)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cherokee that have no violations reported:
  • CHEROKEE WATER & GAS DEPARTMENT (Address: P O BOX 273, Population served: 2250, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.7%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.7%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  22.6%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.9%
Whole state:  7.3%

Cherokee compared to Alabama state average:

Cherokee, Alabama environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Cherokee (2007 data):
  • Bank Independent: Cherokee Branch at 8260 Hwy 72 West, branch established on 1983-11-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $702.3 mil, Deposits: $596.5 mil, headquarters in Sheffield, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 23 total offices, Holding Company: Bancindependent Incorporated
  • Citizens Bank & Savings Company: Cherokee Branch at 1045 First Street, branch established on 1961-04-03. Info updated 2006-05-17: Bank assets: $913.9 mil, Deposits: $714.0 mil, headquarters in Russellville, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Cbs Banc-Corp.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$600
Police Protection - Officers 4$8,845$26,5350$0
Other Government Administration 2$3,304$19,8246$1,050
Sewerage 1$2,028$24,3360$0
Totals for Government 7$14,177$24,3038$1,650



6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,094 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.00%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($322 average AGI)
Colbert County:  0.05%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lauderdale County, AL  2.06% ($33,370 average AGI)
from Franklin County, AL  0.64% ($31,697)
from Lawrence County, AL  0.27% ($31,863)


5.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,881 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.53%
Alabama average:  6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lauderdale County, AL  2.14% ($28,565 average AGI)
to Franklin County, AL  0.49% ($29,085)
to Madison County, AL  0.27% ($32,115)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cherokee:
  • WVNA (1590 AM; 5 kW; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WZNN (620 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, AL; Owner: MANUEL HUERTA)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WERH (970 AM; 5 kW; HAMILTON, AL; Owner: KATE F. FITE)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cherokee:
  • WQLT-FM (107.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLAY-FM (100.3 FM; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFIX (91.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRI-STATE INSPIRATIONAL B/C CORP.)
  • WXFL (96.1 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVNA-FM (105.5 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBTG-FM (106.3 FM; SHEFFIELD, AL; Owner: SLATTON & ASSOCS. BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WMXV (103.5 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQPR (88.7 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: THE BD OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF ALABAMA)
  • WFXO (104.9 FM; IUKA, MS; Owner: BILLY R. MCLAIN)
  • WMSR-FM (94.9 FM; COLLINWOOD, TN; Owner: OHIO BROADCAST ASSOCIATES)
  • WOWL (91.9 FM; BURNSVILLE, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC)
  • WDNX (89.1 FM; OLIVE HILL, TN; Owner: RURAL LIFE FOUNDATION, INC)
  • W254AA (98.7 FM; COLBERT HEIGHTS, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)

TV broadcast stations around Cherokee:
  • WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WYLE (Channel 26; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: ETC COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • W57BV (Channel 57; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WFIQ (Channel 36; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WBCF-LP (Channel 3; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BENNY CARLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXFL-LP (Channel 5; FLORENCE, ETC., AL; Owner: BENNY CARLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W46CF (Channel 46; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)

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