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Notable locations in Cherokee: Cherokee Water Plant (A), Cherokee Golf and Country Club (B), Cherokee County Fairground (C), Cherokee (D), First Farmers Co-op Company Elevator (E), Cherokee Fire Department (F), Sanford Museum and Planetarium (G), Cherokee Public Library (H), Cherokee Law Enforcement Center (I), Cherokee County Courthouse (J), Health Science Library (K), Tallman Museum (L), Cherokee City Hall (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cherokee include: Grace Baptist Church (A), Bethlehem Lutheran Church (B), Trinity Lutheran Church (C), First Church of Christ (D), Saint Pauls United Methodist Church (E), Immaculate Conception Church (F), Assembly of God Breath of Life Church (G), Presbyterian Church (H), Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oak Hill Cemetery (1), Mental Health Institute Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Railroad Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Cherokee include: Spring Lake Park (1), Wescott Park (2), Old Cherokee Fort Historical Marker (3), Gillette Park (4), Central Park (5), Sam Doupe Ball Complex (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Depot Renovation Inc (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 119 South 4th Street), Sanford Museum & Planetarium (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 117 East Willow Street).
Hotels: Super 8 Cherokee IA (1400 North 2nd Street), Skyline Motel (768 North 2nd Street), Super 8 Motel (1400 North 2nd Street), Best Western La Grande Haciend (1401 North 2nd Street).
Courts: Iowa State - Juvenile Court Services (1231 West Cedar Loop), Cherokee County - Court Hearing Room (Court House), Iowa State - Magistrate Court (Court House), Iowa State - Clerk Of Court (Court House), Cherokee County - Juvenile Court Services (1251 West Cedar Loop Ofc), Cherokee County - Clerk Of Court (Court House).
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Cherokee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cherokee and their reported violations in the past:
CHEROKEE RWS - CHEROKEE SUBSYSTEM (Population served: 2782, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-1998), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-1998), St Compliance achieved (MAR-15-1999)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cherokee that have no violations reported:
- CHEROKEE WATER SUPPLY - PLANT 1 (Population served: 5369, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- CHEROKEE RWS- MILL CREEK SUBSYSTEM (Address: BOX 1022, Population served: 1365, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.6%
(3.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.1% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.1 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 57.8% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cherokee, IA
People in group quarters in Cherokee:
- 139 people in nursing homes
- 61 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 31 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 12 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 12 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Cherokee compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Cherokee (2011 data):
- Central Bank: Cherokee Branch at 2 Bow Drive, branch established on 1923/01/01; Cherokee Central Trust Branch at 201 West Main Street, branch established on 1931/05/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $459.8 mil, Deposits: $392.7 mil, headquarters in Storm Lake, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Commercial Financial Corp
- State Savings Bank: Valley B & T Branch at 200 South Second Street, branch established on 1985/01/25. Info updated 2011/10/07: Bank assets: $85.8 mil, Deposits: $77.0 mil, headquarters in Creston, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Bedford Bancorp, Inc.
- Cherokee State Bank: at 212 West Willow Street, branch established on 1888/10/08. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $182.7 mil, Deposits: $152.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (84%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Cherokee (based on Cherokee County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 76.50%
| Here | | 76.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 27.7% | 22.0% | 19.2% | 11.4% | 6.4% |
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| Congregations | 11.8% | 20.6% | 14.7% | 5.9% | 8.8% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Free Church of America | Conservative Congregational Christian Conference | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.9% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 2.7% |
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| Congregations | 2.9% | 5.9% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 20.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 3 | Cherokee County: | 2.57 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Cherokee County: | 8.56 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 10 | This county: | 8.56 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Cherokee County: | 9.1% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Cherokee County: | 27.4% | | State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $7,054 | $42,324 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $25,326 | $37,989 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,719 | $32,628 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
2 | $5,816 | $34,896 | 1 | $1,107 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $13,621 | $40,863 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $12,024 | $36,072 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
3 | $10,997 | $43,988 | 1 | $390 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $10,111 | $40,444 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $9,204 | $36,816 | 3 | $1,731 |
| Totals for Government |
30 | $96,872 | $38,749 | 5 | $3,228 |
Cherokee government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $85,000 ($16.13)
- Charges - Sewerage: $651,000 ($123.53)
Solid Waste Management: $319,000 ($60.53)
Parks & Recreation: $68,000 ($12.90)
All Other: $28,000 ($5.31)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $1,617,000 ($306.83)
Regular Highways: $1,267,000 ($240.42)
Sewerage: $717,000 ($136.05)
Libraries: $32,000 ($6.07)
Parks & Recreation: $30,000 ($5.69)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $617,000 ($117.08)
Water Utilities: $597,000 ($113.28)
Police Protection: $536,000 ($101.71)
Regular Highways: $529,000 ($100.38)
Parks & Recreation: $362,000 ($68.69)
Solid Waste Management: $324,000 ($61.48)
Libraries: $209,000 ($39.66)
Central Staff Services: $173,000 ($32.83)
General - Other: $167,000 ($31.69)
Fire Protection: $155,000 ($29.41)
Financial Administration: $102,000 ($19.35)
Air Transportation: $80,000 ($15.18)
Judicial and Legal Services: $34,000 ($6.45)
General Public Buildings: $16,000 ($3.04)
Housing & Community Development: $8,000 ($1.52)
Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($0.19)
- General - Interest on Debt: $373,000 ($70.78)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000 ($3.61)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,460,000 ($277.04)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,500,000 ($1423.15)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,123,000 ($402.85)
Water Utilities: $1,330,000 ($252.37)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,035,000 ($955.41)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,222,000 ($801.14)
Water Utilities: $1,330,000 ($252.37)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,460,000 ($277.04)
Other, NEC: $366,000 ($69.45)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $487,000 ($92.41)
Interest Earnings: $128,000 ($24.29)
Rents: $11,000 ($2.09)
Property Sale Other: $3,000 ($0.57)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $179,000 ($33.97)
Parks & Recreation: $21,000 ($3.98)
Police Protection: $17,000 ($3.23)
General - Other: $5,000 ($0.95)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,754,000 ($522.58)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $702,000 ($133.21)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $430,000 ($81.59)
General Support: $118,000 ($22.39)
All Other: $8,000 ($1.52)
- Tax - Property: $1,870,000 ($354.84)
Total General Sales: $100,000 ($18.98)
NEC: $16,000 ($3.04)
Public Utilities: $7,000 ($1.33)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,241,000 ($235.48)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $86,000 ($16.32)
4.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,138 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.40% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,713 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.30% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Cherokee:
- KCHE (1440 AM; 1 kW; CHEROKEE, IA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSCJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KWSL (1470 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cherokee:
- K208DS (89.5 FM; CHEROKEE, IA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KCHE-FM (92.1 FM; CHEROKEE, IA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBVU-FM (97.5 FM; ALTA, IA; Owner: BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY)
- KTFG (102.9 FM; SIOUX RAPIDS, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
- KAYL-FM (101.7 FM; STORM LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KGLI (95.5 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KWIT (90.3 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WESTERN IOWA TECH COMM. COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Cherokee:
- KMEG (Channel 14; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPTH (Channel 44; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF SIOUX CITY)
- KTIV (Channel 4; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
- KCAU-TV (Channel 9; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CO.LTD.)
- KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Cherokee, Iowa:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 8
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 21
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Iowa average:
- Fatal accident count: 76
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 116
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 24
- Fatalities: 82
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 191
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7
See more detailed statistics of Cherokee fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 5 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Cherokee)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 28 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 18 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Cherokee, IA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - CHEROKEE, .5 Mi Nw (Lat: 42.767500 Lon: -95.584722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 105.2 m, Call Sign: WPJD299
Assigned Frequencies: 6755.00 MHz, 6695.00 MHz, 11215.0 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- Various Locations (Lat: 42.750000 Lon: -95.550278), Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPNI580
Assigned Frequencies: 956.418 MHz
Grant Date: 08/15/2002, Expiration Date: 10/29/2012
Registrant: Phone: (712) 225-5749 - CHEROKEE DT, 515 W. Cedar Street (Lat: 42.751028 Lon: -95.555056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 39.6 m, Overall height: 41.1 m, Call Sign: WQCM972
Assigned Frequencies: 10715.0 MHz
Grant Date: 04/12/2005, Expiration Date: 04/12/2015, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 - Cherokee Municipal Airport (Lat: 42.730528 Lon: -95.546111), Type: Building, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: KDM8, Licensee ID: L00006016
Assigned Frequencies: 122.800 MHz
Grant Date: 02/10/2009, Expiration Date: 02/25/2019
Registrant: City Of Cherokee, 1201 South 2nd St, Cherokee, IA 51012, Phone: (712) 225-2810, Email:
- Cherokee Municipal Airport (Lat: 42.731944 Lon: -95.553056), Type: Tower, Call Sign: WRLB2143
Assigned Frequencies: 0.42351 MHz
Grant Date: 07/31/2008, Expiration Date: 06/30/2018, Cancellation Date: 03/08/2010
Registrant: Cherokee Aviation Authority, 1201 S 2nd St, Cherokee, IA 51012, Phone: (712) 225-6117, Email:
- Cherokee Municipal Airport (Lat: 42.730556 Lon: -95.553806), Type: Mast, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 10 m, Call Sign: WQAN445
Assigned Frequencies: 119.225 MHz
Grant Date: 09/03/2009, Expiration Date: 07/07/2019
Registrant: Cherokee Municipal Airport, 1201 S 2nd St, Cherokee, IA 51012, Phone: (712) 261-2011
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Cherokee)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 3 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Cherokee)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 22 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Cherokee
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Cherokee, IA
| Most common first names in Cherokee, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 71 | 77.2 years |
| Mary | 60 | 80.1 years |
| Robert | 48 | 75.7 years |
| James | 45 | 70.0 years |
| William | 41 | 77.5 years |
| George | 39 | 79.9 years |
| Helen | 34 | 78.8 years |
| Anna | 32 | 86.9 years |
| Walter | 30 | 79.4 years |
| Fred | 29 | 79.9 years |
| Most common last names in Cherokee, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Johnson | 59 | 79.8 years |
| Anderson | 39 | 79.0 years |
| Nelson | 35 | 80.3 years |
| Miller | 28 | 69.6 years |
| Smith | 26 | 79.1 years |
| Peterson | 26 | 81.3 years |
| Rupp | 21 | 74.7 years |
| Clark | 20 | 76.0 years |
| Carlson | 17 | 81.2 years |
| Robinson | 15 | 77.4 years |
| Businesses in Cherokee, IA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Best Western | 1 | | Nike | 2 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Kmart | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 2 | | UPS | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | | |
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards"
- #23 on the list of "Top 100 cities with declining populations from 2000 to 2008 (pop. 5,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in training schools for juvenile delinquents"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other sales and related workers including supervisors"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Food"
- #40 (51012) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Luxemburger first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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