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Crawford County

Population in July 2007: 722. Population change since 2000: +0.3%
 

Males: 355  (49.2%)
Females: 367  (50.8%)

Median resident age:  38.4 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 66724.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,753 (it was $29,083 in 2000)
Cherokee:  $36,753
Kansas:  $47,451

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $44,251 (it was $28,600 in 2000)
Cherokee:  $44,251
Kansas:  $121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $50,841; Detached houses: $51,884; Mobile homes: $27,313

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Races in Cherokee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
  • American Indian (3.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Cherokee: 72.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (16.6%), Irish (12.6%), Italian (12.6%), English (11.5%), United States (7.1%), Dutch (6.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 949 feet

Land area: 0.69 square miles.

Population density: 1052 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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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%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.3%
Kansas:  5.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Cherokee:  1.0% ($284)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
Cherokee satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, MO (85.2 miles , pop. 151,580).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (104.2 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (333.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Weir, KS (1.9 miles ), Scammon, KS (2.1 miles ), Roseland, KS (2.2 miles) , West Mineral, KS (2.7 miles ), Pittsburg, KS (2.9 miles ), Frontenac, KS (3.2 miles ), McCune, KS (3.3 miles ), Girard, KS (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 37.34 N, Longitude: 94.82 W

Area code: 620

Cherokee household income distribution Cherokee home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+11.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (19%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Financial managers (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)



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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.39
US city average:  3.00

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Cherokee-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 156% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/4/2003, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.1 miles away from the Cherokee city center killed 4 people and injured 30 people and caused $20 million in damages.

On 9/27/1959, a category 4 tornado 21.7 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cherokee:
  • MT CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; PITTSBURG, KS)
  • HOSPITAL DISTRICT 1 CRAWFORD COUNTY (about 12 miles; GIRARD, KS)
  • ST JOHNS MAUDE NORTON MEMORIAL HOSP (about 13 miles; COLUMBUS, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Cherokee, KS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cherokee:
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
  • SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 3,125)
  • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)
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Public elementary/middle school in Cherokee:
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Cherokee and their reported violations in the past:

CHEROKEE, CITY OF (Population served: 718, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-20-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-20-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-05-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-10-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-29-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and OCT-05-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2001)
CHEROKEE CO RWD 5 (Population served: 325, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and APR-04-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-04-1994)
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.8%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  14.5%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cherokee, KS



Cherokee compared to Kansas state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly 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 (2009 data):
  • Labette Bank: Lcsb-Cherokee Branch at K-7 And Us-160 Highways, branch established on 1997-07-14. Info updated 2008-04-09: Bank assets: $253.6 mil, Deposits: $214.3 mil, headquarters in Altamont, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Labette County Bankshares, Inc.



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (90%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Electricity (5%)


Religon statistics for Cherokee

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Christian Churches and Churches of ChristSouthern Baptist Convention
Adherents33.0%15.6%10.9%5.1%4.9%
Congregations7.1%23.2%3.6%7.1%7.1%
NameLutheran ChurchChurch of the NazareneAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents4.5%4.4%3.9%3.5%14.2%
Congregations5.4%5.4%5.4%7.1%28.6%
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.


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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$500
Other Government Administration 1$1,646$19,7527$35
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$150
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,516$18,1920$0
Firefighters 0$0 12$480
Streets and Highways 1$1,630$19,5600$0
Water Supply 1$2,356$28,2720$0
Totals for Government 4$7,148$21,44421$1,165



Cherokee government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $22,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $93,000
    Financial Administration: $55,000
    Regular Highways: $42,000
    Sewerage: $22,000
    Police Protection: $14,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Fire Protection: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $425,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $400,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $25,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $45,000
    Financial Administration: $20,000
    General - Other: $16,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $235,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $178,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $21,000
    General Support: $11,000
  • Tax - Property: $57,000
    Total General Sales: $44,000
    Public Utilities: $16,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $99,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $24,000

7.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,856 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.38%
Kansas average:  7.39%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Crawford County:  0.27%
Kansas average:  0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cherokee County, KS  0.44% ($24,965 average AGI)
from Bourbon County, KS  0.41% ($22,192)
from Montgomery County, KS  0.41% ($15,423)


8.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,873 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.05%
Kansas average:  7.67%

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 Cherokee County, KS  0.74% ($31,615 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS  0.67% ($37,103)
to Jasper County, MO  0.50% ($26,531)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cherokee:
  • KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
  • WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
  • KSEK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KKLL (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
  • KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KWAS (1230 AM; 1 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cherokee:
  • KRPS (89.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KKOW-FM (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS, INC.)
  • KJML (105.3 FM; COLUMBUS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
  • KIXQ (102.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSYN (92.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSEK-FM (99.1 FM; GIRARD, KS; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KJMK (93.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KWXD (103.5 FM; ASBURY, MO; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KMOQ (107.1 FM; BAXTER SPRINGS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
  • KCAR-FM (104.3 FM; GALENA, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
  • KMXL (95.1 FM; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: CARTHAGE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KXDG (97.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KOBC (90.7 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
  • KBZI (100.7 FM; DEERFIELD, MO; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS INC)
  • KLKC-FM (93.5 FM; PARSONS, KS; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cherokee:
  • KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KODE-TV (Channel 12; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOZJ (Channel 26; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • K05KD (Channel 5; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KJPX-LP (Channel 47; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
  • KSNF (Channel 16; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
  • K20GA (Channel 20; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KCLJ-CA (Channel 46; JOPLIN/CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
  • K52FC (Channel 52; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K55HU (Channel 55; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


Cherokee fatal accident list:
Aug 25, 1975 08:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 3.5 Miles North Of, Structure height: 125 m, Call Sign: KNKN617
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/15/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3
  • Warren D Harkins, 5191 Ne Belleview Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 152.1 m
  • Monica N Johnson, Kc03rw556, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.3 m, Overall height: 79.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00936029
    Registrant: Roberts Tower Company Ii, LLC, 1408 N. Kingshighway Blvd., #300, St. Louis, MO 63113, Phone: (314) 367-4600, Email:
  • Edward G Roach, 4708 Nw Hwy 400, Type: Tower, Structure height: 105.7 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
    Registrant: Sba Infrastructures, LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Railroad Milepost 136.27, Call Sign: WNQH583
    Assigned Frequencies : 457.775 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/04/1999, Expiration Date: 09/19/2004, Cancelation Date: 08/02/2002
    Registrant: Bnsf, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4613, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
  • Lat: 37.350000 Lon: -94.824167, Call Sign: WQFP261
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.740 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/29/2006, Expiration Date: 08/29/2016, Certifier: George E Burns
    Registrant: Washington Electronics, 1009 W 4th, Pittsburg, KS 66762, Phone: (620) 212-3717, Fax: (620) 232-3461, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5
  • Call Sign: K0GZW, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 09/15/1994, Expiration Date: 04/18/1999, Cancelation Date: 04/19/2001
    Registrant: Samuel J Ross, Box 51a Rt 1, Cherokee, KS 66724
  • Call Sign: KB0IEY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00304999
    Grant Date: 03/15/2002, Expiration Date: 03/31/2012, Certifier: William A Johnson Jr
    Registrant: William A Johnson Jr, Cherokee, KS 66724
  • Call Sign: WD0DTS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01003800
    Grant Date: 04/13/2005, Expiration Date: 04/25/2015, Certifier: Steve M Hefley
    Registrant: Steve M Hefley, 917 S 120th, Cherokee, KS 66724
  • Call Sign: KD0AVG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01290500
    Grant Date: 06/04/2007, Expiration Date: 06/04/2017, Certifier: Rick L Grotheer
    Registrant: Rick L Grotheer, 905 E Pine, Cherokee, KS 66724
  • Call Sign: KD0AVH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01290501
    Grant Date: 06/04/2007, Expiration Date: 06/04/2017, Certifier: Lloyd G Snyders
    Registrant: Lloyd G Snyders, Cherokee, KS 66724


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 46
  • Hazardous Condition: 2
  • Service Call: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 2

Incident types - Cherokee


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