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Tourist attractions: Alfalfa County Historical Society & Museum (117 West Main Street), Cherokee Chamber of Commerce (111 South Grand Avenue), Great Salt Plains Association (111 South Grand Avenue).
Hotel: Cherokee Inn (1720 South Grand Avenue).
Courts: Alfalfa County - Court Clerk (Court House), Wagoner County - County District Court Clerk (307 East).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Cherokee and their reported violations in the past:
CHEROKEE (Address: 121 N GRAND, Population served: 1630, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-28-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-04-2005)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (AUG-16-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-22-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-22-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-22-2002), St Public Notif received (MAY-31-2002)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Tetrachloroethylene. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-18-2000)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-03-1998)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-03-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 22 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  13.7% | | Whole state: |  14.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Cherokee compared to Oklahoma state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black 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.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Cherokee (2007 data):
- Farmers Exchange Bank: at 419 South Grand Street, branch established on 1935-03-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $110.0 mil, Deposits: $94.0 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers Exchange Bancorporation, Inc.
- ACB Bank: Acb Bank at 323 S Grand Street, branch established on 1908-01-29. Info updated 2006-10-05: Bank assets: $45.1 mil, Deposits: $36.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Alfalfa County Bancshares, Inc.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Alfalfa County Oklahoma:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,250 | $27,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $5,000 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $774 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $6,302 | $18,906 | 3 | $560 |
| Police - Other |
3 | $3,514 | $14,056 | 1 | $384 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 20 | $850 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $4,044 | $16,176 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $2,652 | $31,824 | 6 | $1,402 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,694 | $20,328 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $960 | $11,520 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $4,308 | $17,232 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,560 | $18,720 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $944 |
| Totals for Government |
20 | $32,284 | $19,370 | 33 | $4,914 |
Cherokee government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $0
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $126,000
Sewerage: $78,000
All Other: $67,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $43,000
Parks & Recreation: $42,000
General: $2,000
Fire Protection: $1,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $336,000
Water Utilities: $186,000
Police Protection: $110,000
Solid Waste Management: $104,000
Parks & Recreation: $67,000
Health Services - Other: $62,000
General - Other: $48,000
Regular Highways: $30,000
Sewerage: $30,000
Fire Protection: $20,000
Libraries: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $16,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $25,000
Highways: $12,000
All Other: $5,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $123,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $117,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $6,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $96,000
General Revenue, NEC: $35,000
Rents: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $27,000
Police Protection: $7,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,161,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $265,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $263,000
Beginning: $6,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $3,000
Highways: $3,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $346,000
Public Utilities: $58,000
NEC: $9,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $555,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000
5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,131 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.89% | | Oklahoma average: | 8.21% |
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:
7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,739 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.00% | | Oklahoma average: | 7.91% |
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:
- KCRC (1390 AM; 10 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: CHISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING CO.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KALV (1430 AM; 1 kW; ALVA, OK; Owner: MM&K OF ALVA, INC.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KGWA (960 AM; 1 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: WILLIAMS CAPITOL CORPORATION)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cherokee:
- KNID (99.7 FM; ALVA, OK; Owner: CHRISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KQBL (96.9 FM; ENID, OK; Owner: CHAMPLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Cherokee:
- K56FK (Channel 56; ALVA - CHEROKEE, OK; Owner: SHAFER TRANSLATOR, INC.)
- K58EM (Channel 58; ALVA - CHEROKEE, OK; Owner: SHAFER TRANSLATOR, INC.)
- K60ER (Channel 60; CHEROKEE & ALVA, OK; Owner: SHAFER TRANSLATOR, INC.)
- K62EH (Channel 62; CHEROKEE & ALVA, OK; Owner: SHAFER TRANSLATOR, INC.)
- K64EA (Channel 64; CHEROKEE & ALVA, OK; Owner: SHAFER TRANSLATOR, INC.)
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