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Cherokee County

Population in July 2007: 6,067.
Males: 3,057  (50.4%)
Females: 3,010  (49.6%)

Median resident age:  34.9 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,677 (it was $26,491 in 2000)
South Cherokee:  $34,677
Oklahoma:  $41,567

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,308
South Cherokee:  $17,308
Oklahoma:  $22,540

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,360 (it was $59,500 in 2000)
South Cherokee:  $98,360
Oklahoma:  $103,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $131,059; Detached houses: $152,665; Townhouses or other attached units: $109,958; Mobile homes: $39,446; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,114

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Races in South Cherokee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (54.8%)
  • Two or more races (8.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in South Cherokee: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 720 feet

Land area: 137.0 square miles.

Population density: 44 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in South Cherokee

  • High school or higher: 75.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 20.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Cherokee CCD

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 63.4%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.4%
Oklahoma:  3.8%

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

South Cherokee:  0.5% ($287)
Oklahoma:  0.8% ($523)
South Cherokee satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Smith, AR (43.2 miles , pop. 80,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (58.5 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (228.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Pettit, OK (1.8 miles ), Keys, OK (2.2 miles ), Zeb, OK (2.3 miles ), Woodall, OK (2.6 miles ), East Cherokee, OK (2.6 miles ), Dry Creek, OK (2.6 miles ), Tenkiller, OK (2.8 miles ), Park Hill, OK (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 35.75 N, Longitude: 95.00 W

South Cherokee household income distribution South Cherokee home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)



South Cherokee-area historical tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 226% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/26/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.1 miles away from the South Cherokee place center killed 5 people and injured 25 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1960, a category 4 tornado 23.3 miles away from the place center killed 16 people and injured 106 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


South Cherokee-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oklahoma state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/2007 at 21:03:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.8 miles away from South Cherokee center
On 3/15/2006 at 08:30:25, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD)

Hospitals/medical centers near South Cherokee:
  • TAHLEQUAH CITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK)
  • W W HASTINGS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK)
  • MUSKOGEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; MUSKOGEE, OK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Cherokee:
  • NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,610)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 49 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
  • TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
  • ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,309)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 59 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 60 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)

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Churches in South Cherokee include: Carter Church (A), Cherokee Home Mission (B), Keys Mission Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Sellers Cemetery (1), Ross Cemetery (2), Lowrey Cemetery (3), Price Cemetery (4), Chambers Cemetery (5), Philipps Cemetery (6), Worster Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Oknoname 111088 Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Linder Bend Creek (A), Dogwood Creek (B), Gum Creek (C), Park Hill Branch (D), Goodman Branch (E), Salt Branch (F), Burnt Cabin Creek (G), Pettit Creek (H), Sisemore Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in South Cherokee include: Cookson Bluff Public Use Area (1), Cherokee Landing State Park (2), Cherokee State Game Refuge (3), Pettit Bay Public Use Area (4), Carters Landing Public Use Area (5), Burnt Cabin Ridge State Park (6), Strayhorn Landing Public Use Area (7), Murrell Home Park (8), Sisemore Landing Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.3%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  4.0%

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 2007:
This place:  26.3%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  11.1%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Cherokee, OK


People in group quarters in South Cherokee
  • 209 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 17 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


South Cherokee compared to Oklahoma state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Oklahoma:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (50%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Wood (6%)


Religion statistics for South Cherokee

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodChurches of Christ Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents50.3%12.9%5.9%4.1%3.7%
Congregations35.8%7.5%4.5%10.4%1.5%
NameCatholic ChurchInternational Council of Community ChurchesChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsNational Association of Free Will BaptistsOther religions
Adherents3.0%3.0%2.9%2.3%11.8%
Congregations3.0%1.5%1.5%4.5%29.9%
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.


8.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,895 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.92%
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:
from Muskogee County, OK  1.08% ($25,993 average AGI)
from Tulsa County, OK  0.87% ($25,955)
from Adair County, OK  0.68% ($21,535)


8.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,302 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.19%
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:
to Tulsa County, OK  1.36% ($23,427 average AGI)
to Muskogee County, OK  0.78% ($30,571)
to Adair County, OK  0.66% ($19,639)


Strongest AM radio stations in South Cherokee:
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KTLQ (1350 AM; 1 kW; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Owner: JOHNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KXTD (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WAGONER, OK; Owner: GAYTAN-GALVAN LIMITED LIABILITY COMP)
  • KWHN (1650 AM; 10 kW; FT. SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUOA (1290 AM; 5 kW; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KUOA, INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KURM (790 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: KERM, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in South Cherokee:
  • KEOK (101.7 FM; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Owner: JOHNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KNYD (90.5 FM; BROKEN ARROW, OK; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP. INC)
  • KZBB (97.9 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KMAG (99.1 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTCS-FM (99.9 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: BIG CHIEF BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K204EW (88.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K219CN (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KARG (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KISR (93.7 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: STEREO 93, INC.)
  • KJSR (103.3 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K204CA (88.7 FM; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • KMMY (97.1 FM; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: KMMY, Inc.)
  • KMYZ-FM (104.5 FM; PRYOR, OK; Owner: SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KTKL (88.5 FM; STIGLER, OK; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KREU (92.3 FM; ROLAND, OK; Owner: STAR 92 CO.)
  • KWGS (89.5 FM; TULSA, OK; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA)
  • KKBD (95.9 FM; SALLISAW, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDAB (94.9 FM; PRAIRIE GROVE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KHTT (106.9 FM; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KCXR (100.3 FM; TAFT, OK; Owner: KXOJ INC.)

TV broadcast stations around South Cherokee:
  • KTUL (Channel 8; TULSA, OK; Owner: KTUL, LLC)
  • KJRH (Channel 2; TULSA, OK; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOED-TV (Channel 11; TULSA, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • KOTV (Channel 6; TULSA, OK; Owner: GRIFFIN LICENSING, L.L.C.)
  • KFSM-TV (Channel 5; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • KTFO (Channel 41; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KWHB (Channel 47; TULSA, OK; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K31DY (Channel 31; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
  • K48FL (Channel 48; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: TV 34, INC.)
  • KOKI-TV (Channel 23; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K25GJ (Channel 25; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K52GX (Channel 52; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K04DY (Channel 4; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Owner: NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY)


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