Cherokee County, Kansas (KS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,953
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,764
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,278 (it was 2,111 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 24% |
State: | 32% |
Land area: 587 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 34 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.4%), Manufacturing (19.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 17,66287.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,3516.7%Two or more races
- 5292.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 3531.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1170.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 900.4%Asian alone
- 790.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 110.05%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 41.9 years |
Kansas median age: | 37.2 years |
Males: 9,983 | ![]() |
Females: 10,214 | ![]() |

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Cherokee County: | 2.0 people |
Kansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $44,978 ($30,505 in 1999)
This county: | $44,978 |
Kansas: | $62,087 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $434 (lower quartile is $295, upper quartile is $532)
This county: | $434 |
State: | $673 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $88,637 (it was $48,400 in 2000)
Cherokee: | $88,637 |
Kansas: | $163,200 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $960Detached houses: $128,536
Here: $128,536 State: $207,668 Townhouses or other attached units: $172,128
Here: $172,128 State: $194,239 Mobile homes: $58,232
Here: $58,232 State: $58,367
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $424
Institutionalized population: 183
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 26
- Burglaries: 48
- Thefts: 90
- Auto thefts: 25
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 16
- Burglaries: 65
- Thefts: 134
- Auto thefts: 23
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 24 buildings, average cost: $35,700
- 1998: 27 buildings, average cost: $35,500
- 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $46,000
- 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $77,600
- 2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $47,700
- 2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $47,300
- 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $94,300
- 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $88,300
- 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $71,900
- 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $60,700
- 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $62,100
- 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $81,900
- 2009: 14 buildings, average cost: $103,700
- 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $35,300
- 2011: 4 buildings, average cost: $63,800
- 2012: 0 buildings
- 2013: 0 buildings
- 2014: 9 buildings, average cost: $109,200
- 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $56,700
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,500
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $77,000
- 2018: 25 buildings, average cost: $110,600
- 2019: 11 buildings, average cost: $101,800
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,311 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,094 (1.3%)
Cherokee County: | 12.5% |
Kansas: | 11.4% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 41.9 years old
(Males: 41.2 years old, Females: 43.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.4 years old, Black residents: 47.6 years old, American Indian residents: 35.0 years old, Asian residents: 13.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.2 years old, Other race residents: 33.3 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cherokee County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $696 a month.
Cities in this county include: Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Riverton, Weir, Scammon, Lowell, West Mineral, Treece, Roseland.
Neighboring counties: Bollinger County, Missouri , Chautauqua County
, Casey County, Kentucky
, Harlan County, Kentucky
, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
, Radford city, Virginia
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Here: | 4.0% |
Kansas: | 5.3% |
Current college students: 781
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 225 (28.9% naturalized citizens)
Cherokee County: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 7.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 472010 or later
- 1102000 to 2009
- 351990 to 1999
- 291980 to 1989
- 631970 to 1979
- 22Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 8,057
- One, attached: 111
- Two: 199
- 3 or 4: 294
- 5 to 9: 93
- 10 to 19: 62
- 20 or more: 111
- Mobile homes: 1,044
Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 2,610 (32 second mortgage, 109 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,266
Here: | 40.0% with mortgage |
State: | 57.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Cherokee County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 5,739 | 34 |
Catholic | 3,700 | 4 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,463 | 18 |
Other | 135 | 3 |
Black Protestant | 25 | 1 |
None | 9,541 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Cherokee County: | 2.82 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Cherokee County: | 4.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.10 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Cherokee County: | 9.5% |
Kansas: | 8.1% |
Cherokee County: | 29.4% |
State: | 27.9% |
Here: | 15.1% |
State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Cherokee County:
Average size of farms: 389 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $66,470
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $148.52
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 41.85%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $51,075
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 66.81%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.22%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $71,877
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.57%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.03
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.11%
Corn for grain: 20153 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 73397 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 103025 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1,496 acres
Earthquake activity:
Cherokee County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 670% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 128.6 miles away from Cherokee County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 156.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/7/2016 at 01:44:24, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 137.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/12/2014 at 21:40:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 156.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/5/2011 at 07:12:45, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 155.7 miles away from Cherokee County center
On 11/8/2011 at 02:46:57, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 157.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
- Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4449, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 3, 2017, FEMA Id: 4319, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 21, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4230: July 20, 2015, FEMA Id: 4230, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 22, 2013 to August 16, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4150: October 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4150, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 08, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1885: March 09, 2010, FEMA Id: 1885, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 25, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1849: June 25, 2009, FEMA Id: 1849, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1776: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1741: February 01, 2008, FEMA Id: 1741, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3282: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Cherokee County (22) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 16, Storms: 15, Tornadoes: 9, Winds: 6, Winter Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5,233 (82.8%)
- Carpooled: 506 (8.0%)
- Bus: 1 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 23 (0.4%)
- Walked: 173 (2.7%)
- Worked at home: 386 (6.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Production occupations (19%)
- Management occupations (15%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (4%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (16%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Micronesia (34%)
- Mexico (19%)
- Korea (19%)
- Philippines (12%)
- England (4%)
- Germany (4%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
- American (32%)
- German (9%)
- Irish (7%)
- English (6%)
- Italian (3%)
- European (3%)
- Swedish (2%)
People in group quarters in Cherokee County, Kansas in 2000:
- 250 people in nursing homes
- 34 people in other group homes
- 19 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
18 people in college/university student housing
5.84% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,087 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.84% |
Kansas average: | 6.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.81% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($13,771 average AGI)
4.02% relocated from other states ($24,318 average AGI)
Cherokee County: 4.02% Kansas average: 3.30%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Jasper County, MO | ![]() |
from Crawford County, KS | ![]() |
from Ottawa County, OK | ![]() |
from Newton County, MO | ![]() |
6.47% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,205 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.47% |
Kansas average: | 7.12% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.86% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($9,920 average AGI)
4.61% relocated to other states ($24,285 average AGI)
Cherokee County: 4.61% Kansas average: 3.97%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Jasper County, MO | ![]() |
to Crawford County, KS | ![]() |
to Ottawa County, OK | ![]() |
to Newton County, MO | ![]() |
to Labette County, KS | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,025 (3,198 aged, 827 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 303 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Cherokee County, Kansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (433)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (395)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (392)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (319)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (120)
- Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (82)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (46)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (45)
- Congestive heart failure (15)
- Unspecified dementia (14)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 756
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 82
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,385
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,016
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,141
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 19
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 65
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 169.4. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 20,197- Male householders: 3,987 (1,018 living alone), Female householders: 4,005 (1,409 living alone)
4,020 spouses (3,986 opposite-sex spouses), 372 unmarried partners, (352 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,713 children (5,136 natural, 243 adopted, 340 stepchildren), 761 grandchildren, 134 brothers or sisters, 341 parents, 17 foster children, 275 other relatives, 344 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 241
Size of family households: 2,636 2-persons, 921 3-persons, 884 4-persons, 450 5-persons, 256 6-persons, 74 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,485 1-person, 315 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 4 5-persons.
3,045 married couples with children.
898 single-parent households (239 men, 659 women).
97.6% of residents of Cherokee speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (98% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $132,318,000 ($6,028 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,385,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $56,906,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,549,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,471,000
Federal grants: $33,076,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,066,000 ($1,267,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,251,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $394,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,714,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,142,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,428Here: | 66 per 1000 residents |
State: | 75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,348
Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
State: | 47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +23
Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,118
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State: | ![]() ![]() |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.78 millions of gallons per day (85% from ground, 15% from surface)
Here: | 6.4 |
State: | 6.9 |
Here: | 5.0 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Cherokee County, Kansas
- 2012014 or later
- 1582010 to 2013
- 9812000 to 2009
- 1,3021990 to 1999
- 1,1171980 to 1989
- 1,5981970 to 1979
- 7911960 to 1969
- 7641950 to 1959
- 4661940 to 1949
- 2,5451939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Kansas
- 311 room
- 32 rooms
- 963 rooms
- 3334 rooms
- 1,1435 rooms
- 1,4826 rooms
- 1,1137 rooms
- 7088 rooms
- 9129+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Kansas
- 1571 room
- 352 rooms
- 2023 rooms
- 4724 rooms
- 3705 rooms
- 5266 rooms
- 2127 rooms
- 1448 rooms
- 459+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Kansas
- 31no bedroom
- 1951 bedroom
- 1,2682 bedrooms
- 3,1733 bedrooms
- 8614 bedrooms
- 2845+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Kansas
- 164no bedroom
- 2901 bedroom
- 8782 bedrooms
- 7163 bedrooms
- 984 bedrooms
- 95+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 134no vehicle
- 1,3061 vehicle
- 2,4082 vehicles
- 1,2553 vehicles
- 5794 vehicles
- 1435+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in renter-occupied apartments
- 515no vehicle
- 8331 vehicle
- 6362 vehicles
- 1123 vehicles
- 234 vehicles
- 495+ vehicles
88.9% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Kansas.
Cherokee County: | 88.9% |
State average: | 83.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7,899
- Other state: 11,912
- Northeast: 187
- Midwest: 8,477
- South: 2,244
- West: 1,026
- 42.4%Utility gas
- 37.5%Electricity
- 14.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.6%Wood
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 45.6%Electricity
- 44.5%Utility gas
- 7.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.4%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 4.6% |
Kansas: | 10.5% |
Here: | 7.0% |
Kansas: | 9.9% |
Here: | 20.9% |
Kansas: | 15.0% |
Cherokee County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $619,000
Sewerage: $101,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $3,458,000
Regular Highways: $3,285,000
Health - Other: $1,389,000
Police Protection: $1,162,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,119,000
General Public Buildings: $835,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $534,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $376,000
Central Staff Services: $347,000
Natural Resources - Other: $242,000
Financial Administration: $116,000
Sewerage: $105,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
Parks and Recreation: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $72,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $710,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,011,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,452,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $558,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $159,000
General Revenue - Other: $127,000
Special Assessments: $12,000
Rents: $6,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $913,000
Health - Other: $45,000
Police Protection: $36,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,592,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,651,000
Health and Hospitals: $384,000
Other: $104,000
General Local Government Support: $16,000
- Tax - Property: $8,203,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,870,000
Public Utilities Sales: $131,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $73,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
Other License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,514,000
Cherokee County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $619,000
Sewerage: $101,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $3,458,000
Regular Highways: $3,285,000
Health - Other: $1,389,000
Police Protection: $1,162,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,119,000
General Public Buildings: $835,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $534,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $376,000
Central Staff Services: $347,000
Natural Resources - Other: $242,000
Financial Administration: $116,000
Sewerage: $105,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
Parks and Recreation: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $72,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $710,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,011,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,452,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $558,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $159,000
General Revenue - Other: $127,000
Special Assessments: $12,000
Rents: $6,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $913,000
Health - Other: $45,000
Police Protection: $36,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,592,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,651,000
Health and Hospitals: $384,000
Other: $104,000
General Local Government Support: $16,000
- Tax - Property: $8,203,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,870,000
Public Utilities Sales: $131,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $73,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
Other License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,514,000
Cherokee County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $619,000
Sewerage: $101,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $3,458,000
Regular Highways: $3,285,000
Health - Other: $1,389,000
Police Protection: $1,162,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,119,000
General Public Buildings: $835,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $534,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $376,000
Central Staff Services: $347,000
Natural Resources - Other: $242,000
Financial Administration: $116,000
Sewerage: $105,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
Parks and Recreation: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $72,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $710,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,011,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,452,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $558,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $159,000
General Revenue - Other: $127,000
Special Assessments: $12,000
Rents: $6,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $913,000
Health - Other: $45,000
Police Protection: $36,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,592,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,651,000
Health and Hospitals: $384,000
Other: $104,000
General Local Government Support: $16,000
- Tax - Property: $8,203,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,870,000
Public Utilities Sales: $131,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $73,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
Other License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,514,000
Cherokee County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $619,000
Sewerage: $101,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $3,458,000
Regular Highways: $3,285,000
Health - Other: $1,389,000
Police Protection: $1,162,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,119,000
General Public Buildings: $835,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $534,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $376,000
Central Staff Services: $347,000
Natural Resources - Other: $242,000
Financial Administration: $116,000
Sewerage: $105,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
Parks and Recreation: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $72,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $710,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,011,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,452,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $558,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $159,000
General Revenue - Other: $127,000
Special Assessments: $12,000
Rents: $6,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $913,000
Health - Other: $45,000
Police Protection: $36,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,592,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,651,000
Health and Hospitals: $384,000
Other: $104,000
General Local Government Support: $16,000
- Tax - Property: $8,203,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,870,000
Public Utilities Sales: $131,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $73,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
Other License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,514,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 644
- Number of aged recipients: 40
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 604
- Number of recipients under 18: 69
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 460
- Number of recipients older than 64: 115
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 245
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 276
Most common first names in Cherokee County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 227 | 78.9 years |
William | 218 | 75.4 years |
John | 211 | 74.0 years |
James | 176 | 72.8 years |
Robert | 148 | 70.3 years |
Charles | 141 | 75.0 years |
George | 122 | 74.3 years |
Ruth | 78 | 80.6 years |
Margaret | 75 | 80.2 years |
Mildred | 71 | 80.2 years |
Most common last names in Cherokee County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 97 | 77.5 years |
Jones | 68 | 79.9 years |
Martin | 67 | 76.5 years |
Brown | 58 | 75.7 years |
Williams | 58 | 75.3 years |
Davis | 54 | 74.9 years |
Johnson | 49 | 78.4 years |
Miller | 46 | 70.8 years |
Allen | 46 | 77.1 years |
Wilson | 43 | 75.0 years |
Businesses in Cherokee County, KS | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 3 | |
FedEx | 2 | Subway | 2 | |
Ford | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
H&R Block | 2 | True Value | 3 | |
KFC | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
McDonald's | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
Pizza Hut | 2 |