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Welcome to Cherokee County ...

Time Zone: Cherokee County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Cherokee is the Seat for Cherokee County.

Cherokee County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Crawford County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cherokee had a population of 11,235 people. This is a decrease of 7.23% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,110 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cherokee represented 0.4% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Cherokee County:

  • Aurelia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Aurelia is located in Cherokee County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
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  • Cherokee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee is located in Cherokee County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,841 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <2>
  • Cleghorn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Larrabee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Larrabee is located in Cherokee County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Marcus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcus is located in Cherokee County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
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  • Meriden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Meriden is located in Cherokee County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Quimby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Quimby is located in Cherokee County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Washta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Washta is located in Cherokee County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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