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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 Columbus is the Seat for Cherokee County.

Cherokee County was founded February 18, 1860.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cherokee had a population of 19,939 people. This is a decrease of 7.37% since the last Census (which gave a population of 21,526 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cherokee represented 0.75% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Cherokee County:

  • Baxter Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Columbus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
  • Galena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <2>
  • Roseland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Roseland is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Scammon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Scammon is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scammon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scammon <2>
  • Weir
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Weir is located in Cherokee County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • West Mineral
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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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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