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Population (year 2000): 5,369. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,027 (-6.4% change)
Males: 2,577 (48.0%), Females: 2,792 (52.0%)
Cherokee County
Zip code:
51012
Median resident age: 42.6 years
Median household income: $31,240 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,500 (year 2000)
Races in Cherokee:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- Black (0.5%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (40.2%), Irish (12.6%),
United States (8.3%), Swedish (6.6%), English (6.4%), Norwegian
(6.3%).
Land area: 6.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cherokee
- High school or higher: 84.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cherokee city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 12.0%
- Divorced: 10.0%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -680 (-11.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Cherokee:
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (1200 NORTH CEDAR
STREET)
- SIOUX VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (300 SIOUX
VALLEY DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Cherokee:
- BAUM-HARMON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
PRIMGHAR, IA)
- BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles;
STORM LAKE, IA)
- HORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; IDA GROVE,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cherokee:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 63 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 96 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 100 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD;
ID: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cherokee:
- CHEROKEE MUNI (about 3 miles; CHEROKEE, IA; ID: CKP)
- PAULLINA MUNI (about 18 miles; PAULLINA, IA; ID:
1Y9)
- PRIMGHAR (about 22 miles; PRIMGHAR, IA; ID: 2Y0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cherokee:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 97 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 104 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 105
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 109 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
Public high school in Cherokee:
- WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 374;
Location: 600 W BLUFF ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Cherokee:
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 384;
Location: 929 NORTH ROOSEVELT; Grades: KG - 04)
- CHEROKEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 352;
Location: 206 E. INDIAN STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER (Students:
32; Location: 400 N ROOSEVELT; Grades: PK - PK)
Library in Cherokee:
- CHEROKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$188,936; Location: 215 SOUTH 2ND STREET; 24,699 books;
1,529 audio materials; 687 video materials; 105 serial
subscriptions)
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