Cherokee, Kansas

**Cherokee** is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 590 people lived there.

## History

Cherokee was created in 1870, when a railroad was built through the area. It was named after Cherokee County, where it was incorrectly thought to be located.

The first post office in Cherokee was created in August 1870.

## Geography

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 590 people, 246 households, and 151 families living in Cherokee. Of the households, 74.0% owned their home and 26.0% rented their home.

The median age was 41.4 years. Of the people, 90.7% were White, 0.8% were Native American, 0.2% were Pacific Islanders, 0.3% were from some other race, and 8.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 714 people, 289 households, and 187 families living in Cherokee.

## Government

The Cherokee government consists of a mayor and five council members.  The council meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30PM.

## Education

Cherokee is a part of USD 247 Southeast. The Southeast High School mascot is Lancers.

Crawford County Community High School in Cherokee was closed because school unification.

## Famous people

- Page Cavanaugh, jazz and pop musician, was born in Cherokee.
- W. Darrell Overdyke, American historian, was born in Cherokee and was a long-time professor at Centenary College of Louisiana.
- Samuel S. Triplett, Spanish–American War Medal of Honor recipient.

## Other websites

- City
- Cherokee - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 247, local school district
- Maps
- Cherokee City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Cherokee, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Crawford_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Cherokee_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Crawford County, Kansas, Crawford County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Crawford Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Crawford County, Kansas, Crawford County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Crawford County, Kansas, Crawford
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1870
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1874
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.72
- **area land sq mi**: 0.72
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 1.85
- **area land km2**: 1.85
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 932
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 590
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66724
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-12825
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393818