Cherokee County, Iowa

Cherokee County is a one of the county from Iowa's 99 counties, located in Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. The population of the county was 13035 as per the 2000 census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 11552, It is 66th most populous county in Iowa. The county spans an area of 577.34 square miles (1495.3 kmē), of which, 577.15 square miles (1494.81 kmē) of it is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 39th largest by total area among Iowa's county.

Cherokee County Iowa
Map of Cherokee County, Iowa

As of the census of 2000, there were 13035 residents, 5378 households, and 3598 families in the county. The population density was 22.6 people per square mile (8.73/kmē), it is the 32nd least populated county in terms of population density. There were 5850 housing units at an average density of 10.1 per square mile (3.9/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.35 persons, and the average family size was 2.91 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 11552, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 11360 White, 60 Black or African American, 22 American Indian, 50 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 60 from two or more races.

Cherokee County Iowa Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Cherokee County Iowa School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Cherokee County Iowa GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35142, making it the 64th highest county by median household income in Iowa. The median income for a family in the county was $42897, making it the 58th wealthiest county by median family income among the Iowa. The per capita income for the county was $17934, it is the 47th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 2998 pupils and students, of which 52.13% are male and 47.87% are female, 23% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.77% nursery or pri school, 4.67% kindergarten, 49.57% elementary school, 31.02% high school and 6.97% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Aurelia CityCherokee County1.051.05010621015.21741737250
2Cherokee CityCherokee County6.436.410.025369837.81784631240
3Cleghorn CityCherokee County0.340.340250730.31688639167
4Larrabee CityCherokee County0.130.1301491169.21330622500
5Marcus CityCherokee County1.731.7301139658.41938137604
6Meriden CityCherokee County0.110.1101841660.91475524750
7Quimby CityCherokee County0.410.4103688931301725625
8Washta CityCherokee County1.051.050282268.51302530673
YearPopulation
April 2000 census13035
April 2000 Estimate13035
July 2000 Estimate13006
July 2001 Estimate12839
July 2002 Estimate12534
July 2003 Estimate12352
July 2004 Estimate12218
July 2005 Estimate12030
July 2006 Estimate11823
July 2007 Estimate11679
July 2008 Estimate11552
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school14291233
Kindergarten5684140
Elementary school7906961486
High school505425930
College or graduate school70139209
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Cherokee County, Iowa$35142$42897$17934
Iowa, United States$39469$48005$19674
United States$41994$50046$21587