Profile for Cherokee, Kansas, KS

Local festivals include:

• Cherokee Homecoming - Sept. 8-9, 2007

Listed places near Cherokee

Cemeteries (12)

Colleges (1)

Communities (10)

Hotels (4)

Libraries (2)

Museums (1)

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• Cherokee population
• Ancestry of people in Cherokee
• Housing in Cherokee
• Income in Cherokee
• Marital status of adults in Cherokee
• Place of birth of people in Cherokee
• Residence in 1995, of people in Cherokee
• School enrollment & education levels in Cherokee
• Transportation & commute times in Cherokee
• Crawford County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Kansas
• State data - Kansas
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Cherokee demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Crawford County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 66724 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Crawford County government

17% of Cherokee residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Cherokee ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Cherokee
• Cemeteries in Crawford County
• Genealogy page (KS GenWeb) for Crawford County
• Libraries in or near Cherokee

Post a query on a message board:

• Crawford County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KS data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Cherokee museums
• Cherokee historic sites
• Cherokee area parks

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Cherokee area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Crawford County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Kansas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Cherokee
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Crawford County

• Cherokee business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Kansas
• Local ordinances in Kansas (Partial selection)

• Crime in Crawford County
• Arrests in Crawford County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Kansas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Cherokee was $14,693, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Crawford County economic census
• Crawford County economic summary
• Crawford County employment growth
• Crawford County unemployment rate
• Kansas economic data

10% of Cherokee residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Cherokee
• Colleges in Kansas
• Learning Disabilities Association in Kansas
• Schools in or near Cherokee
• School districts in or near Cherokee
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Kansas high schools

• Movies playing in or near Cherokee

• Air pollution in Crawford County
• Diesel soot in Crawford County
• Land contamination in Crawford County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Kansas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Crawford County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Kansas

Cherokee festival dates:

• Cherokee Homecoming - Sept. 8-9, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kansas county fairs
• Kansas festivals (Kansas tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Cherokee

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Cherokee
• Geocaches in Kansas

• Crawford County government
• Kansas state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Cherokee medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Kansas
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Cherokee
• Historic sites in Kansas
• Museums in or near Cherokee
• Museums in Kansas
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Crawford County genealogy forum

Median rent in Cherokee, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $265.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $532.

• Find Foreclosure in Cherokee
• Homes for sale in the Cherokee area
• Find a Cherokee Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check Kansas mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Kansas
• Minimum wage laws by state

• Libraries near Cherokee

• Kansas library

• Kansas statewide library catalog

• Census map of Cherokee area
• Historic maps of KS cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Kansas
• Topographic map of Cherokee

• Daily newspapers in or near Cherokee
• AM radio stations in or near Cherokee
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Cherokee
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Cherokee
• TV stations in or near Cherokee
• Media ownership in the Cherokee area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Kansas

• Military bases in Kansas
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Cherokee
• Search obituaries in Kansas
• Recent death notices - selected KS newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Kansas
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Kansas
• Lions clubs in Kansas
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Cherokee
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Cherokee

• Parks near Cherokee
• National forests in Kansas
• State parks in Kansas

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Cherokee
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of Kansas communities
• Photo collection - Kansas communities
• Photos of Kansas places
• Post cards of Kansas communities

Crawford County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Cherokee political report.

• Kansas Democratic party
• Kansas Republican party
• Kansas elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Cherokee
• Total membership by faith, in Crawford County

• Chowhound message boards for KS

The average commute time for Cherokee workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Cherokee travel guide
• Airports near Cherokee
• Hotels near Cherokee
• Kansas tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Kansas
• Wildlife refuges in Kansas

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