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Also known as Cherokee County, Iowa, Cherokee County, IA

county in Iowa, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Iowa
Named after
Cherokee people
Seat
Cherokee
Largest city
Cherokee
Total
577 sq mi (1,490 km )
Land
577 sq mi (1,490 km )
Water
0.2 sq mi (0.52 km ) 0.03%
Estimate 2025
11,369
Density
20.2/sq mi (7.80/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
4th
Website
www .cherokeecounty .iowa .gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Cherokee
Located in
Iowa
Contains
Cherokee
Capital
Cherokee
Population
11658
Area
1495
Shares border with
Sioux County
Image
Cherokee County Courthouse (Iowa).JPG
Households
5297
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Commons category
Cherokee County, Iowa
topic's main category
Category:Cherokee County, Iowa
inception
1851-00-00
different from
Cherokee County
water as percent of area
0.03
native label
Cherokee County
per capita income
33882
category of associated people
Category:People from Cherokee County, Iowa
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Encyclopedic overview

Cherokee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,658. The county seat is Cherokee. The county was formed on January 15, 1851, from open territory. It was named after the Cherokee people.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cherokee County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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