Cherokee, Iowa
Cherokee, Iowa | |
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Downtown Cherokee | |
| Motto: "Citizens With a Passion for Community and a Community with Passion for its Citizens!" | |
Location of Cherokee, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 42°45′20″N 95°33′11″W / 42.75556°N 95.55306°W | |
| Country | USA |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Cherokee |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.86 sq mi (17.76 km2) |
| • Land | 6.83 sq mi (17.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,198 ft (365 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,199 |
| • Density | 760.9/sq mi (293.77/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 51012 |
| Area code | 712 |
| FIPS code | 19-13080 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393817 |
| Website | www |
Cherokee is a city in and the county seat of Cherokee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,199 at the 2020 Census, down from 5,369 in 2000.