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.
Midwest
Cherokee
Cherokee County, IA
Population
5,154
Walk Score
72 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$614
Median home value
$120,700
Founded
1873
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Cherokee Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 2005
- Illinois Central Railroad Yard-Cherokee · listed 1990
Notable landmarks
- Bastian Site · listed 1976
- Boughton, Lemuel C. and Mary (Vaughn), House · listed 2019
- Brewster Site · listed 1979
- Cherokee Public Library · listed 1985
- Cherokee Sewer Site · listed 1974
- Gillette, Guy M. and Rose (Freeman), House · listed 2019
- Lewis Hotel · listed 1997
- Mill Creek Bridge · listed 1998
- Phipps Site · listed 1966
- Pilot Rock
- Seaman, Roy C. and Lena (Johnson), House · listed 2019
- Simonsen Site (13CK61)
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