Cherokee

Cherokee is a city in and the county seat of , United States. The population was 5,199 at the 2020 Census, down from 5,369 in 2000.
  • Type: Town with 5,200 residents
  • Description: city in Iowa, United States
  • Also known as: “Cherokee (Iowa)”, “Cherokee, IA”, “Cherokee, Iowa”, and “Чероки (Айова)”
  • Postal code: 51012

Places of Interest

Highlights: Lewis Hotel and Cherokee Mental Health Institute.

Building
The is a historic building located in Cherokee, Iowa, United States.

Hospital
The is a state-run psychiatric facility in Cherokee, Iowa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meriden.

Village
is a city in , , United States. is situated 5 miles northwest of Cherokee.

Cherokee

Latitude
42.74994° or 42° 44′ 60″ north
Longitude
-95.55482° or 95° 33′ 17″ west
Population
5,200
Elevation
1,194 feet (364 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US CKE
Open location code
86J6PCXW+X3
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Cherokee” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شيروكي”
  • Basque: “Cherokee”
  • Belarusian: “Чэрокі”
  • Catalan: “Cherokee”
  • Cebuano: “Cherokee”
  • Chechen: “Чероки”
  • Chinese: “切罗基”
  • Czech: “Cherokee”
  • Dagbani: “Cherokee”
  • Danish: “Cherokee”
  • Dutch: “Cherokee”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شيروكى”
  • Esperanto: “Cherokee”
  • French: “Cherokee”
  • Galician: “Cherokee”
  • German: “Cherokee”
  • Gilaki: “چرؤکي (آیؤوا)”
  • Gilaki: “چرؤکي”
  • Greek: “Τσερόκι”
  • Haitian: “Cherokee, Iowa”
  • Haitian: “Cherokee”
  • Hebrew: “צ’ירוקי”
  • Hungarian: “Cherokee”
  • Ido: “Cherokee, Iowa”
  • Ido: “Cherokee”
  • Irish: “Cherokee”
  • Italian: “Cherokee”
  • Japanese: “チェロキー”
  • Kazakh: “Чероки”
  • Kirghiz: “Чероки”
  • Ladin: “Cherokee”
  • Malagasy: “Cherokee, Iowa”
  • Malagasy: “Cherokee”
  • Mazanderani: “چروکی (آیووا)”
  • Mazanderani: “چروکی”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Cherokee”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cherokee”
  • Norwegian: “Cherokee”
  • Persian: “چروکی”
  • Polish: “Cherokee”
  • Portuguese: “Cherokee”
  • Russian: “Чероки”
  • Serbian: “Cherokee”
  • Serbian: “Чероки”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cherokee, Iowa”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cherokee”
  • Slovak: “Cherokee”
  • Slovenian: “Cherokee”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چروکی، آیووا”
  • Spanish: “Cherokee”
  • Swedish: “Cherokee, Iowa”
  • Swedish: “Cherokee”
  • Tatar: “Чероки”
  • Turkish: “Cherokee, Iowa”
  • Turkish: “Cherokee”
  • Ukrainian: “Черокі”
  • Urdu: “چروکی، آئیووا”
  • Urdu: “چروکی”
  • Vietnamese: “Cherokee, Iowa”
  • Vietnamese: “Cherokee”
  • Volapük: “Cherokee”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Cherokee, Iowa”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Cherokee”
  • Welsh: “Cherokee, Iowa”
  • Welsh: “Cherokee”
  • “Cherokee”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Aurelia and Mary Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and Cross Roads Christian Church.

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