Cherokee County, Kansas

Cherokee County (county code CK) is a located in , in the. The population was estimated to be 21,451 in the year 2006. Its is, and its most populous city is. The communities of Baxter Springs,, and are located in the  of Kansas.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 591 s (1,531 ), of which 587 sq. mi. (1,521 km²) is land and 4 sq. mi. (10 km²), or 0.65%, is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
Cherokee County's population was estimated to be 21,451 in the year 2006, a decrease of 1106, or -4.9%, over the previous six years.

As of the, there were 22,605 people, 8,875 households, and 6,239 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (38/sq mi). There were 10,031 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/sq mi). The of the county was 92.27%, 0.61%  or , 3.45% , 0.23% , 0.04% , 0.50% from other races, and 2.90% from. or of any race were 1.29% of the population.



There were 8,875 s out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.60% were living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.70 males.

The in the county was $30,505, and the median income for a family was $37,284. Males had a median income of $29,045 versus $19,675 for females. The for the county was $14,710. About 11.40% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the, including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2005 estimate):
 * , 4,246
 * , 3,259 (county seat)
 * , 3,163
 * , 752
 * , 475
 * , 234
 * , 144
 * , 97

Unincorporated places

 * Carona
 * Cravensville
 * Crestline
 * Faulkner
 * Hallowell
 * Lawton
 * Leawalk
 * Lowell
 * Melrose
 * Military
 * Neutral
 * Quaker
 * Sherman City
 * Sherwin
 * Skidmore
 * Stippville
 * Turck
 * Turck

Townships
Cherokee County is divided into fourteen. The cities of, , , , and are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Unified school districts

 * Cherokee USD 247 (Web site) is a 300 square mile primarily covering portions of  and Cherokee counties, but also includes small portions of  and  counties.  It serves over 800 students in grades  through .  Southeast High School (the "Lancers") is located just west of the city of  (where the district office is located).  In Cherokee County the district serves the cities of  and.
 * Riverton USD 404 (Web site)
 * Columbus USD 493 (Web site)
 * Galena USD 499 (Web site)
 * Baxter Springs USD 508 (Web site)