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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $392 (0.8%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cherokee County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $696 a month.
Cities in this county include: Baxter Springs
, Columbus
, Galena
, Weir
, Scammon
, West Mineral
, Treece
, Roseland
.
Neighboring
counties: Craig County, Oklahoma
, Crawford County
, Jasper County, Missouri
, Labette County
, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
, Newton County, Missouri
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cherokee County: Cherokee
County Fairgrounds
(A),
Council Corner
(B),
Captain
(C)
Churches in Cherokee County include: Council
Corner Church
(A),
Friends Church
(B),
Friendship Church
(C),
Pleasantview Church
(D),
Pleasant View Church
(E),
Pleasant Hill Church
(F),
Bethlehem Church
(G),
Blue Mound Church
(H),
Center Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Garrison
Cemetery
(1),
Hosey Hill Cemetery
(2),
Gandy Cemetery
(3),
Messer Cemetery
(4),
Pence Cemetery
(5),
Baxter Springs Cemetery
(6),
Beasley Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Boone
Lake
(A),
Big Candy Lake
(B),
Marvin Lake
(C),
Hubbell Lake
(D),
Hines Lake
(E),
Mineral Lake
(F),
Little Candy Lake
(G),
Cherokee Tank
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring
Branch
(A),
Wolf Creek
(B),
Long Branch
(C),
Stink Branch
(D),
Mulberry Creek
(E),
Little Fly Creek
(F),
Taylor Branch
(G),
Town Creek
(H),
Turkey Creek
(I)
Parks in Cherokee County include: Strip
Pits State Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Mined Land Wildlife Area
(2)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 781
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 188 (53% naturalized citizens)
| Cherokee
County: |
0.8% | | Whole
state: | 5.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 49
- 1990
to 1994: 25
- 1985
to 1989: 15
- 1980
to 1984: 14
- 1975
to 1979: 26
- 1970
to 1974: 37
- 1970
to 1974: 5
- 1965
to 1969: 17
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Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 8,033
- One,
attached: 69
- Two:
194
- 3
or 4: 101
- 5
to 9: 71
- 10
to 19: 36
- 20
or more: 44
- Mobile
homes: 1,381
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 102
Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 2,263 (115 second mortgage, 64 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,157 Agriculture
in Cherokee County
Average size of farms: 389 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $66470
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $148.52
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 41.85%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $51075
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 66.81%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.22%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $71877
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.57%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.03
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.11%
Corn for grain: 20153 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 73397 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 103025 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1496 acresCherokee
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 44 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/4/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 34 people and caused $24 million in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(15%)
- Printing
and related support activities (6%)
- Metal
and metal products (6%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Transportation
equipment (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (20%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Transportation
equipment (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
- Printing
workers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Micronesia
(17%)
- Mexico
(16%)
- Germany
(15%)
- United
Kingdom (15%)
- Vietnam
(8%)
- Russia
(7%)
- Korea
(6%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Cherokee County:
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- United
States or American (25%)
- German
(18%)
- English
(11%)
- Irish
(10%)
- Italian
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (3%)
- Dutch
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 8,277 (82%)
- Carpooled:
1,168 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
7 (0%)
- Walked:
219 (2%)
- Other
means: 69 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 370 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Cherokee County, Kansas
- 250
people in nursing homes
- 34
people in other group homes
- 19
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 18
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 14
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,076.
6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,292 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.77% | | Kansas
average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.47% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($10,466 average AGI)
4.30% relocated from other states ($16,827 average AGI)
| Cherokee
County: |
4.30% | | Kansas
average: |
3.56% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Jasper County, MO
|
1.71% ($23,280 average AGI) |
| from
Crawford County, KS
|
1.31% ($31,615) |
| from
Ottawa County, OK
|
0.59% ($26,721) |
| from
Labette County, KS
|
0.37% ($27,741) |
| from
Newton County, MO
|
0.26% ($33,263) |
| from
Montgomery County, KS
|
0.14% ($22,900) |
6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,794 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.74% | | Kansas
average: | 7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.66% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($5,972 average AGI)
5.08% relocated to other states ($18,822 average AGI)
| Cherokee
County: |
5.08% | | Kansas
average: |
3.95% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Jasper County, MO
|
1.84% ($24,281 average AGI) |
| to
Ottawa County, OK
|
0.83% ($26,590) |
| to
Crawford County, KS
|
0.78% ($24,965) |
| to
Newton County, MO
|
0.29% ($24,571) |
| to
Labette County, KS
|
0.22% ($17,250) |
| to
Tulsa County, OK
|
0.14% ($20,200) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8
Births
per 1000 population in Cherokee County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Cherokee County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Cherokee County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,850 (3,179 aged, 671 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 22,268
- In
family households: 19,368 (5,008 male householders, 1,293 female householders)
5,051
spouses, 6,758 children (6,091 natural, 197 adopted, 470 stepchildren), 412 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 94 parents, 219 other relatives, 424 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,900 (1,038 male householders (886 living alone)), 1,555 female householders (1,452 living alone)), 307 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 337 (267 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,767 2-persons, 1,477 3-persons, 1,225 4-persons, 551 5-persons, 171 6-persons, 110 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,338 1-person, 233 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 11 5-persons.
4,102 married couples with children.
1,214 single-parent households (350 men, 864 women).
97.8% of residents of Cherokee County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 12% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $132,318,000 ($6028 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,385,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $56,906,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,549,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,471,000
Federal grants: $33,076,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,066,000 ($1,267,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,251,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $394,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,714,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,142,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,428
| Here: |
66 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,348
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +23
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +14
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,118
| Here: |
-52 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-21 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Cherokee County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.78 millions of gallons per day (85% from ground, 15% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 137
- 1995
to 1998: 651
- 1990
to 1994: 472
- 1980
to 1989: 1,111
- 1970
to 1979: 1,411
- 1960
to 1969: 1,105
- 1950
to 1959: 957
- 1940
to 1949: 868
- 1939
or earlier: 3,319
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 22
- 2
rooms: 17
- 3
rooms: 173
- 4
rooms: 900
- 5
rooms: 1,976
- 6
rooms: 1,776
- 7
rooms: 934
- 8
rooms: 533
- 9
or more rooms: 433
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 14
- 2
rooms: 36
- 3
rooms: 307
- 4
rooms: 621
- 5
rooms: 601
- 6
rooms: 320
- 7
rooms: 169
- 8
rooms: 31
- 9
or more rooms: 12
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cherokee County: |
- no
bedroom: 24
- 1
bedroom: 299
- 2
bedrooms: 2,146
- 3
bedrooms: 3,527
- 4
bedrooms: 620
- 5
or more bedrooms: 148
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County: |
- no
bedroom: 16
- 1
bedroom: 372
- 2
bedrooms: 1,108
- 3
bedrooms: 509
- 4
bedrooms: 106
- 5
or more bedrooms: 0
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 212
- 1
vehicle: 1,883
- 2
vehicles: 2,572
- 3
vehicles: 1,344
- 4
vehicles: 564
- 5
or more vehicles: 189
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 291
- 1
vehicle: 896
- 2
vehicles: 715
- 3
vehicles: 154
- 4
vehicles: 33
- 5
or more vehicles: 22
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59% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Kansas.
| Cherokee
County: |
58.6% | | State
average: |
53.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 9909
- Northeast:
237
- Midwest:
7734
- South:
3068
- West:
1388
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (55%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Wood
(6%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (64%)
- Electricity
(23%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 130
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 40
Cherokee
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $156,000
All Other: $95,000
Sewerage: $81,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $2,338,000
General - Other: $1,702,000
Police Protection: $932,000
Health Services - Other: $927,000
Corrections - Other: $793,000
General Public Buildings: $443,000
Financial Administration: $439,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $342,000
Central Staff Services: $271,000
Natural Resources - Other: $200,000
Sewerage: $56,000
Solid Waste Management: $15,000
Parks & Recreation: $7,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $486,000
Higher Education: $67,000
Natural Resources: $20,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $734,000
Interest Earnings: $323,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $21,000
Regular Highways: $4,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,004,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $919,000
General Support: $456,000
Health & Hospitals: $350,000
- Tax
- Property: $4,525,000
Total General Sales: $1,184,000
NEC: $246,000
Other Selective Sales: $13,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,240,000
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