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Moving to Cherokee, Alabama

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Population: 1,237. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,183 (-4.4% change)
Males: 592 (47.9%), Females: 645 (52.1%)

Colbert County

Zip code: 35616

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $24,597
Median house value: $54,300

Population by Race

Races in Cherokee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.8%)
  • Black (20.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

Ancestries: United States (28.2%), Irish (11.6%), German (8.0%), English (3.2%).

Elevation: 531 feet

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Map of Cherokee, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cherokee

  • High school or higher: 61.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cherokee town

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 56.0%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -228 (-15.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cherokee:

  • TISHOMINGO HEALTH SERVICES INC (about 19 miles; IUKA, MS)
  • HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SHEFFIELD, AL)
  • ELIZA COFFEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; FLORENCE, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cherokee:

  • NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 26 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Abbreviation: MSL)
  • TUPELO RGNL (about 65 miles; TUPELO, MS; Abbreviation: TUP)
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 84 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cherokee:

  • IUKA (about 13 miles; IUKA, MS; Abbreviation: 15M)
  • TISHOMINGO COUNTY (about 25 miles; BELMONT, MS; Abbreviation: 01M)
  • RUSSELLVILLE MUNI (about 30 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: M22)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cherokee:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 20 miles; FLORENCE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,770)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 24 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; FULTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)

Schools

Public high school in Cherokee:

  • CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 230; Location: 850 HIGH SCHOOL DR; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Cherokee:

  • CHEROKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 308; Location: 1305 N PIKE; Grades: PK – 04)
  • CHEROKEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 255; Location: 4595 OLD LEE HIGHWAY; Grades: 05 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Cherokee:

  • CHEROKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $22,911; Location: 118 CHURCH ST.; 17,397 books; 400 audio materials; 1 serial subscriptions)

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