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Also known as Cherokee County, Kansas, Cherokee County, KS

county in Kansas, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Kansas
Founded
February 18, 1860
Named after
Cherokee Native Americans
Seat
Columbus
Largest city
Baxter Springs
Total
591 sq mi (1,530 km )
Land
588 sq mi (1,520 km )
Water
3.5 sq mi (9.1 km ) 0.6%
Estimate 2025
19,105
Density
32.9/sq mi (12.7/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
2nd
Website
cherokeecountyks.gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Cherokee
Located in
Kansas
Contains
Columbus
Capital
Columbus
Population
19362
Area
1531
Shares border with
Jasper County
Official website
CherokeeCountyKS.com
Image
Tri-state markers 2006-07-03.jpg
Households
7954
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Commons category
Cherokee County, Kansas
inception
1855-08-30
different from
Cherokee County
water as percent of area
0.6
native label
Cherokee County
per capita income
23238
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Encyclopedic overview

Cherokee County is a U.S. county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat is Columbus, and its most populous city is Baxter Springs. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 19,362. The county was named for the Cherokee tribe. Cherokee County is considered part of the Joplin, Missouri, metropolitan area.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cherokee County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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