Cherokee, Oklahoma

Cherokee, Oklahoma
Alfalfa County Courthouse in Cherokee (2007)
Alfalfa County Courthouse in Cherokee (2007)
Location within Oklahoma
Location within Oklahoma
Cherokee, Oklahoma is located in Oklahoma
Cherokee, Oklahoma
Cherokee, Oklahoma
Cherokee, Oklahoma is located in the United States
Cherokee, Oklahoma
Cherokee, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°45′02″N 98°21′28″W / 36.75056°N 98.35778°W / 36.75056; -98.35778[1]
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyAlfalfa
Area
 • Total2.04 sq mi (5.29 km2)
 • Land2.04 sq mi (5.29 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,178 ft (359 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,476
 • Density722.82/sq mi (279.05/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
73728
Area code580
FIPS code40-13750 [1][3]
GNIS ID2409442[1]

Cherokee is the largest city within, and county seat of, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States.[4] The population was 1,476 at the 2020 census, a decline of 1.5 percent from 2010.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherokee, Oklahoma
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference DecennialCensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).