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| Name | Cherokee |
| Alt names | Cherokee | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | CK | source: Wikipedia | | McGee | source: Family History Library Catalog | | McGee County | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS20014502 | | McGhee | source: Family History Library Catalog |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 37.167°N 94.85°W |
| Located in | Kansas, United States (1866 - ) |
| See also | Crawford, Kansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Crawford, Kansas, United States | County north | | Jasper, Missouri, United States | County east | | Newton, Missouri, United States | County southeast | | Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States | County south | | Craig, Oklahoma, United States | County southwest | | Labette, Kansas, United States | County west |
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Cherokee County (county code CK) is a U.S. county located in Southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 19,362. Its county seat is Columbus, and its most populous city is Baxter Springs. The latter became the first "cow town" in Kansas during the 1870s and the period of cattle drives.
Timeline
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1866 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1866 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1866 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1866 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1894 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 1,501
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| 1870 | 11,038
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| 1880 | 21,905
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| 1890 | 27,770
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| 1900 | 42,694
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| 1910 | 38,162
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| 1920 | 33,609
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| 1930 | 31,457
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| 1940 | 29,817
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| 1950 | 25,144
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| 1960 | 22,279
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| 1970 | 21,549
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| 1980 | 22,304
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| 1990 | 21,374
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Cherokee County, Kansas, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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