Cherokee township, KS

2022 population: 134 ( 197 from 2010 )
Land area: 22.0 square miles
Population density: 6.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	134	100.00%	58.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	0	0.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-186	-68.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-11	-4.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
331
320	96.68%
1	0.30%
1	0.30%
0	0.00%
5	1.51%
4	1.21%
11	3.32%

2000
304
290	95.39%
0	0.00%
5	1.64%
0	0.00%
1	0.33%
8	2.63%
14	4.61%

1990
345
345	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
377
361	95.76%
0	0.00%
4	1.06%
0	0.00%
n/a
12	3.18%
16	4.24%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

30	9.9
-3	-1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-55	-15.9
14	4.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-16	-4.2
-16	-4.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Cherokee township, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
64.6
0	0.0%
134	100.0%
62	46.3%

87
1.54

37	42.5%
25	67.6%
0	0.0%
50	57.5%

2010
Number	Percent
44.9
81	24.5%
250	75.5%
45	13.6%

131
2.53

96	73.3%
78	81.2%
6	6.2%
35	26.7%

2000
Number	Percent
40.2
80	26.3%
224	73.7%
58	19.1%

125
2.43

86	68.8%
75	87.2%
9	10.5%
39	31.2%

1990
Number	Percent
36.9
74	21.4%
271	78.6%
58	16.8%

144
2.40

118	81.9%
92	78.0%
2	1.7%
26	18.1%

1980
Number	Percent
34.5
104	27.6%
273	72.4%
72	19.1%

134
2.81

115	85.8%
105	91.3%
2	1.7%
19	14.2%

2022 Housing Data for Cherokee township, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	10.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	26	29.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	10.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	12	13.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	9	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	22	25.3%

Median Household Income	n/a
Per Capita Income	34,795

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	13.8%
Public Assistance	12	13.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12	13.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	21	29.2%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	21	29.2%
Not in Labor Force	51	70.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		70.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	7	0	100.0%
Non-Profit	0	0	?%
Self-Employed	0	0	?%

Local Government	0	0	?%
State Government	0	14	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	7	0	100.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	0	14	0.0%
Total	7	14	33.3%

Pct. Govt.	66.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7	33.3%
Professional, Technical	14	66.7%

White Collar		100.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	14	66.7%
Finance and insurance	7	33.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	134	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	43	32.1%
Belgian	25	18.7%
Italian	25	18.7%
European	14	10.4%
Norwegian	13	9.7%
American	9	6.7%
English	7	5.2%
Irish	1	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	134	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	134	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	7	5.2%	22	16.4%	89	66.4%	7	5.2%	9	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	7	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	22	16.4%
Some College	89	66.4%
Bach. Degree	7	5.2%
Grad Degree	9	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +26	R +15	R + 2.7%
D +11
2020 vs. 2012	R +38	R +37	R + 17.4%
D +1
2020 vs. 2008	R +31	R +27	R + 11.1%
D +4

2016 vs. 2008	R +5	R +12	R + 8.4%
D -7
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	186%	Donald Trump* (R)	120	63.2%	Joe Biden (D)	65	34.2%	5	2.6%	190	7	16	0.01%
2016	99%	Donald Trump (R)	94	59.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	54	34.0%	11	6.9%	159	3	13	0.01%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	82	55.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	64	43.2%	2	1.4%	148	-4	8	0.01%
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	89	58.6%	Barack Obama (D)	61	40.1%	2	1.3%	152	2	13	0.01%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	90	60.4%	John Kerry (D)	59	39.6%	0	0.0%	149	-2	10	0.01%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	67	49.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	58	42.6%	11	8.1%	136	-9	1	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cherokee township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

34.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

120

63.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.6%

TOTAL

190

Turnout: 186%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Cherokee township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

34.0%

Donald Trump (R)

59.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

159

Turnout: 99%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Cherokee township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

43.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

55.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

148

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Cherokee township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

40.1%

John McCain (R)

58.6%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

152

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Cherokee township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

60.4%

John Kerry (D)

39.6%

TOTAL

149

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Cherokee township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

49.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

42.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

136

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cherokee township, KS

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Cherokee township, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cherokee township, KS

2022 Housing Data for Cherokee township, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cherokee township, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cherokee township, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cherokee township, KS

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cherokee township, KS

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cherokee township, KS

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	87
Median Value	$123,400

Occupied	87	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Owned	87	100.0%
Rented	0	0.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	78	89.7%
Detached	78	89.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	9	10.3%