Official Name: | Cherokee Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cherokee |
Area Total Km2: | 93.19 |
Area Land Km2: | 93.1 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.98 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.95 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 6073 |
Population Density Km2: | 65.2 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 168.9 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 417 |
Elevation Ft: | 1368 |
Coordinates: | 42.7794°N -95.5628°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 19-90654[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0467596 |
Cherokee Township is one of sixteen townships in Cherokee County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,073.
Cherokee Township covers an area of 35.98sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Cherokee (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Memory Gardens, Mental Health Institute, Mount Calvary and Oak Hill.