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

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Town numbers

ZIP code73728

Area code580

Living in Cherokee

Housing in Cherokee

$56K▼ 18.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Cherokee home is worth about $56,000, down 18.8% in a year, 75% below the Oklahoma typical home.

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Safety in Cherokee

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Safety Grade C-

Cherokee reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 84% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Cherokee 11

Oklahoma 4.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Cherokee 11.7

Oklahoma 18.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Cherokee

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School Grade A

The public schools Cherokee’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 88% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictCHEROKEESchools3

CHEROKEE ES A+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 172 students CHEROKEE MS A-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 94 students CHEROKEE HS AHigh · Grades 9–12 · 118 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OK. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Where Cherokee is

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Locator map of Cherokee — Wikimedia Commons · Map: The original uploader was Seth Ilys at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby towns

Lambert6 mi Burlington11 mi Byron11 mi Jet11 mi Amorita12 mi Dacoma13 mi Carmen13 mi Helena15 mi Alva17 mi Aline17 mi

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