Last official estimated population of Cherokee County was 21,563 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.007% of total US population and 0.7% of total Kansas state population. Area of Cherokee County is 591.0 mi² (=1530.7 km²), in this year population density was 36.48 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.05%/yr), Cherokee County population in 2026 would be 21,443 [0].
Historical population of Cherokee County for period 1860-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1860-1870] +22.08 %/yr
[1870-1880] +7.09 %/yr
[1880-1890] +2.4 %/yr
[1890-1900] +4.39 %/yr
[1900-1910] -1.12 %/yr
[1910-1920] -1.26 %/yr
[1920-1930] -0.66 %/yr
[1930-1940] -0.53 %/yr
[1940-1950] -1.69 %/yr
[1950-1960] -1.2 %/yr
[1960-1970] -0.33 %/yr
[1970-1980] +0.34 %/yr
[1980-1990] -0.43 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.56 %/yr
[2000-2005] -0.76 %/yr
[2005-2010] -0.14 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.05 %/yr
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Population of Cherokee County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 625 | 563 | 1,188 |
| 5 to 9 | 708 | 711 | 1,419 |
| 10 to 14 | 801 | 725 | 1,526 |
| 15 to 19 | 713 | 696 | 1,409 |
| 20 to 24 | 554 | 512 | 1,066 |
| 25 to 29 | 550 | 528 | 1,078 |
| 30 to 34 | 621 | 593 | 1,214 |
| 35 to 39 | 554 | 593 | 1,147 |
| 40 to 44 | 626 | 635 | 1,261 |
| 45 to 49 | 696 | 694 | 1,390 |
| 50 to 54 | 793 | 785 | 1,578 |
| 55 to 59 | 747 | 769 | 1,516 |
| 60 to 64 | 644 | 678 | 1,322 |
| 65 to 69 | 587 | 625 | 1,212 |
| 70 to 74 | 436 | 497 | 933 |
| 75 to 79 | 322 | 350 | 672 |
| 80 to 84 | 173 | 250 | 423 |
| 85+ | 154 | 279 | 433 |
Cherokee County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 10056 | 10247 | 20,303 |
| WAC | 9699 | 9918 | 19,617 |
| NHWAC | 9473 | 9698 | 19,171 |
| WA | 9304 | 9513 | 18,817 |
| NHWA | 9102 | 9311 | 18,413 |
| IAC | 737 | 735 | 1,472 |
| NHIAC | 710 | 710 | 1,420 |
| IA | 433 | 407 | 840 |
| TOM | 404 | 420 | 824 |
| NHIA | 417 | 397 | 814 |
| NHTOM | 378 | 401 | 779 |
| H | 248 | 236 | 484 |
| HWAC | 226 | 220 | 446 |
| HWA | 202 | 202 | 404 |
| BAC | 181 | 143 | 324 |
| NHBAC | 163 | 136 | 299 |
| BA | 104 | 60 | 164 |
| NHBA | 101 | 58 | 159 |
| AAC | 65 | 77 | 142 |
| NHAAC | 63 | 73 | 136 |
| AA | 38 | 50 | 88 |
| NHAA | 37 | 47 | 84 |
| NAC | 29 | 43 | 72 |
| NHNAC | 28 | 43 | 71 |
| NHNA | 21 | 33 | 54 |
| NA | 21 | 33 | 54 |
| HIAC | 27 | 25 | 52 |
| HTOM | 26 | 19 | 45 |
| HIA | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| HBAC | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| HAAC | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| HBA | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| HAA | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| HNAC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HNA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
1860: McGhee Kansas Notes
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