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Cherokee is a city in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,199 at the 2020 Census, down from 5,369 in 2000. It is the county seat of Cherokee County.
- Sanford Museum & Planetarium 3 Science Museums • Observatories & Planetariums. Open now. By IowaTrip. With a very good look at local history. The Planetarium is excellent call ahead 712-225-3922 about program and times...
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- Cherokee Parks and Recreation. Parks.
Cherokee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,658. The county seat is Cherokee. The county was formed on January 15, 1851, from open territory. It was named after the Cherokee people.
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Cherokee, city, seat (1861) of Cherokee county, northwestern Iowa, U.S., on the Little Sioux River, about 50 miles (80 km) east-northeast of Sioux City. A colony from Milford, Massachusetts, settled a site north of the present city in 1856.
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Nestled in the Little Sioux River Valley, Cherokee offers recreational fishing, canoeing and a beautiful park system. Cherokee's Historic Downtown features unique shopping and is a designated Cultural District.
Attractions. Cherokee offers a variety of attraction spots including The Sanford Museum and Planetarium. This is the first accredited museum in the state of Iowa. The museum boasts a permanent collection as well as rotating displays on a variety of subjects including: archaeology, art, astronomy, geology, history, natural history, and paleontology.
