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'''Cherokee City, Arkansas''' is a community in [[Benton County, Arkansas]]. It is the location of (or is the nearest community to) [[Mt. Hebron M.E. Church South and Cemetery]], which is located at 1079 Mt. Hebron Rd. and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2009-03-13|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
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'''Cherokee City''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Benton County, Arkansas|Benton County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. Per the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 73.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cherokee City CDP, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0513420|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref> It is the location of (or is the nearest community to) [[Coon Creek Bridge]], which is located on Cty Rd. 24 and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> The community was named for the [[Cherokee]], since the [[Trail of Tears]] crossed the landscape when the Cherokee migrated west to [[Indian territory]], now [[Oklahoma]] in the late 1830s. The town is within the [[Northwest Arkansas]] region, located about 5 miles east of Oklahoma and 4 miles south of the [[Missouri]] state line.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000=
|2010= 72
|2020= 73
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Cherokee City CDP, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cherokee City CDP, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US0513420&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cherokee City CDP, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US0513420&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|64
|51
|88.89%
|69.86%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|0
|2
|0.00%
|2.74%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|4
|2
|5.56%
|2.74%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|3
|0.00%
|4.11%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|2
|10
|2.78%
|13.70%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2
|5
|2.78%
|6.85%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''72'''
|'''73'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

==History==
Cherokee City was [[plat]]ted in 1880.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5uwxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA104|year=1889|publisher=Higginson Book Company|page=104}}</ref> A post office called Cherokee City was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1953.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AR&county=Benton | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=January 5, 2017}}</ref>

== Education ==
Public education is available from the [[Gentry School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05007_benton/DC20SD_C05007.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benton County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=May 25, 2022}}</ref> that leads to graduation from [[Gentry High School (Arkansas)|Gentry High School]].


==References==
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Benton County, Arkansas]]
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Latest revision as of 21:56, 8 July 2024

Cherokee City, Arkansas
Census-designated place
Cherokee City southern limits, February 2013
Cherokee City southern limits, February 2013
Location of Cherokee City in Benton County, Arkansas.
Location of Cherokee City in Benton County, Arkansas.
Cherokee City, Arkansas is located in Arkansas
Cherokee City, Arkansas
Cherokee City, Arkansas
Coordinates: 36°17′54″N 94°34′40″W / 36.29833°N 94.57778°W / 36.29833; -94.57778
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyBenton
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.47 sq mi (1.21 km2)
 • Land0.47 sq mi (1.21 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,155 ft (352 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
73
 • Density155.98/sq mi (60.17/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code479
GNIS feature ID76597[2]

Cherokee City is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 73.[3] It is the location of (or is the nearest community to) Coon Creek Bridge, which is located on Cty Rd. 24 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4] The community was named for the Cherokee, since the Trail of Tears crossed the landscape when the Cherokee migrated west to Indian territory, now Oklahoma in the late 1830s. The town is within the Northwest Arkansas region, located about 5 miles east of Oklahoma and 4 miles south of the Missouri state line.

Demographics

[edit]
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
201072—
2020731.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2010[6] 2020[7]

2020 census

[edit]
Cherokee City CDP, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[6] Pop 2020[7] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 64 51 88.89% 69.86%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 2 0.00% 2.74%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 4 2 5.56% 2.74%
Asian alone (NH) 0 3 0.00% 4.11%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 2 10 2.78% 13.70%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 5 2.78% 6.85%
Total 72 73 100.00% 100.00%

History

[edit]

Cherokee City was platted in 1880.[8] A post office called Cherokee City was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1953.[9]

Education

[edit]

Public education is available from the Gentry School District,[10] that leads to graduation from Gentry High School.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherokee City, Arkansas
  3. ^ "Cherokee City CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cherokee City CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cherokee City CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 104.
  9. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benton County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

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