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Cherokee is a town in Colbert County, Alabama. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is known as "The Shoals". It has a total area of 2.2 square miles, all of which is land.
Public education is administered by the Colbert County School System. It comprises the Cherokee Elementary School and Cherokee High School. One of the Rosenwald Schools was located here. The town has a number of restaurants serving Southern cuisine. The town's banking needs are met by branches of regional banks. The major contributor to the local economy is the Barton Riverfront Industrial Park, which has companies such as SCA Tissue North America and National Alabama Corporation. The northern part of the town has Cherokee Nitrogen, owned by LSB Industries. Mining industries include Vulcan Materials and UCM Magnesia.
Local attractions include Natchez Trace Parkway, Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard, Stanfield-Worley Bluff Shelter, Barton Hall, Bear Creek Watershed and Riverton Rose Trail. The closest hospital is the Tishomigo Health Services Inc., located about 16 miles away in Iuka. Cherokee's cost of living is 19.70% lower than the country average, making living here comparatively cheaper.
| Label | Estimate | Margin of Error | Percent | Percent Margin of Error |
 SEX AND AGE |
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| Total population |
911 | ±270 | 911 | (x) |
| Male | 433 | ±157 | 48% | ±5 |
| Female | 478 | ±128 | 53% | ±5 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 91 | ±19 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 5 years | 58 | ±46 | 6% | ±4 |
| 5 to 9 years | 51 | ±47 | 6% | ±4 |
| 10 to 14 years | 90 | ±73 | 10% | ±7 |
| 15 to 19 years | 52 | ±37 | 6% | ±4 |
| 20 to 24 years | 36 | ±33 | 4% | ±4 |
| 25 to 34 years | 68 | ±42 | 8% | ±4 |
| 35 to 44 years | 59 | ±52 | 7% | ±4 |
| 45 to 54 years | 154 | ±83 | 17% | ±7 |
| 55 to 59 years | 22 | ±17 | 2% | ±2 |
| 60 to 64 years | 125 | ±59 | 14% | ±7 |
| 65 to 74 years | 138 | ±81 | 15% | ±8 |
| 75 to 84 years | 41 | ±29 | 5% | ±3 |
| 85 years and over | 17 | ±17 | 2% | ±2 |
| Median age (years) | 46 | ±7 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 18 years | 233 | ±125 | 26% | ±9 |
| 16 years and over | 707 | ±199 | 78% | ±9 |
| 18 years and over | 678 | ±189 | 74% | ±9 |
| 21 years and over | 648 | ±186 | 71% | ±9 |
| 62 years and over | 246 | ±108 | 27% | ±11 |
| 65 years and over | 196 | ±96 | 22% | ±10 |
| 18 years and over |
678 | ±189 | 678 | (x) |
| Male | 309 | ±107 | 46% | ±6 |
| Female | 369 | ±100 | 54% | ±6 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 84 | ±21 | (x) | (x) |
| 65 years and over |
196 | ±96 | 196 | (x) |
| Male | 85 | ±47 | 43% | ±10 |
| Female | 111 | ±59 | 57% | ±10 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 77 | ±31 | (x) | (x) |
| RACE |
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| Total population |
911 | ±270 | 911 | (x) |
| One race | 867 | ±268 | 95% | ±4 |
| Two or more races | 44 | ±42 | 5% | ±4 |
| One race |
867 | ±268 | 95% | ±4 |
| White | 634 | ±205 | 70% | ±11 |
| Black or African American | 180 | ±95 | 20% | ±9 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Cherokee tribal grouping | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Chippewa tribal grouping | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Navajo tribal grouping | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Sioux tribal grouping | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Asian |
0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Asian Indian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Chinese | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Filipino | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Japanese | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Korean | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Vietnamese | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Other Asian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Native Hawaiian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Chamorro | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Samoan | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Some other race | 53 | ±89 | 6% | ±9 |
| Two or more races |
44 | ±42 | 5% | ±4 |
| White and Black or African American | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| White and American Indian and Alaska Native | 2 | ±4 | 0% | ±0 |
| White and Asian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Race alone or in combination with one or more other races |
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| Total population |
911 | ±270 | 911 | (x) |
| White | 665 | ±206 | 73% | ±10 |
| Black or African American | 193 | ±101 | 21% | ±9 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2 | ±4 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Some other race | 95 | ±100 | 10% | ±10 |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Total population |
911 | ±270 | 911 | (x) |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
95 | ±100 | 10% | ±10 |
| Mexican | 82 | ±98 | 9% | ±10 |
| Puerto Rican | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Cuban | 13 | ±22 | 1% | ±2 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
816 | ±248 | 90% | ±10 |
| White alone | 634 | ±205 | 70% | ±11 |
| Black or African American alone | 180 | ±95 | 20% | ±9 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Asian alone | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Some other race alone | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Two or more races |
2 | ±4 | 0% | ±0 |
| Two races including Some other race | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±4 |
| Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races | 2 | ±4 | 0% | ±0 |
| Total housing units | 435 | ±100 | (x) | (x) |
| CITIZEN, VOTING AGE POPULATION |
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| Citizen, 18 and over population |
678 | ±189 | 678 | (x) |
| Male | 309 | ±107 | 46% | ±6 |
| Female | 369 | ±100 | 54% | ±6 |
