{"id":3282,"date":"2023-05-03T14:52:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T14:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3282"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:20:47","slug":"cherokee-county-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/cherokee-county-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherokee County, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cherokee County is a county in Iowa, United States, in the northwest part of the state along the Little Sioux River. It had a population of 11,658 at the 2020 census and covers 577 square miles (1,490 km2) centred near 42\u00b044\u2032N 95\u00b037\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Cherokee is the county seat, and its postal code is 51012. The county has eight incorporated cities, two unincorporated communities, and sixteen civil townships. It sits in the Central Time Zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Cherokee County<\/h2>\n

Ten places are recognized in Cherokee County: eight incorporated cities and two unincorporated communities. Cherokee is the only city over 5,000 residents; the rest are small rural towns of a few hundred people or fewer.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Cherokee<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nCherokee<\/td>\n5,199<\/td>\n51012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marcus<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nMarcus<\/td>\n1,079<\/td>\n51035<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aurelia<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n968<\/td>\n51005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cleghorn<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n51014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quimby<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n249<\/td>\n51049<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washta<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n209<\/td>\n51061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meriden<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n161<\/td>\n51037<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larrabee<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n123<\/td>\n51029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fielding<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mary Hill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Cherokee County is divided into sixteen civil townships. Population figures below are not separately tabulated by the Census Bureau for this county’s townships, so only the two townships that share a name and seat with an incorporated city are listed with a known anchor settlement.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Cherokee<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nCherokee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marcus<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMarcus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Afton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amherst<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cedar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diamond<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grand Meadow<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liberty<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pilot<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pitcher<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rock<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheridan<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tilden<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Willow<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n