Cherokee City, Arkansas

Cherokee City is an unincorporated census-designated place in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 72.[2] 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.[5] The community was named for the Cherokee Indians, 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 about 5 miles east of Oklahoma and 4 miles south of the Missouri state line.

Cherokee City, Arkansas
Census-designated place
Cherokee City southern limits, February 2013
Location of Cherokee City in Benton County, Arkansas.
Cherokee City, Arkansas
Location of Cherokee City in Benton County, Arkansas.
Coordinates: 36°17′54″N 94°34′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyBenton
Area
 • Total0.47 sq mi (1.21 km2)
 • Land0.47 sq mi (1.21 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,155 ft (352 m)
Population
 • Total2,522
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
N/A
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)479
GNIS feature ID76597[4]

History

Cherokee City was platted in 1880.[6] A post office called Cherokee City was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1953.[7]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Education

Public education is available from the Gentry School District that leads to graduation from Gentry High School.

References
  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 18, 2017.
  2. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherokee City, Arkansas
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  6. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 104.
  7. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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