Cherokee -- U.S. County in Iowa Population (2000): 13035 Housing Units (2000): 5850 Land area (2000): 577.150974 sq. miles (1494.814098 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.184576 sq. miles (0.478050 sq. km) Total area (2000): 577.335550 sq. miles (1495.292148 sq. km) Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 42.730472 N, 95.611591 W Headwords: Cherokee Cherokee, IA Cherokee County Cherokee County, IA