Cherokee -- U.S. County in Kansas Population (2000): 22605 Housing Units (2000): 10031 Land area (2000): 587.115182 sq. miles (1520.621277 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.849775 sq. miles (9.970872 sq. km) Total area (2000): 590.964957 sq. miles (1530.592149 sq. km) Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 37.142082 N, 94.787407 W Headwords: Cherokee Cherokee, KS Cherokee County Cherokee County, KS