CHEROKEE, ALABAMA

'Cherokee' is a town in Colbert County, Alabama. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 1,237.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Local Businesses

Restaurants

Education

Transportaion

Major Highways

Rail

River

Air

Industry

Barton Riverfront Industrial Park

Major Employers

Local Historical / Significant Attractions

References

Geography

Cherokee is located at (34.758297, -87.968549).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²), all land.
==Climate^[1]==

Average Temperatures

	Average Low	Average High
January	26 °F	47 °F
April	44 °F	71 °F
July	66 °F	89 °F
October	44 °F	72 °F

★ Annual Precipitation 60.6 inches

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,237 people, 510 households, and 370 families residing in the town. The population density was 213.2/km² (552.5/mi²). There were 557 housing units at an average density of 96.0/km² (248.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 78.33% White, 20.21% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, and 1.13% from two or more races. 0.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 510 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,597, and the median income for a family was $28,839. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $20,096 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,431. About 18.6% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.7% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.
The current mayor of Cherokee is Mignon Willis. The Chief of Police is Steve Glover.

Local Businesses

Restaurants

★ Kuntry Kafe (Hwy 72, Barton) - Southern Cuisine

★ JJ's - Southern Cuisine

Education

Schools in Cherokee are part of the Colbert County School System and serve rural western Colbert County.

★ Cherokee Elementary School

★ Cherokee Middle School - closed after the 2006 / 2007 year and is being consolidated into Cherokee Elementary and Cherokee High Schools.

★ Cherokee High School

Transportaion

Major Highways

★ U.S. Highway 72

★ Natchez Trace Parkway

Rail

★ Norfolk Southern Railway on the original route of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.

River

★ Tennessee River

Air

★ Northwest Alabama Regional Airport 23 miles east of Cherokee

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★ Northwest Airlink service to Memphis

Industry

Barton Riverfront Industrial Park

The Barton Riverfront Industrial Park is located east of Cherokee near the Tennessee River. The park was constructed to attract industry to western Colbert County and has become an important economical revitalization to the area. In July, 2007 National Steel Car announced a decision to locate a new manufacturing facility in the industrial park, the largest new employer in Colbert County in the prior 40 years.^[2]

Major Employers

★ Cherokee Nitrogen (owned by LSB Industries)

★ SCA Tissue (located in Barton Riverfront Industrial Park)

★ Vulcan Materials Company - Cherokee Facility Website

★ National Steel Car - (announced in July, 2007 for the Barton Riverfront Industrial Park) ²

Local Historical / Significant Attractions

★ Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard

★ Stanfield-Worley Bluff Shelter

★ Barton Hall

★ Buzzard Roost

★ Riverton Rose Trail

References

1. CityTownInfo.com
2. A big deal