Editing Cherokee Village, Arkansas

{{about|а city in Arkansas|an unincorporated community in Tennessee, known as Cherokee or Cherokee Village|Cherokee, Tennessee}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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| official_name      = Cherokee Village
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Arkansas]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Sharp County, Arkansas|Sharp]], [[Fulton County, Arkansas|Fulton]]
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| population_total   = 4780
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| postal_code        = 72525, 72529
| area_code          = [[Area code 870|870]]
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| blank_info         = 05-13450
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'''Cherokee Village''' is a city in [[Fulton County, Arkansas|Fulton]] and [[Sharp County, Arkansas|Sharp]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arkansas]]. The population was 4,671 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0513450| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Cherokee Village city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=April 20, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053601/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0513450| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> with a population of 4,780 in 2020 (Census).<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=September 28, 2019}}</ref>

==History==
John Cooper, Sr. purchased 400 acres along the South Fork River in 1948 to create a summer retreat for his family.  He soon realized others would also love having a place for their families to retreat, so he began purchasing additional land totaling 2,400 acres. He then began carving out lots for building homes and construction of lakes.  In 1954 he founded Cherokee Village Development Company as the first planned recreation community in the state and one of the first of its kind in the nation.

Cherokee Village was dedicated in June 1955 with one lake and an airstrip.

In 1976 a Suburban Improvement District was formed under the Arkansas State Improvement District Act of 1941; Cherokee Village Suburban Improvement District  (CVSID) provided services such as fire protection, street and public maintenance, police security, parks and recreation.

In 1997 Cherokee Village (CV) began with the incorporation of Cherokee Village West in the Fulton County portion of the area.  In 1998, the Sharp County portion was annexed and the entire area became a city.  As a result, we are the largest city in the tri-county area of Fulton, Izard and Sharp County.  When CV became a city, CVSID and the city split the duties.  The city is responsible for Police, Fire, Streets, District Court, Planning & Zoning.  CVSID continued to care for the parks and recreation, which includes the golf courses, parks and lakes.

The city now covers over 13,000 acres with over 300 miles of hard surface roads. 2020 Census has the Cherokee Village population at 4,780 residents.  Cherokee Village has 7 lakes, 2 Golf courses, outdoor pool, marinas, 3 fire stations, many churches, clubs and organizations.  Cherokee Village is a first class municipality governed by a mayor-council form of government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cherokee Village Arkansas {{!}} About Us |url=https://cherokeevillage.org/cherokee-village-arkansas-about-us.html |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=cherokeevillage.org}}</ref>

==Geography==
Cherokee Village is located at {{coord|36|17|36|N|91|34|20|W|type:city}} (36.293289, -91.572336).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|20.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|19.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}} (4.19%) is water.

The city limits include seven lakes and two marinas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cvsid.org/view/seven-lakes|title = Seven Lakes}}</ref> The largest is Lake Thunderbird with over seven miles of shoreline.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discovercherokeevillage.com/splash/ |title=» Splash |website=www.discovercherokeevillage.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215011915/http://www.discovercherokeevillage.com/splash |archive-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref> The area has become popular with vacation home owners and with those who want to rent a property for a week or two.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.discovercherokeevillage.com/stay/ |title=» Stay |access-date=June 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706135416/http://www.discovercherokeevillage.com/stay/ |archive-date=July 6, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 4648
|2010= 4671
|2020= 4780
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br />2014 Estimate<ref name="USCensusEst2014">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522132816/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014-3.html|archive-date=May 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Cherokee Village racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0513450&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 30, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 4,391
| 91.86%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 21
| 0.44%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 27
| 0.56%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 34
| 0.71%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2
| 0.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 226
| 4.73%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 79
| 1.65%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,780 people, 2,370 households, and 1,335 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 4,648 people, 2,182 households, and 1,577 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|233.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,892 housing units at an average density of {{convert|145.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.14% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.17% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.65% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.68% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 2,182 households, out of which 16.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.50.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 15.6% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 15.9% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 38.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,997, and the median income for a family was $29,636. Males had a median income of $22,639 versus $18,571 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,105. About 9.9% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Tommy Bolt]], member of the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]]
* [[Garrard Conley]], American author

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cherokeevillage.org City of Cherokee Village official website]
* [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=995 Cherokee Village in the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture]

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{{Sharp County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Fulton County, Arkansas]]
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