Cherokee County
"The Best of Both Worlds"

If you haven't seen Cherokee County lately ... you haven't seen Cherokee County!

These are just some of the many changes in Cherokee County's landscape in the past decade:
Expansions in our business and industry
New business (local and franchised) & industry
Western Iowa Tech Community College and Convention Center
New Schools, Additions, and Athletic facilities
Additions to our libraries
Six beautiful tennis courts
Walking/Biking trails at Spring Lake Park and through town
New playgrounds
Daycares
FEMA flood relocation project/Greenspace Project
New housing developments
Senior Living complex
Additions and Remodeling to the Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH)
Wellness Center

Nestled around the Little Sioux River Valley, Cherokee County communities offer a variety of lifestyles and abundant recreational activities, which offer less stress and more opportunity to be a real part of a community.

Our communities are working together through volunteerism and cooperation between local government and business and industry to make great things happen countywide.

The eight communities of Cherokee County are safe and friendly, where you can enjoy the close community atmosphere and at the same time take advantage of cultural and recreational opportunities of great variety. While a majority of the county's population resides in the urban communities, a substantial portion of Cherokee County's citizens live in the rural countryside. These individuals and their families operate farms or commute to nearby towns for employment and activities.

Cherokee, Quimby and Washta are located in the valley along the Little Sioux River with the communities of Aurelia, Larrabee, Meriden, Cleghorn and Marcus located on the plains surrounding the Little Sioux.

While the local economy is underpinned by agricultural production, stability and diversification are provided by a large number of manufacturing companies producing everything from truck bodies, solid waste recycling equipment, sports apparel, meat products, plus a diversity of construction companies within Interstate reach and more. Cherokee County is home to a distribution center for one of the Midwest's largest food chains - Hy-Vee Food Stores. The local work force is well educated with high work ethics.

Click here for a map of Cherokee County.