Monday, April 29, 2019

Population loss in rural Iowa: Cherokee County


Source:  Wikipedia (Cherokee County, Cherokee)


Cherokee is the county seat of Cherokee County.

Related reading:
Held 'hostage' by Tyson: An Iowa town's dilemma.  (Iowa State University News Service, 7/8/2016)
A few years ago, it would have been hard to find a parking spot along Cherokee’s bustling Main Street. 
Now, not so much. 
“Main Street is quieter,” said Darren Zwiefel, who owns Darren’s Clothing Co. 
He and others say traffic has slowed in their downtown shops since Tyson, the town’s largest employer, closed its meat processing plant here in 2014.

Related posts:
Row 1, west to east
Fremont County/Sidney.  (4/23/2019)
Page County/Clarinda.  (4/23/2019)
Taylor County/Bedford.  (4/23/2019)
Ringgold County/Mount Ayr.  (4/23/2019)
Decatur County/Leon.  (4/24/2019)
Wayne County/Corydon.  (4/24/2019)
Appanoose County/Centerville.  (4/24/2019)
Davis County/Bloomfield.  (4/24/2019)
Van Buren/Keosauqua. (4/24/2019)

Row 2, west to east
Adams County/Corning.  (4/24/2019)
Lucas County/Chariton.  (4/24/2019)
Monroe County/Albia.  (4/25/2019)

Row 3, west to east
Adair County/Greenfield.  (4/25/2019)
Keokuk County/Sigourney.  (4/25/2019)

Row 4, west to east
Audubon County/Audubon (4/26/2019)

Row 5, west to east
Monona County/Onawa.  (4/27/2019)
Greene County/Jefferson.  (4/27/2019)

Row 6, west to east
Ida County/Ida Grove.  (4/28/2019)
Sac County/Sac City.  (4/28/2019)
Calhoun County/Rockwell City.  (4/28/2019)

Greetings from Trump's America:   Cherokee County, Iowa.  (4/29/2019)

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