Cherokee
Recent News About Cherokee
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Swain County 2nd largest nursing home as of Q4 2023: Tsali Care Center
Tsali Care Center, the second largest nursing home in Swain County, aided an average of 53 residents per day during the fourth quarter of 2023.
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How much in taxpayer-funded subsidies did farmers in Jackson County receive in 2021?
Farms in Jackson County received $118,064 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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What was largest nursing home in Swain County as of Q4 2023?
Mountain View Manor Nursing Center, the largest nursing home in Swain County, aided an average of 75.6 residents per day during the fourth quarter of 2023.
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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Swain County farmers in 2021 reached $114,756
Farms in Swain County received $114,756 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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9.3% of households in Cherokee received food stamps in 2020
Cherokee ranked 467th in North Carolina for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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20.5 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Cherokee
20.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cherokee in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Cherokee in 2020
Of the 2,120 people living in Cherokee in 2020, 49.2 percent (1,043) were women and 50.8 percent (1,077) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Nantahala News.
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Census Bureau: 1.6% of people in Cherokee identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 2,046 citizens living in Cherokee in 2019, 98.4 percent said they were only one race, while 1.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 80.9 percent of people in Cherokee were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 2,046 citizens living in Cherokee in 2019, 1,655 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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HHS provides $5.6 million to businesses in Cherokee under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, two businesses in Cherokee received $5.6 million in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Kirk G. Saunooke from Cherokee contributes a total of $500 to Democratic Party candidate Roy Cooper
Kirk G. Saunooke from Cherokee contributed a total of $500 to the campaign of Democratic Party candidate Roy Cooper.
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Diane Hyatt from Cherokee contributes a total of $200 to Democratic Party candidate Roy Cooper
Diane Hyatt from Cherokee contributed a total of $200 to the campaign of Democratic Party candidate Roy Cooper.
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Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from Cherokee contributes a total of $5,400 to Republican Party candidate Jason R. Saine
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from Cherokee contributed a total of $5,400 to the campaign of Republican Party candidate Jason R. Saine.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Cherokee in 2019
Of the 2,046 people living in Cherokee in 2019, 53.4 percent (1,093) were women and 46.6 percent (953) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Nantahala News.
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19 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cherokee
19 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cherokee in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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20.7 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cherokee
20.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cherokee in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 85.2 percent of people in Cherokee were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 2,120 citizens living in Cherokee in 2020, 1,807 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 1% of people in Cherokee identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 2,120 citizens living in Cherokee in 2020, 99 percent said they were only one race, while one percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau reports Cherokee population was 2,120 in 2020
Cherokee had a population of 2,120 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Nantahala News.
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Museum of the Cherokee Indian receives a PPP loan between $150K-$350K on April 28
Museum of the Cherokee Indian received a Paycheck Protection Program loan for between $150,000 and $350,000 on April 28, according to the US Treasury Department.