Cherokee PassMO
This town in Missouri has a population of 121.
Is Cherokee Pass a good place to live?
Cherokee Pass’ midpoint age is 62.4 years, against 38.5 years in Missouri’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Among 248 Missouri towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Cherokee Pass. Cherokee Pass has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
121 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cherokee Pass: who provides what
Cherokee Pass is unincorporated, so Madison County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cherokee Pass.
Compared with most of Missouri and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Cherokee Pass is higher
Of the losses FEMA expects in Cherokee Pass, 56% come from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 94% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Cherokee Pass’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Fredericktown (21%), Farmington (12%) and Cape Girardeau (3%). Most working residents leave Cherokee Pass for work: only 1% work in town. Also worth knowing: this Missouri town had 58 jobs in 2023, up 37 from 2013. The typical journey to work in the town is 19 minutes.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cherokee Pass: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Cherokee Pass is
Among adults in Cherokee Pass, 23% say their health is fair or poor. 41% of adults locally have high blood pressure; 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Cherokee Pass | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Cherokee Pass | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Cherokee Pass
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cherokee Pass; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Cherokee Pass residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
99% of working residents leave Cherokee Pass for work
Where Cherokee Pass’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cherokee Pass
Census-designated place in Missouri, United States
Cherokee Pass is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Madison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 271, up from 235 in 2010.
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- Elevation
- 978 ft
Questions about Cherokee Pass
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cherokee Pass, MO a good place to live?
Cherokee Pass has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.