Cherokee Strip is a census-designated place[3] in Kern County, California.

[2] It is located 2.5 miles (4 km) south-southeast of Shafter,[4] at an elevation of 331 feet (101 m).

The population density was 2,504.6 inhabitants per square mile (967.0/km2).

The racial makeup of Cherokee Strip was 84 (37.0%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 4 (1.8%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 117 (51.5%) from other races, and 22 (9.7%) from two or more races.

131 people (57.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 96 people (42.3%) lived in rental housing units.