Location

Cherokee County is located in Northeast Alabama, sharing a border with Georgia. The county's location puts it two hours or less from cities such as Atlanta, Birmingham, Chattanooga, and Huntsville and less than seven hours from ports in Charleston (SC), Savannah (GA), Jacksonville (FL), and Mobile (AL). View the map room.

Demographics

Cherokee County's total population increased by 22.74% between the 1990 and 2000 census. At the time of the 2000 census there was an estimated 23,988 residents in the county. View more demographics.