Cherokee

Formed January 9, 1836 (47^th county)

Cherokee County (24,979), Centre (3,592)

The dark red brick courthouse was built in 1936.  It is located on Main Street at Cedar Bluff Road.  Main Street is United States Highway 411.  An 1896 version of the courthouse was also in Centre.  Paul W. Hofferbert designed this Federalist style structure.  An Administrative Center augments the courthouse.  Veteran memorials are on the grounds.  Cherokee County was created on January 9, 1836 from the Cherokee Territory as the 47^th county.  Cedar Bluff and Centre have been the county seats.  The county was named for the Native American tribe. 

Cherokee County government consists of a sheriff, revenue commissioner, and coroner (executive).  It has 5 commissioners (legislative.)  Three Circuit Judges serve Cherokee and DeKalb counties and a District Judge, a Probate Judge, a District Attorney, and a County Judge serve Cherokee County (judicial.)  The county is in northeast part of the state on the border with Georgia.  The center of the county is 4.6 miles Northeast of Centre.  The county is surrounded clockwise by De Kalb County and Georgia and Cleburne, Calhoun, and Etowah counties. Centre is a geographical term although it is located in the southwest part of the county.  Centre is the county seat and the largest city.  Centre is 14.4% of the county population.

The county has an area of 553.7 square miles.  It ranks 66 out of 67 in size.  It ranks 40 out of 67 in population in the state.  It has a density of 45.7 persons per square mile making it 36 out of 67 in the state.  Cherokee County has 28.6% of its population in its incorporated areas.  United States Highway 278 skirts the southern part of the county, coming in from Georgia and going out into Cleburne County.  United States Highway 411 also enters from Georgia and exits west into Etowah County.  The county has a straight-line border with Georgia on the east.  The remaining borders form a capital C.

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