Cherokee County (Georgia)
The Cherokee County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Canton. In 2000, the County had 141 903 inhabitants and a population density of 129 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Geography
The County is located north- west of the geographic center of Georgia, is in the north about 100 miles from Tennessee to the west and about 80 miles from Alabama away. It has an area of 1124 square kilometers, of which 27 square kilometers of water surface are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Pickens County, Dawson County, Forsyth County, Fulton County, Cobb County and Bartow County.
History
Cherokee County was formed on December 21, 1830 Original County from the populated from the Indian tribe of the Cherokee territory, after which it was named.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 141 903 people in Cherokee County. Of these, 983 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 49,495 households and 39,200 families. The population density was 129 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 92.41 percent White, 2.48 percent African American, 0.38 percent Native American, 0.80 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 2.61 percent from other races groups; 1.29 percent were descended from two or more races. 5.42 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 49,495 households out of which 41.4 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 67.2 percent were married couples living together, 8.3 percent were single mothers and 20.8 percent were non-families. 16.0 percent of all households and 4.1 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.18 persons.
28.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.7 percent between 18 to 24, 35.8 percent between 25 and 44, 21.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 6.6 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 100.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 60,896, and the median income for a family $ 66,419. Males have a median income of $ 44,374, women $ 31,036. The per capita income was $ 24,871. 3.5 percent of families and 5.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in the Cherokee County
- Andersonville
- Avery
- Ball Ground
- Batesville
- Beasley Gap
- Buffington
- Burris Crossroads
- Canton
- Carmichael Crossroads
- Free Home
- Gober
- Greely
- Harmony
- Hickory Flat
- Holbrook
- Holly Springs
- Keithsburg
- Laffingal
- Lathemtown
- Lebanon
- Macedonia
- Mica
- Mountain Park
- Nelson
- North Canton
- Oak Grove
- Ophir
- Orange
- Payne
- Salacoa
- Sharp Top
- South Canton
- Sutallee
- Union Hill
- Univeter
- Victoria
- Waleska
- White City
- Woodstock
- Worley Crossroads