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Welcome to Cherokee County ...

Time Zone: Cherokee County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Centre is the Seat for Cherokee County.

Cherokee County was founded in 1836.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cherokee had a population of 26,196 people. This is an increase of 0.9% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,963 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cherokee represented 0.54% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Cherokee County:

  • Cedar Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Centre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Centre is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <2>
  • Gaylesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Leesburg is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <2>
  • Sand Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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