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Welcome to Cherokee County ...

Time Zone: Cherokee County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Canton is the Seat for Cherokee County.

Cherokee County was founded in 1831.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cherokee had a population of 258,773 people. This is an increase of 20.25% since the last Census (which gave a population of 215,197 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cherokee represented 2.22% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Cherokee County:

  • Ball Ground
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Breeze Hill Estates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
  • Canton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Canton is located in Cherokee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
  • Fort Buffington
    • Fort Buffington is located in Cherokee County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 963 people
  • Gibson Acres
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
  • Holly Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Motes Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
    • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
  • Salacoa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Salacoa is located in Cherokee County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
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    • Skyridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Tyson Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
    • Waleska
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Waleska is located in Cherokee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waleska
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waleska <2>
    • Woodstock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Woodstock is located in Cherokee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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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