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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 Gaffney is the Seat for Cherokee County.

Cherokee County was founded in 1897. Cherokee was created by taking area from Spartanburg, Union and York Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cherokee had a population of 57,300 people. This is an increase of 3.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 55,535 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cherokee represented 1.2% of the total population of South Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Cherokee County:

  • Blacksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chesnee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnee
    • Chesnee is located in Cherokee County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesnee <2>
  • Gaffney
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
    • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <2>

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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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