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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 Rusk is the Seat for Cherokee County.

Cherokee County was founded July 13, 1846 and was created by taking area from Nacogdoches County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cherokee had a population of 52,646 people. This is an increase of 3.35% since the last Census (which gave a population of 50,941 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cherokee represented 0.2% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Cherokee County:

  • Alto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
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  • Bullard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bullard is located in Cherokee County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
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  • Cuney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuney is located in Cherokee County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
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  • Gallatin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jacksonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Summerfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Reklaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Reklaw is located in Cherokee County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
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  • Rusk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
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  • Troup
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Troup is located in Cherokee County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
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  • Wells
    (31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wells is located in Cherokee County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
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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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