Cherokee
Last modified Friday, June 13, 2008 15:37
Cherokee County was formed in 1830 from Cherokee Indian lands and was later divided into 24 additional counties. According to 2005 Census estimates, it is the ninth most populous county in Georgia and is the sixth most populous in the 10-county Atlanta region. At 424 square miles, Cherokee ranks 51st (out of 159) in the state in area and is the third largest county in the 10-county region.
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Cherokee Today Cherokee Population 1970 - 2007:
| 1970: 31,059 | 1980: 51,699 | 1990: 91,000 |
| 2000: 141,903 | 2006: 189,100 | 2007: 196,700 | % change, 2000-2007: 38.6%
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Cherokee Employment 1980 - 2006:
| 1980: 7,525 | 1990: 16,000 | 2000: 35,750 |
| 2005: 44,158 | 2006: 49,861 | % change, 1990-2000: 123%
% change, 2000-2006: 39.5%
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Cherokee Housing 2000 - 2007:
| 2007 Housing Units: 77,543 | 2000 Housing Units: 51,937 |
| 2007 Single Family: 65,264 | 2000 Single Family: 45,144 |
| 2007 Multi-family: 8,503 | 2000 Multi-family: 2,733 | % change in all housing units, 2000-2007: 49.3%
% of single-family units, 2007: 84%
% of multi-family units, 2007: 11%
% of mobile homes, 2007: 5%
% change in single-family units, 2000-2007: 44.6%
% change in multi-family units, 2000-2007: 211.1%
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Go to the Population & Housing Data page and download the "housing variables" spreadsheet
Cherokee Tomorrow Cherokee Population 2000 - 2030:
| 2000: 141,903 | 2010: 201,545| 2020: 265,010 |
| 2030: 355,854 | % change, 2000-2030: 150.8%
Cherokee Employment 2000 - 2030:
| 2000: 35,750 | 2010: 54,093 | 2020: 81,178 |
| 2030: 121,699 | % change, 2000-2030: 240.4%
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See superdistrict map (PDF)
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Other Profiles of Cherokee
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