Cherokee County, Texas

Cherokee County is a located in the  of. It 2000, its population was 46,659. It is named for the  tribe. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,750 (1,062 ). 2,725 km² (1,052 sq mi) of it is land and 25 km² (10 sq mi) of it (0.92%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 69.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:US 79.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:US 84.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:US 175.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 21.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 110.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Texas_135.svg|25px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 46,659 people, 16,651 households, and 12,105 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (44/sq mi). There were 19,173 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 74.34%, 15.96% or , 0.47% , 0.40% , 0.06% , 7.43% from , and 1.34% from two or more races. 13.24% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 16,651 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were living together, 12.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,313, and the median income for a family was $34,750. Males had a median income of $26,410 versus $19,788 for females. The for the county was $13,980. About 13.70% of families and 17.90% of the population were below the, including 23.30% of those under age 18 and 15.10% of those age 65 or over.