Cherokee County, Alabama

Cherokee County, Alabama is a of the  of. It is named for the tribe of. As of 2000 the population was 23,988. Its is  and it's a prohibition or.

History
Cherokee County was established on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,554 (600 ). 1,433 km² (553 sq mi) of it is land and 121 km² (47 sq mi) of it (7.81%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 23,988 people, 9,719 households, and 7,201 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (43/sq mi). There were 14,025 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (25/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.83%, 5.54% or , 0.31% , 0.14% , 0.35% from , and 0.83% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,719 households out of which 28.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.20% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 26.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,874, and the median income for a family was $36,920. Males had a median income of $29,978 versus $20,958 for females. The for the county was $15,543. About 11.80% of families and 15.60% of the population were below the, including 20.40% of those under age 18 and 14.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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 * (part - part of Sand Rock is in )
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