Cherokee County is located in northern Georgia. The County Seat is Canton and the largest city is Woodstock. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.cherokeega.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 230,985 and the 2010 census population was 214,346. The land area is 421.67 square miles and there are 508.3 persons per square mile.
89.3% of the population is White, 6.4% is Black or African American, 10.1% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.9% is two or more races. 88.9% have a high school degree or higher, and 34.2% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $190,400, there are 76,144 households, an average of 2.85 persons per household. The per capita income is $29,615, the median household income is $67,261, and 9.8% of the persons in Cherokee County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 22,759. Retail sales (in $1000) were $2,114,906, and sales per capita were $10,373. The percentage of black-owned firms is 3.3%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 28.1%.
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Cherokee County Home Page The home page for Cherokee County government information. Find licenses, ordinances, deeds, contacts, permits, GIS maps, departments, events, and more. |
Business Licenses Cherokee County search for business license applications. |
Codes Searchable index of the Cherokee County, Georgia code of ordinances. |
Court Calendar Cherokee County Superior Court master calendar in pdf format. |
Court Records Cherokee County Clerk of Courts index of Civil, Criminal, and Magistrate court records. |
Deaths 1920-1946 Browse this RootsWeb database by name or year for deaths registered in Cherokee County between 1920 and 1946. |
Genealogy Cherokee County genealogy resources, including marriages, deaths, census records, muster rolls, family histories, confederate soldiers, cemeteries, and more. |
GIS Maps Use this Cherokee County service to search for tax map, zoning, specialty, tax commissioner, and tax assessor maps. |
Most Wanted The Sheriff's office of Cherokee County provides this most wanted listing, with information including name and charges. Click on Public Information from the top menu, then Press Releases. |
Plat Images In Cherokee County, view Plat Images using the Georgia Superior Court Clerks Cooperative Authority service. Register for free; fees for images. |
Property & Recorded Documents (Deeds) Find Cherokee County property and recorded documents from the GA Consolidated Real Estate Index. Free registration required; fees for documents. Find affidavits, deeds, declarations, easements, leases, liens, power of attorney filings, releases, Sheriff’s deeds, warranty deeds, title transfers, and more. |
Property - Assessor Search the Cherokee County Tax Assessor's database for property records. Search by name, parcel number, location address, etc. Sales information is included. |
Property Tax Use this Cherokee County Tax Commissioner's service to search for property and property tax information by map and parcel, owner name, or property address. |
Recorded Documents Use this Cherokee County service to search for recorded documents (deeds, mortgages, liens, etc.) by name, book & page, legal description, document type, or file date. |
Registered Offenders Browse the Cherokee County Sheriffs records by name for registered offenders. |
Sheriff Press Releases Provided by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office. Browse this listing of press releases with details of criminal activity and arrest information. Click on Public Information from the top menu. |
Traffic Citations Search for and pay your traffic citations online in Cherokee County. |
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