Cherokee County is located in the East Texas Region of Texas. The County Seat is Rusk and the largest city is Jacksonville. The 2014 population estimate is 50,902 and the 2010 census population was 50,845. The land area is 1,052.91 square miles and there are 48.3 persons per square mile.
81% of the population is White, 14.9% is Black or African American, 21.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 1.6% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.8% is two or more races. 76.7% have a high school degree or higher, and 15.1% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $76,300, there are 17,422 households, an average of 2.76 persons per household. The per capita income is $18,801, the median household income is $38,378, and 24.5% of the persons in Cherokee County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 3,609. Retail sales (in $1000) were $363,156, and sales per capita were $7,547. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 21.7%.
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| Cherokee County Cherokee County, Texas government official website. |
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| Deeds & Recorded Documents Search for deeds, mortgages, and other recorded documents in Cherokee County by name and instrument type, instrument number, or volume and page. When you reach their page, click the CLICK HERE link at the top. Then select Cherokee Grantor/Grantee. On the next page, click on the FREE SEARCH link at the top. |
| Property | CAD & GIS Cherokee County Appraisal District real, personal property, automobile, and mobile home records, GIS map search. Address: Cherokee CAD, 107 E. 6th St., Rusk, TX 75785-1101. Phone: 903-683-2296. |
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