Back مقاطعة شيروكي (كارولينا الجنوبية) Arabic Cherokee County, South Carolina BAR Чероки (окръг, Южна Каролина) Bulgarian চেরুকী কাউন্টি, সাউথ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Cherokee Gông (South Carolina) CDO Чероки (гуо, Къилба Каролина) CE Cherokee County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, South Carolina) CEB Cherokee County, De Carolina Welsh Cherokee County (South Carolina) German Κομητεία Τσερόκι (Νότια Καρολίνα) Greek
Cherokee County | |
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 Limestone College at Limestone Springs Historic District in Gaffney | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
 South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°03′N 81°37′W / 35.05°N 81.61°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Carolina |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Named for | Cherokee Indians |
| Seat | Gaffney |
| Largest community | Gaffney |
| Area | |
| • Total | 397.47 sq mi (1,029.4 km2) |
| • Land | 392.96 sq mi (1,017.8 km2) |
| • Water | 4.51 sq mi (11.7 km2) 1.13% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 56,216 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 56,714 |
| • Density | 143.06/sq mi (55.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | www |
Cherokee County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,216.[1] The county seat is Gaffney.[2] The county was formed in 1897 from parts of York, Union, and Spartanburg counties. It was named for the Cherokee people who historically occupied this area prior to European encounter.[3]
Cherokee County comprises the Gaffney, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area.
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- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 13.