Cherokee County, North Carolina

Cherokee County
	Cherokee County, North Carolina
	Map
	; Location in the state of North Carolina
	; North Carolina's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1839
Seat	Murphy
Largest community	Andrews
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 466.67 sq mi (1,209 km²); 455.54 sq mi (1,180 km²); 11.13 sq mi (29 km²), 2.38
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Website: www.cherokeecounty-nc.gov
	Named for: Cherokee Indians

Cherokee County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 28,774 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Murphy.

History

The county was made in 1839 from the western part of Macon County. In 1861 the southeastern part of Cherokee County became Clay County and in 1872 its northeastern part became Graham County.

Cherokee County is part of the local Southwestern Commission.

These counties are connected to Cherokee County:

These cities and towns are in Cherokee County:

Cherokee County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1839
Seat	Murphy
Largest community	Andrews
Area - Total - Land - Water	466.67 sq mi (1,209 km²) 455.54 sq mi (1,180 km²) 11.13 sq mi (29 km²), 2.38
Population - Density
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.cherokeecounty-nc.gov
Named for: Cherokee Indians