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Cherokee County, Alabama is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,971. Its county seat is Centre. The county is named for the Cherokee tribe.
History
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The area included in today's Cherokee County, for centuries, had belonged to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Native Americans. Cherokees began moving into the area a generation before the forced Indian Removal. To this day, there are few Native Americans in Cherokee County.
On January 9, 1836, the Alabama legislature created Cherokee County with its present boundaries. Two years later, the United States government removed, by force, all Cherokees who had refused to leave on what would become known as the Trail of Tears.
Cherokee County was in the news again on Palm Sunday, March 27, 1994, when it was hit by a F4 tornado. Goshen United Methodist Church was destroyed only twelve minutes after the National Weather Service at Birmingham had issued a warning for northern Calhoun, southeastern Etowah, and southern Cherokee counties.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1882 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1882 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1892 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1899 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1840 | 8,773
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1850 | 13,884
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1860 | 18,360
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1870 | 11,132
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1880 | 19,108
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1890 | 20,459
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1900 | 21,096
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1910 | 20,226
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1920 | 20,862
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1930 | 20,219
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1940 | 19,928
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1950 | 17,634
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1960 | 16,303
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1970 | 15,606
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1980 | 18,760
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1990 | 19,543
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Cherokee County, Alabama, United States
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