Cherokee County

Cherokee County, Texas

Cherokee County, Texas

Caddo Mounds in Cherokee County, Texas. Photograph by Nsaum75.
Cherokee County, Texas

Cherokee County, Texas

Map of Cherokee County, Texas. Map Credit: Robert Plocheck.

Cherokee County is located in central East Texas, bordered on the north by Smith County, on the east by Rusk and Nacogdoches counties, on the south by Angelina County, and on the west by Anderson and Houston counties. It was named for the Cherokee Indians, who lived in the area before being expelled in 1839. Rusk, the county seat, is 130 miles southeast of Dallas and 160 miles north of Houston. The center of the 1,049-square-mile county is located near Rusk at 31°48' north latitude and 95°10' west longitude.

The soil surface in Cherokee County consists of sandy and clay loams interspersed with alluvial bottoms. Redlands cover a fourth of the county. A forest of shortleaf and loblolly pine with mixed hardwoods covers 57.6 percent of the land. Timber, rich soils, abundant water, oil, natural gas, clays, and iron ore lead the list of natural resources. The hilly terrain ranges from 250 to 570 feet above sea level. The Neches River forms the western boundary of the county and the Angelina River the southeastern boundary. Three major reservoirs lie wholly or partly within the county: Lake Palestine, Striker Creek Reservoir, and Lake Jacksonville.The underlying Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer provides much of the water supply to municipalities. Average annual rainfall is 44.26 inches. The temperature ranges from an average low of 38° F in January to an average high of 94° F in July. The average growing season extends 258 days.

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Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Cherokee County is classified as a County

Altitude Range

187 ft – 775 ft

Size

Land area does not include water surface area, whereas total area does

  • Land Area: 1,052.9 mi²
  • Total Area: 1,062.2 mi²

Temperature

January mean minimum: 36.3°F
July mean maximum: 91.2°F

Rainfall, 2019

49.5 inches

Population Count, 2019

52,646

Civilian Labor Count, 2019

20,365

Unemployment, 2019

9.5%

Property Values, 2019

$3,928,744,805 USD

Per-Capita Income, 2019

$34,468 USD

Retail Sales, 2019

$446,155,968 USD

Wages, 2019

$144,491,451 USD

Cherokee County

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