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Cherokee County

county in Alabama, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_alabama Q108832
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Cherokee County

Summary

Cherokee County is a county of Alabama[1]. It draws 92 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_alabama category, ranking #26 of 68).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cherokee County is located in Alabama[3].
  • Cherokee County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Cherokee County's instance of is recorded as county of Alabama[5].
  • Cherokee County's capital is recorded as Centre[6].
  • Cherokee County's shares border with is recorded as DeKalb County[7].
  • Cherokee County's shares border with is recorded as Chattooga County[8].
  • Cherokee County's shares border with is recorded as Floyd County[9].
  • Cherokee County's shares border with is recorded as Polk County[10].
  • Cherokee County's shares border with is recorded as Etowah County[11].
  • Cherokee County's shares border with is recorded as Calhoun County[12].
  • Cherokee County's shares border with is recorded as Cleburne County[13].
  • Cherokee Nation is named after Cherokee County[14].
  • Cherokee County's Commons category is recorded as Cherokee County, Alabama[15].
  • Cherokee County's licence plate code is recorded as 13[16].
  • January 9, 1836 marks the founding of Cherokee County[17].
  • Cherokee County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.169722222222, 'lon': -85.594166666667}[18].
  • Cherokee County's official website is recorded as https://www.cherokeecounty-al.gov[19].
  • Cherokee County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cherokee County, Alabama[20].
  • Cherokee County has a population of {'amount': '+25989'}[21].
  • Cherokee County has a population of {'amount': '+25968'}[22].
  • Cherokee County has a population of {'amount': '+26088'}[23].
  • Cherokee County has a population of {'amount': '+26056'}[24].
  • Cherokee County has a population of {'amount': '+26203'}[25].
  • Cherokee County has a population of {'amount': '+25859'}[26].
  • Cherokee County has a population of {'amount': '+24971'}[27].

Body

Geography

Cherokee County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Alabama[3].

Physical Characteristics

Cherokee County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1554'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+172'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+25989'}[21], {'amount': '+25968'}[22], {'amount': '+26088'}[23], {'amount': '+26056'}[24], {'amount': '+26203'}[25], and {'amount': '+25859'}[26].

Designation and Status

Cherokee County's instance of is recorded as county of Alabama[5].

History and Context

January 9, 1836 marks the founding of Cherokee County[17]. Cherokee Nation is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Cherokee County draws 92 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_alabama category, ranking #26 of 68).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Alabama United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Q114502058. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . archives.alabama.gov. Retrieved . archives.alabama.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22222254
    Taxonomicon id → 1803832
    Umls cui → C3811871
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  2. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 34.169722222222, 'lon': -85.594166666667}
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+172'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Alabama
    Inception → +1836-01-09T00:00:00Z
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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