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As of 2024, Cherokee County has the second-oldest population of any county in North Carolina. The county's median age is 52.2, just behind Brunswick County . Ten percent of Cherokee County residents are veterans; the county has the highest concentration of veterans in the state after counties with significant military and naval facilities. [ 52 ]
Cherokee / ˈ tʃ ɛr ə ˌ k iː / [3] (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩ, romanized: Tsalagi) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Swain and Jackson counties in Western North Carolina, United States, within the Qualla Boundary land trust. [4] Cherokee is located in the Oconaluftee River Valley around the intersection of U.S. Routes 19 and 441.
The Oconaluftee River [4] drains the south-central Oconaluftee valley of the Great Smoky Mountains in Western North Carolina before emptying into the Tuckasegee River.The river flows through the Qualla Boundary, a federal land trust that serves as a reserve for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee, the only federally recognized tribe in North Carolina.
In the U.S. state of North Carolina, US 441 travels for 64.5 miles (103.8 km) from the Georgia state line near Dillard, Georgia to the Tennessee state line in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. US 441 is a primary route connecting the cities of Franklin, Sylva, and Cherokee in western North Carolina.
Soco Creek in Cherokee rages on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 as the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.
Murphy is a town in and the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. [4] It is situated at the confluence of the Hiwassee and Valley rivers. It is the westernmost county seat in the state of North Carolina, approximately 360 miles (580 km) from the state capital in Raleigh. The population of Murphy was 1,608 at the 2020 ...
AHSAA Super 7: Cherokee County football's run to state title game honored a fallen teammate from peewee days
The head of the Cherokee-owned Qualla Enterprises announced plans to open a cannabis dispensary on tribal lands in Western North Carolina on April 20 − or 4/20, a day that's become known ...