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Cherokee County, North Carolina
Cherokee County sits in North Carolina's far southwestern tip, wedged between Georgia and Tennessee in the Smoky Mountains, with Murphy as its seat and Andrews as the other main town along the Hiwassee River valley. Steep mountain terrain limits buildable land to river valleys and ridge-top parcels, so second-home and retiree demand around Murphy concentrates development pressure on the county's limited flat, road-accessible lots.
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Cherokee County at a glance
- 31,000Population (2025)
- MurphyCounty seat
- 456 sq miLand area
- 68 / sq miDensity
- $54,000Median household income
- $230,000Median home value
What the live Cherokee County map shows
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- City Boundaries: 2
- School Boundaries - Elementary: 6
- School Boundaries - Middle: 5
- School Boundaries - High: 3
- Congressional Districts: 1
- Soils: 134
- State House Districts: 1
- State Senate Districts: 1
Cities and towns in Cherokee County
Andrews, Murphy.