Cherokee County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, home to the capital of the Cherokee Nation. It had a population of 47,078 at the 2020 census and covers 776 square miles (2,010 km2), of which 749 square miles (1,940 km2) is land, centred near 35\u00b055\u2032N 95\u00b000\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Tahlequah is the county seat, and its postal code is 74464. The county has two incorporated municipalities (Tahlequah and Hulbert) and dozens of smaller unincorporated communities; it observes Central Time and its FIPS code is 40-021.<\/p>\n
Cherokee County lists 45 named places on record, only two of them incorporated — Tahlequah and Hulbert. Everything else below is an unincorporated community or rural place name (marked Unincorp.); several sit inside or near the Cherokee Nation’s reservation boundary and carry Cherokee-language names.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahlequah<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 16,875<\/td>\n | 74464<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hulbert<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74441<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Park Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74451<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Welling<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74471<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cookson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74427<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Peggs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74452<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Moodys<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 74444<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Barber<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Briggs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Caney<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Caney Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Carters Landing<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dry Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eldon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eli<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ellerville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Etta<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gabriel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gideon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grandview<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Green Country Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Indian Meadows<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Johnson Prairie<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Keys<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Liberty<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lost City<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lowrey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Manard<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Metory<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Norwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oaks<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pettit<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pettit Bay<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pumpkin Hollow<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Qualls<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shady Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Steely Hollow<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tailholt<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tenkiller<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Teresita<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Thompson Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tsa La Gi Indian Village<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| White Oak<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wildcat Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Woodall<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Zeb<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Tenkiller sits on the shore of Lake Tenkiller and is a separate place name from Tenkiller State Park, which straddles the Cherokee–Sequoyah county line. Park Hill, just south of Tahlequah, is the historic seat of the Cherokee National Female Seminary and is distinct from the smaller Pettit and Pettit Bay communities nearby.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmaller communities such as Keys, Oaks, Eldon and Manard are addressed under one of the ZIPs above rather than carrying a code of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nCherokee County lies in the foothills of the Ozark Plateau in northeastern Oklahoma, where the Illinois and Grand Rivers meet the Arkansas River system. The Illinois River flows through the county’s east side, and Lake Tenkiller, formed by the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir project’s Tenkiller Ferry Dam, covers roughly 12,900 acres in the county’s south and southeast. The Ozark foothill terrain gives the county some of the more rugged topography in the region, with wooded ridges around Lake Tenkiller and Cookson.<\/p>\n Cherokee County borders Delaware County<\/a> to the north, Adair County<\/a> to the east, Sequoyah County to the south, Muskogee County to the southwest, Wagoner County to the west, and Mayes County to the northwest.<\/p>\n Cherokee County had 47,078 residents at the 2020 census. Tahlequah, the county seat, is by far the largest community, followed by Hulbert. The county’s median household income runs below the Oklahoma median of $62,138, reflecting a mix of university, tribal-government and rural employment. Population density works out to roughly 63 people per square mile of land.<\/p>\n The Cherokee Nation is the county’s dominant employer and institution: its tribal government, W.W. Hastings Hospital and associated agencies are headquartered in Tahlequah. Northeastern State University, one of Oklahoma’s oldest institutions of higher learning, anchors the local economy alongside education, healthcare and tourism tied to Lake Tenkiller and the Illinois River, both popular for float trips, fishing and camping.<\/p>\n Cherokee County was created in 1907 at Oklahoma statehood from the Tahlequah District of the Cherokee Nation, which had made Tahlequah its capital after the Trail of Tears in the 1830s. The county and its seat both take their names from the Cherokee Nation itself. Northeastern State University traces its roots to the Cherokee National Female Seminary, founded in Park Hill in 1851 and later relocated to Tahlequah after an 1887 fire.<\/p>\n U.S. Route 62 and State Highways 10, 51 and 82 are the county’s main routes, linking Tahlequah to the wider Muskogee-Tulsa area.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Tulsa International Airport; there is no Amtrak service in the county.<\/p>\n Where is Cherokee County, Oklahoma?<\/strong> What is the population of Cherokee County?<\/strong> How big is Cherokee County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Cherokee County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Cherokee County?<\/strong> |