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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (35.7%), Educational,health and social services (14.6%), Retail trade (10.5%).
Detached houses: $198,590Here:$198,590State:$217,639 Townhouses or other attached units: $182,408Here:$182,408State:$164,785 In 2-unit structures: $22,525Here:$22,525State:$197,041 Mobile homes: $52,386Here:$52,386State:$45,713
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 64.6% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 34.6%
McCain (Republican): 64.3% Obama (Democratic): 34.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $592 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $340 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cherokee County is $394 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $576 a month.
Cities in this county include: Gaffney, East Gaffney, Blacksburg, Macedonia, Saratt.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.094 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Cherokee County: Brick House Farms (A), Meadow Creek Industrial Center (B), Cherokee National Golf and Recreation Club (C), Cherokee Speedway (D), Gaffney Country Club (E), Macedonia Volunteer Fire Department (F), Macedonia Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 (G), Macedonia Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (H), Gaffney City Fire Department Overbrook (I), Cherokee Creek Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (J), Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (K), Cherokee Creek Volunteer Fire Department (L), Asbury Rehobeth Volunteer Fire Department (M), Antioch Fire Department (N), Cherokee - Kings Creek Volunteer Fire Department (O), Goucher - White Plains Fire Department (P), DMW Volunteer Fire Department (Q), Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department (R), Twin River Fire Department (S), Corinth Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cherokee County include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Rehobeth Church (B), Sardis Church (C), Piney Grove Church (D), Philadelphia Baptist Church (E), Open Door Baptist Church (F), Oakdale Church (G), Oak Grove Independent Baptist Church (H), New Pleasant Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pleasant Grove Cemetery (1), Limestone Cemetery (2), Frederick Memorial Gardens (3), Gaffney Memorial Park (4), Abingdon Cemetery (5), Antioch Cemetery (6), Asbury Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Harris Lake (A), Ninety-Nine Island Reservoir (B), Gaston Shoals Reservoir (C), Lake Cherokee (D), Thicketty Creek Watershed 25 Reservoir (E), Thicketty Creek WCD Lake Number 26 (F), Thicketty Creek Watershed Number (G), Thicketty Creek Watershed Number 20 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Doolittle Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Wolf Branch (C), Stonehouse Branch (D), Spencer Branch (E), Skelton Creek (F), Service Branch (G), Ross Creek (H), Rocky Ford Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cherokee County include: Cowpens National Battlefield (1), Cherokee Ford Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Cherokee County: Brick House Farms (A), Meadow Creek Industrial Center (B), Cherokee National Golf and Recreation Club (C), Cherokee Speedway (D), Gaffney Country Club (E), Macedonia Volunteer Fire Department (F), Macedonia Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 (G), Macedonia Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (H), Gaffney City Fire Department Overbrook (I), Cherokee Creek Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (J), Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (K), Cherokee Creek Volunteer Fire Department (L), Asbury Rehobeth Volunteer Fire Department (M), Antioch Fire Department (N), Cherokee - Kings Creek Volunteer Fire Department (O), Goucher - White Plains Fire Department (P), DMW Volunteer Fire Department (Q), Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department (R), Twin River Fire Department (S), Corinth Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cherokee County include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Rehobeth Church (B), Sardis Church (C), Piney Grove Church (D), Philadelphia Baptist Church (E), Open Door Baptist Church (F), Oakdale Church (G), Oak Grove Independent Baptist Church (H), New Pleasant Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Grove Cemetery (1), Limestone Cemetery (2), Frederick Memorial Gardens (3), Gaffney Memorial Park (4), Abingdon Cemetery (5), Antioch Cemetery (6), Asbury Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Harris Lake (A), Ninety-Nine Island Reservoir (B), Gaston Shoals Reservoir (C), Lake Cherokee (D), Thicketty Creek Watershed 25 Reservoir (E), Thicketty Creek WCD Lake Number 26 (F), Thicketty Creek Watershed Number (G), Thicketty Creek Watershed Number 20 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Doolittle Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Wolf Branch (C), Stonehouse Branch (D), Spencer Branch (E), Skelton Creek (F), Service Branch (G), Ross Creek (H), Rocky Ford Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Cherokee County include: Cowpens National Battlefield (1), Cherokee Ford Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Cleveland County, North Carolina , Spartanburg County , Union County , York County , Rutherford County, North Carolina .
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Current college students: 1,664 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 707 (38% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.8%
Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 5,665 (703 second mortgage, 725 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,657
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4.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,615 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 2.47% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($13,249 average AGI) 2.29% relocated from other states ($14,365 average AGI)Cherokee County:2.29%South Carolina average:4.33%
4.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,519 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 2.73% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($21,997 average AGI) 1.64% relocated to other states ($11,522 average AGI)Cherokee County:1.64%South Carolina average:3.21%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.3
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,833 (5,797 aged, 2,036 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 88.5. This is more than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 123.3. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
10,725 spouses, 15,619 children (13,991 natural, 369 adopted, 1,259 stepchildren), 1,672 grandchildren, 395 brothers or sisters, 371 parents, 748 other relatives, 965 non-relatives
Size of family households: 6,236 2-persons, 3,826 3-persons, 2,954 4-persons, 1,141 5-persons, 416 6-persons, 165 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,123 1-person, 563 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
97.0% of residents of Cherokee County speak English at home. 2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
Population growth in Cherokee County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.68 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Year house built
62% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in South Carolina.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $72,400
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Solid Waste Management: $116,000
Corrections - Other: $1,822,000
Health Services - Other: $1,425,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,353,000
General - Other: $1,336,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,265,000
Regular Highways: $1,218,000
Central Staff Services: $1,115,000
Financial Administration: $971,000
Libraries: $345,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $274,000
General Public Buildings: $116,000
Welfare - Other: $26,000
Fire Protection: $3,000
Housing & Community Development: $250,000
Fire Protection: $426,000
Judicial and Legal: $215,000
General: $101,000
Welfare: $66,000
Central Staff Services: $28,000
General Support: $22,000
Rents: $183,000
Interest Earnings: $89,000
Property Sale Other: $8,000
Police Protection: $111,000
General Public Building: $103,000
Judicial: $81,000
Financial Administration: $75,000
Regular Highways: $74,000
General - Other: $40,000
Health - Other: $11,000
Highways: $1,152,000
All Other: $405,000
NEC: $353,000
Other Selective Sales: $102,000
Public Utilities: $73,000
Motor Vehicle License: $3,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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