Cherokee -- U.S. County in North Carolina Population (2000): 24298 Housing Units (2000): 13499 Land area (2000): 455.188391 sq. miles (1178.932471 sq. km) Water area (2000): 11.487903 sq. miles (29.753530 sq. km) Total area (2000): 466.676294 sq. miles (1208.686001 sq. km) Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.117115 N, 84.009076 W Headwords: Cherokee Cherokee, NC Cherokee County Cherokee County, NC