Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Cherokee County, Oklahoma
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Location in the state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Tahlequah
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	776 sq mi (2,010 km²) 751 sq mi (1,945 km²) 25 sq mi (65 km²), 3.27%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	42,521 57/sq mi (22/km²)

Cherokee County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 42,521. Its capital city is Tahlequah.

Bordering counties

• Delaware County (north)
• Adair County (east)
• Sequoyah County (south)
• Muskogee County (southwest)
• Wagoner County (west)
• Mayes County (northwest)

Cities and towns

Fort Gibson Hulbert

Oaks Tahlequah

NRHP sites

The following sites in Cherokee County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

Cherokee Female Seminary, Tahlequah Cherokee National Capitol, Tahlequah Cherokee National Jail, Tahlequah Cherokee Supreme Court Building, Tahlequah First Cherokee Female Seminary Site, Tahlequah French-Parks House, Tahlequah Illinois Campground, Tahlequah

Indian University of Tahlequah, Tahlequah Dr. Irwin D. Loeser Log Cabin, Tahlequah Murrell Home, Park Hill Ross Cemetery, Park Hill Tahlequah Armory, Tahlequah Tahlequah Carnegie Library, Tahlequah Joseph M. Thompson House, Tahlequah