Cherokee, Alabama

Cherokee, Alabama
Cherokee
Cherokee
Location of Cherokee in Colbert County, Alabama.
Location of Cherokee in Colbert County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°45′30″N 87°58′7″W / 34.75833°N 87.96861°W / 34.75833; -87.96861
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyColbert
Government
 • TypeMayor–council government
 • MayorMarcus Rutland
Area
 • Total2.22 sq mi (5.74 km2)
 • Land2.22 sq mi (5.74 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation518 ft (158 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total970
 • Density437.73/sq mi (168.97/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
ZIP code
35616
Area code256
FIPS code01-14152
GNIS feature ID2406262[2]

Cherokee is a town in west Colbert County, Alabama, United States. Located near the Tennessee River, it is part of the Florence–Muscle Shoals metropolitan area, known as "The Shoals". As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 1,048.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherokee, Alabama
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cherokee town, Alabama". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2014.