Cherokee County Careers in Atlanta, GA

Cherokee County is a suburban county located in the US state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 214,346. The county seat is Canton. Cherokee County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Originally, Cherokee County was more like a territory than a county, covering everything northwest of the Chattahoochee River and Chestatee River except for Carroll County. This county was created December 26, 1831 by the state legislature. It was named after the Cherokee Indians who lived in the area at that time. Several other counties were carved out of these Cherokee lands as part of the Cherokee Land Lottery of 1832. Specialties Public Safety, Development Services, Judicial Services, Public Works, Economic Development, Parks & Recreation, Senior Services, Budget & Finance