County (northeast, east) Nacogdoches County (east, southeast) Angelina County (southeast) Houston County (southwest) Anderson County (west) Henderson County (northwest) National protected area Neches River National Wildlife Refuge (part) Demographics As of the census of 2000, 46,659 people, 16,651 households, and 12,105 families resided in the county. The population density was 44 people per square mile (17/km²). The 19,173 housing units averaged 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 74.34% White, 15.96% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 7.43% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. About 13.24% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 16,651 households, 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were married couples living together, 12.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were not families. Around 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63, and the average family size was 3.11. In the county, the population was distributed as 26.30% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $29,313, and for a family was $34,750. Males had a median income of $26,410 versus $19,788 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,980. About 13.70% of families and 17.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.30% of those under age 18 and 15.10% of those age 65 or over. Media Cherokee County is part of the Tyler/Longview/Jacksonville DMA. Local media outlets are: KLTV, KTRE-TV, KYTX-TV, KFXK-TV, KCEB-TV, and KETK-TV. Newspapers in the county include the Jacksonville Progress, which publishes three editions a week in Jacksonville, and the weekly Cherokeean Herald in Rusk. Communities Cities Gallatin Jacksonville New Summerfield Reklaw (partly in Rusk County) Rusk (county seat) Troup (mostly in Smith County) Towns Alto Bullard (mostly in Smith County) Cuney Wells Census-designated place Shadybrook Unincorporated communities Afton Grove Atoy Blackjack Church Hill Concord Corine Cove Springs Craft Delmer Dialville Earle's Chapel Forest Fry's Gap Gould Ironton Lakeview Larissa Linwood Maydelle Mixon Mount Selman New Hope Oakland Pierces Chapel Pine Hill Ponta Reese Salem Shady Grove Tecula Turney Weeping Mary Woodville Ghost towns Etna Knoxville Larissa, Texas Lone Star, Texas Nebo, Texas Politics See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cherokee County, Texas Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Cherokee County Travis Clardy, Texas state representative from Cherokee County References External links Cherokee County in Handbook of Texas Online at the University of Texas Historic Cherokee County materials, hosted by the Portal to Texas History. Cherokee County Sons of Confederate Veterans Category:1846 establishments in Texas Category:Populated places established in 1846