Cherokee, Alabama
Cherokee, Alabama | |
|---|---|
Cherokee | |
Location of Cherokee in Colbert County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 34°45′30″N 87°58′7″W / 34.75833°N 87.96861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Colbert |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Mayor | Marcus Rutland |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.22 sq mi (5.74 km2) |
| • Land | 2.22 sq mi (5.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 970 |
| • Density | 437.73/sq mi (168.97/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| ZIP code | 35616 |
| Area code | 256 |
| FIPS code | 01-14152 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406262 |
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.