Cherokee Falls, South Carolina

Cherokee Falls is a Census-designated place in Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States.[1] It is 5 miles (8 km) south of the town of Blacksburg. A former mill community along the Broad River, Cherokee Falls was a town until disincorporation in the 1990s. The former Cherokee Falls Cotton Mill is now a major fireworks distribution center for Herbie's Famous Fireworks.

The community was named after the Cherokee people.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020113—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Cherokee Falls first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.[4]

Cherokee Falls CDP, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[5] 2020
White alone (NH) 99 87.61%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 0.88%
Other race alone (NH) 1 0.88%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 10 8.85%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 1.77%
Total 113 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherokee Falls, South Carolina
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 34.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cherokee Falls CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.

35°03′52″N 81°32′37″W / 35.06444°N 81.54361°W / 35.06444; -81.54361


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