Cherokee County, South Carolina
10 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 56,647
- Median household income
- $50,288
- ±2,291
- Unemployed
- 6.3%
- 1,593 of 25,439 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 80.7%
- 17,799 of 22,063 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Cherokee | 56,052 (2021) | 110 Railroad Ave, Gaffney | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Gaffney | 12,424 (2021) | Po Box 2109, Gaffney | Website |
| Town of Blacksburg | 1,888 (2021) | Po Box 487, Blacksburg | — |
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Municipal Power Agency | Electric power utility | 121 Village Dr, Greer | Website |
| Gaffney City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 1477, Gaffney | Website |
| Macedonia Fire District | Local fire protection | 337 Macedonia Rd, Gaffney | — |
| Gaffney Board of Public Works | Other multi-function districts | 210 E Frederick St, Gaffney | Website |
| Cherokee County Recreation District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 1119, Gaffney | Website |
| Cherokee County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1252 Overbrook Dr, Gaffney | — |
| Daniel Morgan Rural Community Water District | Water supply utility | 3329 Chesnee Hwy, Gaffney | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Cherokee 01
School district15 schools
141 Twin Lakes Road, Gaffney, SC, 29341
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Cleveland County, North Carolina
Foothills Farmers' Market Kings Mountain (118 Railroad Avenue Kings Mountain) · Foothills Farmers Market (126 W Marion Street Shelby) · Foothills Farmers' Market (Shelby)
Rutherford County, North Carolina
Rutherford County Farmers' Market (Forest City)
The Open Market (1420 SUNNY ACRES ROAD PACOLET MILLS) · Landrum Farmers' Market (Landrum)
Union County Farm & Craft Market (Union)
Springs Farm Farmers Market (1002 Springfield Parkway Fort Mill) · The Market at Inman Farms (1169 Black Hwy York) · Old Town Market (118 Caldwell Street Rock Hill) · and 2 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.