County Information

Median household income
$65,141

Median age of residents
34

Population
152,170

Sales tax
6%

Chamber of Commerce

Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
770-345-0400
www.cherokee-chamber.com

Property Taxes

The property tax rate per $1,000 is:
unincorporated Cherokee County, $26.24; incorporated Cherokee County, $24.99.

Tax Commissioner: 770-479-0440

Public Education

Cherokee County Schools Board of Education
770-479-1871

Head Start 1 Elementary Schools 21
Middle Schools 4
High Schools 4
Alternative 1
Per-pupil expenditures $6,530
School & bus information 770-479-1871

Avg SAT Scores* (Verbal/Math)
Cherokee Co. (471/463)
Georgia (487/482)
National (506/514)

*Note: most students take the SAT whether they go on to higher education or not.

Atlanta School Guide
"Atlanta's Definitive Source for Education Information"

Private Education

Furtah Preparatory School
678-574-6488
http://www.furtahprep.org/

Utilities and Contacts

Electricity
Cobb EMC
770-429-2100

Sawnee EMC
770-887-2363

Cobb Energy (Electricty, Security, Telephone and Satellite TV)
770-429-2222
http://www.cobbenergy.com/

Gas
Scana Energy
877-GO-SCANA
http://www.goscana.com/

For information about the deregulation of the natural gas market in Georgia and a listing of the residential gas providers, click here.

Telephone
Alltell: 770-479-5586
BellSouth: 888-757-6500 or outside Georgia 800-356-3094
TDS Telecom: 770-735-2000

Water
Cherokee County Water Authority: 770-479-1813
City of Ball Ground: 770-735-2123
City of Canton: 770-704-1500
City of Waleska: 770-479-2912
City of Woodstock: 770-592-6006

Cable TV
Adelphia: 800-508-6950
Comcast: 404-266-2278

Hospitals
Northside Hospital-Cherokee: 770-720-5100
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital: 770-793-5000

Helpful Links

Cherokee County
www.cherokee-co-ga.org

Cherokee Chamber of Commerce
www.cherokee-chamber.com

Neighborhoods
www.canton-georgia.com
www.ci.woodstock.ga.us

Cherokee County Schools
www.cherokee.k12.ga.us/

Cherokee County Georgia Real Estate-www.seegeorgiarealestate.com