Lake Cherokee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gregg and Rusk counties, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,980 as of the 2020 census.[1]

Lake Cherokee, Texas
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 32°21′25″N 94°39′05″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Rusk, Gregg
Area [1]
• Total	42.80 km2 (16.525 sq mi)
• Land	31.70 km2 (12.239 sq mi)
• Water	11.10 km2 (4.286 sq mi)
Elevation	103 m (338 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	2,980
• Density	96.9/km2 (250.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	430 & 903
GNIS feature ID	2586944[2]

Geography

The community consists of housing development that surrounds Lake Cherokee, a reservoir on Cherokee Bayou, an east-flowing tributary of the Sabine River. Texas State Highway 149 forms the northern border of the CDP; the highway leads northwest 12 miles (19 km) to Longview and southeast 24 miles (39 km) to Carthage.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 16.525 square miles (42.80 km²); 12.239 square miles (31.70 km²) of its area is land, and 4.286 square miles (11.10 km²) is water.[1] About three-quarters of the area of the CDP is within Rusk County, with the remainder in Gregg County. The county line follows the center of the lake for the lower half of its reach. The upstream half of the lake is entirely within Rusk County.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,980 people, 1,424 households, and 1,065 families residing in the CDP.

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