The FactsPopulation: 159,295
Property tax per $1000:
$27.28 Unincorporated
$12.44 Ball Ground
$13.09 Canton
$11.85 Waleska
$12.88 Woodstock
Average cost of all homes: $154,900
Average cost of new home: $196,050
www.cherokeega.com Within an hour, you can be at the Braves’ game or the Symphony. As the growth of the metropolitan area spills over into this northern county, Cherokee is determined to remain and enjoyable community for people to live in. The population of Cherokee County is approximately 157,900.
Interstate 575 runs north through the county, providing easy access to the Atlanta business and employment markets and to shopping opportunities provided around Town Center Mall. Cherokee’s first interchange, Highway 92, is only 16 miles from the Perimeter highway. The Interstate also provides ready access to Lake Allatoona, which has a wealth of recreational and scenic amenities.
Cherokee is actively developing a strong business and industrial base. National and international companies such as Herman Miller, Siemens Energy, Quill, ULMA Packaging, Piolax and Torrington all have ongoing operations in Cherokee County. Currently under development in the county is a new 700-acre science and technology park, The Bluff of Technology Park, which will provide state-of-the-art amenities for companies seeking a signature location. Residential neighborhoods with a full spectrum of housing opportunities are located within minutes.
One board of education serves the county’s 34 public schools. Current enrollment is over 28,000. Cherokee is proud of its school system, which exceed both national and state test score averages.
The county offers several new subdivisions throughout, offering everything from starter homes to executive estates. Homes range from the low $100s to upwards of $1 million. The county also has eight golf course communities and hosts two private golf clubs.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
www.cherokee.k12.ga.us
Board of Education
drp@cherokee.k12.ga.us
770-479-1871
By law children must be five years old on or before September 1 to enter kindergarten and six years old on or before September 1 to enter the first grade. You will need the following documentation for your kindergarten or first-grade child: a certified birth certificate from your state department of vital statistics; a vision, hearing and dental screening from a family practitioner or local health clinic; immunization records on Georgia State Form 3032.
The HOPE Scholarship Program
The Georgia Student Finance Commission handles all matters pertaining to the HOPE Scholarship Program and the PROMISE Teacher Scholarship Program. For more information, visit the Student Finance Commission at www.gsfc.org. For more information, contact the Student Finance Commission at:
Georgia Student Finance Commission
2082 East Exchange Place
Tucker, GA 30084
770-724-9000
Programs for handicapped students are available throughout the Cherokee County school system. Contact the Board of Education for specifics. Also refer to DeKalb and Fulton Special Schools listings.
| Head Start | 1 | | Elementary schools | 21 | | Intermediate | 1 | | Middle schools | 4 | | High schools | 4 | | Alternative | 1 | | | | Pupil/Teacher ratio avg. | 15:1 | | Per-pupil expenditures. | $7,600 |
School and bus assignment information:
770-479-1871
Avg. SAT Scores (Note: most students take the SAT whether they go on to higher education or not.) | | Verbal | Math | | Cherokee Co. | 514 | 516 | | Georgia | 486 | 489 | | National | 500 | 512 |
Avg. Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) Scores | 3rd Grade | Cherokee | Georgia | | Reading | 60% | 45% | | Math | 59% | 42% | | 8th Grade | | | | Reading | 60% | 48% | | Math | 57% | 42% | | Language | 66% | 53% | | Soc. Studies | 57% | 47% | | Science | 59% | 46% |
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Admission requirements, testing and tuition vary with each school. Check with the school of your choice for further details.
American Heritage Academy
2126 Sixes Road
Canton, GA 30114
770-926-7779
Enrollment: 450
Grades: PreK–9th
www.ahacademy.com
Cherokee Christian
3075 Trickum Rd.
Woodstock, GA 30188
770-494-5464
Enrollment: 300
Grades: K–9th
Community Christian
186 Rolling Hills Ave.
Canton, GA 30114
770-479-9535
Enrollment: 60
Grades: K–7th
Harvest Christian Academy
3460 Kellog Creek Road
Acworth, GA 30102
770-974-9091
Enrollment: 134
Grades: K–12th
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Appalachian Technical College
100 Campus Drive
Jasper, GA 30143
706-253-4500
Enrollment: 950
Degrees: associates, diplomas and technical certificates
Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Road Bldg. 1
Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591
770-423-6300 Info line
Enrollment: 14,000
V-490 M-460
Degrees: Nursing, four-year; postgraduate in Business, Education, Arts, Humanities and Social
Sciences, Science and Math,
Health and Human Services
North Metro Technical College
5198 Ross Road
Acworth, GA 30102
770-975-4000
Enrollment: full-time, 1,750
Degrees: diploma and certificates & continuing education classes;associate of applied technology joint degrees with Floyd College
Reinhardt College
7300 Reinhardt College Circle
Waleska, GA 30183
770-720-5600
Avg. SAT: 980
Enrollment: 1,100
Degrees: BA, Art, Biology, Business, Communication, Liberal Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Sports Studies, Education, two-year Music and Pre-nursing
Rescue Air One
404-659-5433
A paramedic helicopter service for critically injured patients needing to be transported to hospitals in metro Atlanta.
Northside Hospital-Cherokee*
201 Hospital Road
Canton, GA 30114
770-720-5100
24-hr. emergency care
Physician referral service: 770-720-6811
www.northside.com
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital*
677 Church Street
Marietta, GA 30060
770-793-5000
Physician referral service: 770-956-7827
www.wellstar.org
Piedmont Physicians
at Hickory Flat
6175 Hickory Flat Hwy, Ste 180
Canton, GA 30115
770-704-6988
*denotes emergency services
CABLE
Adelphia Powerlink
1-800-508-6950
ELECTRICITY
Cobb EMC
1000 EMC Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060
770-429-2100
Connection fee: $30
Deposit: based on credit rating
Sawnee EMC
543 Atlanta HWY
Cumming, GA 30040
770-887-2363
Deposit: $100 or letter of credit from former electric company
Membership fee: $5
Service fee: $25
GAS
For information on establishing your gas connection and the deregulation of the natural gas market in Georgia with a listing of the residential gas providers, see the opening of these county listings.
GARBAGE
City of Canton, Waste Management
770-704-1500
Robertson Sanitation
770-944-4974
Woodstock Sanitation
770-926-8852
TELEPHONE
Alltell
1353 River Stone Pkwy., Ste. 100
Canton, GA 30114
1-800-501-1754
Deposit: based on credit rating
BellSouth Telephone
770-780-2355
(Outside Ga.) 1-800-356-3094
Deposit: not required
TDS Telcom
P.O. Box 129
Nelson, GA 30151
770-735-2000
Deposit: not required
WATER
Cherokee County Water Authority
P.O. Box 1006
Canton, GA 30114
770-479-1813
Deposit: $60 ($50 refunded)
Renters, $110
City of Ball Ground
P.O. Box 285
Ball Ground, GA 30107
770-735-2123
Deposit (inside city limits):
homeowners, $30; renters, $75 ($45 refunded.)
Deposit: (outside city limits): homeowners, $50; renters, $125 ($75 refunded.)
City of Canton
687 Marietta Hwy
Canton, GA 30114
770-704-1500
Deposit: homeowners, $60; renters, $150
City of Waleska
8891 Fincher Drive
Waleska, GA 30183
770-479-2912
Deposit: $100
$15 transfer fee
City of Woodstock
103 Arnold Mill Rd
Woodstock, GA 30188
770-926-8852
Deposit: $65, residential water;
$100, water and sewer
Cherokee County Parks & Recreation Department
7545 Main Street
Building 200
Woodstock, GA 30188
770-924-7768
Barnett Park
Bells Ferry Rd
Blanket’s Creek Mountain Bike Trails
Sixes Road
Buffington park
10610 East Cherokee Drive
Dwight Terry Park @ Pine Bluff
13395 East Cherokee Drive
Field’s Landing Park
600 Field’s Lnding Drive
Gene Hobgood Park
6688 Bells Ferry Road
Softball fields, jogging trails, tennis, swimming, gym/recreation center, athletic field and baseball
Kenny Askew Park
1080 Univeter Road
Canton, GA
Softball, tennis and midget football
Lake Allatoona
1138 State Route Spur 20, SE Cartersville, GA
Beautiful 12,000-acre lake with three campgrounds, picnic area and boat launching facilities
Little River Park
3190 Trickum Road
Mountain Road Park
615 Mountain Road
North Canton Park
Reinhardt College Pkwy
Pinebluff Park
East Cherokee Drive
Recreation Center
7545 Main Street, Bldg 200
Riverchase Park
Riverchase Drive
Rubes Creek Park
Woodstock
Sequoyah Park
7000 Vaughn Road
East Cherokee
Waleska Park
150 Ballfield Road
Ball Ground Public Library
435 Old Canton Rd
Ball Ground, GA 30107
770-735-2025
Hickory Flat Library
2740 East Cherokee Dr.
Canton, GA 30115
770-345-7565
R.T. Jones Memorial
116 Brown Industrial Parkway
Canton, GA 30114
770-479-3090
Rose Creek Public Library
4476 Town Lake Parkway
Woodstock, GA 30189
770-591-1491
Woodstock Public Library
7745 Main Street
Woodstock, GA 30188
770-926-5859
www.usps.gov
Ball Ground 30107
180 Valley Street
770-735-2990
Canton 30114, 30115
2400 River Stone Blvd.
770-720-8164
Holly Springs 30142
2631 Holly Springs Pkwy.
770-345-6318
Lebanon 30146
5101 Old Highway 5
770-592-6823
Towne Lake Annex 30189
3101 Parkbrook Circle
678-494-4855
Waleska 30183
7265 Reinhardt College Pkwy
770-720-2471
Woodstock 30188
225 Parkway 575
770-591-0364
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Daily: 404-522-4141
Cherokee Tribune
Biweekly: 770-428-9411
Cherokee Ledger
Weekly: 770-928-0706
New Shopper Marketplace
Weekly: 770-926-4467
License Tag Location
100 North Street, Suite 150
Canton, GA 30114
Located next to the main courthouse in Canton. For information contact the Tax Commissioner at 770-479-1953.
Driver’s License location
2085 Marietta Hwy
Canton, GA 30114
770-720-3693
Open Tues.–Sat., 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
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