in what county in ga is canton'
Cherokee County, Georgia Cherokee County, Georgia. Cherokee County is a county located in the US state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 214,346. The county seat is Canton. The county Board of Commissioners is the governing body, with members elected to office. The county is under the jurisdiction of the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, which is headed by Sheriff Frank Reynolds. The Cherokee County Sheriff's office is accredited by CALEA. The major cities within the county have individual police departments, such as Woodstock, Canton, Holly Springs, and Ball Ground. Cherokee County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area