| Official Name: | Lake Cherokee, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Lake Cherokee |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rusk, Gregg |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 16.525 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 12.239 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 4.286 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2980 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 250.9 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 338 |
| Coordinates: | 32.3569°N -94.6514°W |
| Area Code: | 430 & 903 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2586944 |
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 is located 12 miles southeast of Gregg and northeastern Rusk counties on Cherokee Bayou. The lake is owned by the Cherokee Water Company to supply water for municipal, industrial, and recreational purposes. It has a capacity of 68,700 acre-feet. The lake impounds Cherokee Bayou.[2] The top of the dam is at the elevation of 295 feet above the average sea level, but it has a max design of 291 feet above the average sea level.
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 to Longview and southeast to Carthage.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and 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.
| White (NH) | 2,331 | 78.22% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 204 | 6.85% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 22 | 0.74% | |
| Asian (NH) | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 11 | 0.37% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 102 | 3.42% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 309 | 10.37% | |
| Total | 2,980 |
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Lake Cherokee has recreational areas that include Arrowhead Park. Arrowhead Park has activities such as boating, library, a clubhouse, and a lake activity center.[5]