Chatham, Illinois

Chatham is located at {{coord|39|40|22|N|89|41|54|W|type:city}} (39.672899, -89.698385).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} According to the 2010 census, Chatham has a total area of {{convert|5.722|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|5.72|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.97%) is land and {{convert|0.002|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.03%) is water.{{cite web

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{{US Census population

|1860= 278

|1880= 454

|1890= 482

|1900= 629

|1910= 666

|1920= 848

|1930= 883

|1940= 867

|1950= 905

|1960= 1069

|1970= 2788

|1980= 5597

|1990= 6074

|2000= 8583

|2010= 11500

|2020= 14377

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

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As of the census{{cite web|url=http://censusviewer.com/city/IL/Chatham|access-date=August 12, 2015|title=CensusViewer|archive-date=April 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419215319/http://censusviewer.com/city/IL/Chatham|url-status=dead}} of 2010, the racial makeup of the village was 93.57% White, 2.47% African American, 0.09% Native American, 1.85% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.97% of the population.

As of the census{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }} of 2000, there were 8,583 people, 3,083 households, and 2,472 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,728.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,165 housing units at an average density of {{convert|637.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.48% White, 0.77% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 3,083 households, out of which 47.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,350, and the median income for a family was $64,257. Males had a median income of $45,543 versus $31,883 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,167. About 2.8% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Chatham is part of the Ball-Chatham School District, which includes Glenwood High School, three elementary schools, an Intermediate School, and a middle school. Chatham was one of five area schools awarded the [https://archive.today/20131122152226/http://www.wdstudio.net/schoolsearch/star2012.htm Bright Star Award] for educational excellence at the elementary and high school level. The website for these schools can be found at [http://chathamschools.org/ Chatham Schools Website].

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Every June the Chatham American Legion Homecoming Festival takes place in the Chatham town square. Each year in July, Chatham is host to the Chatham Sweet Corn Festival and Illinois Championship Cow Chip Throw sponsored by the Chatham Jaycees.[http://www.chathamjaycees.net/ Chatham Jaycees] website. Retrieved August 21, 2010. Each year in September Chatham Jaycees host the Octoberfest in the Chatham town square

• Chatham Railroad Museum (1902){{Cite web|url=http://www.chathamil.net/railroadmuseum/|title=Railroad Museum}}
• Caldwell Farmstead (National Register of Historic Places)
• Interurban Trail, a mixed-use rails-to-trails trail, (Chatham and Woodside townships, {{convert|4.75|mi|km|abbr=on}}. in length)
• Sugar Creek Covered Bridge is located {{convert|5|mi}} southeast of Chatham.
• [https://www.southcountypublications.net/chatham_clarion/ Chatham Clarion]. (Local Newspaper)

• Kenneth Boyle, Illinois state representative and lawyer
• Kelci Bryant, Olympic diver
• Gracie Gold, US and Olympic figure skater
• Phil Maton, MLB pitcher
• Nick Maton, MLB infielder
• Jayson Werth, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals
• Reid Detmers, pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels

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• [http://www.ChathamIL.net/ Village of Chatham] official website
• [http://www.chatham.lib.il.us/ Chatham Area Public Library District]

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Category:Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois

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