Chatham County, North Carolina
Chatham County (locally /ˈtʃætəm/ CHAT-əm) is a county located in the Piedmont area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is also the location of the geographic center of North Carolina, northwest of Sanford. As of the 2020 census, the population was 76,285. Its county seat is Pittsboro.
Chatham County | |
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Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro | |
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Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
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| Coordinates: 35.70°N 79.25°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Founded | 1771 |
| Named for | William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham |
| Seat | Pittsboro |
| Largest community | Siler City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 708.93 sq mi (1,836.1 km2) |
| • Land | 681.68 sq mi (1,765.5 km2) |
| • Water | 27.25 sq mi (70.6 km2) 3.84% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 76,285 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 81,624 |
| • Density | 111.91/sq mi (43.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 9th |
| Website | www |
Chatham County is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.
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