Place:Chatham, North Carolina, United States

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Place Information
Name
Chatham
Alternate names
Chatham     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
35.7°N 79.267°W
Located in
North Carolina, United States     (1770 - )
See also
Lee, North Carolina, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Contained Places

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Census-designated place
Fearrington
Inhabited place
Asbury
Bear Creek
Bells
Bennett
Bonlee
Brickhaven
Bynum
Carbonton
Corinth
Crutchfield Crossroads
Farmville
Farrington
Fearrington Village
Goldston
Griffins Crossroads
Gulf
Gum Springs
Haywood
Johnsons Crossing
Merry Oaks
Moncure
Mount Vernon Springs
Pittsboro
Seaforth
Siler City
Silk Hope
Terrells
Wilsonville
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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Chatham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 49,329. Since 2000, its population has grown by more than 20% and now exceeds 60,000. Its county seat is Pittsboro6.

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History

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The county was formed in 1771 from Orange County. It was named for William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, who served as British Prime Minister from 1766 to 1768 and opposed harsh colonial policies.

In 1907 parts of Chatham County and Moore County were combined to form Lee County. The award winning[1] PBS Documentary Family Name[2] notes Chatham County as the place the relationship between the African-American and European-American branches of the Alston family originated[3]. George Moses Horton, Historic Poet Laureate of Chatham County, North Carolina (1797?-1883) lived most of his life in Chatham County and is among the few slaves to have published material while still a slave [4][5][6].

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1757 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1770 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1771 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1771 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1772 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1910 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 9,221
1800 11,861
1810 12,977
1820 12,661
1830 15,405
1840 16,242
1850 18,449
1860 19,101
1870 19,723
1880 23,453
1890 25,413
1900 23,912
1910 22,635
1920 23,814
1930 24,177
1940 24,726
1950 25,392
1960 26,785
1970 29,554
1980 33,415
1990 38,759
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External links

www.co.chatham.nc.us

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