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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Chatham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat and largest city is Savannah. The U.S. Census Bureau's 2011 population estimate was 271,544 residents. (The 2010 census reported a total population of 265,128, a 14.3 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 232,048.) Chatham is the most populous Georgia county outside the Atlanta metropolitan area. One of the original counties of Georgia, Chatham County was created February 5, 1777, and is named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
Chatham County is one of three counties that constitute the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Historical churches
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Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1777 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1777 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1783 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1785 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1800 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1806 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 10,769
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| 1800 | 12,946
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| 1810 | 13,540
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| 1820 | 14,737
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| 1830 | 14,127
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| 1840 | 18,801
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| 1850 | 23,901
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| 1860 | 31,043
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| 1870 | 41,279
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| 1880 | 45,023
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| 1890 | 57,740
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| 1900 | 71,239
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| 1910 | 79,690
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| 1920 | 100,032
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| 1930 | 105,431
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| 1940 | 117,970
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| 1950 | 151,481
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| 1960 | 188,299
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| 1970 | 187,767
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| 1980 | 202,226
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| 1990 | 216,935
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gachatha
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