Chatham, Louisiana

Chatham, Louisiana
Town
Town of Chatham
Motto:  "Gateway to Caney Lake" [1]
Location of Chatham in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 32°18′34″N92°27′07″W / 32.30944°N 92.45194°W / 32.30944; -92.45194 [2]
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Jackson
Area [3]
• Total	1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2)
• Land	0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2)
Elevation [2]	171 ft (52 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	491
• Density	496.96/sq mi (191.86/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	318
FIPS code	22-14485
GNIS feature ID	2406258 [2]
Website	Town of Chatham, Louisiana

Chatham is a town in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 491 in 2020. It is part of the Ruston micropolitan statistical area.

Southwest of Chatham is Caney Lake and the Jimmie Davis State Park.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), of which 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (13.91%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	181		—
1920	186		2.8%
1930	391		110.2%
1940	605		54.7%
1950	833		37.7%
1960	758		−9.0%
1970	827		9.1%
1980	714		−13.7%
1990	617		−13.6%
2000	623		1.0%
2010	557		−10.6%
2020	491		−11.8%
2024 (est.)	480	[4]	−2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Chatham racial composition as of 2020 ^[6]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	272	55.4%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	185	37.68%
Native American	5	1.02%
Asian	3	0.61%
Other/Mixed	16	3.26%
Hispanic or Latino	10	2.04%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 491 people, 316 households, and 157 families residing in the town.

References

1. "Town of Chatham, Louisiana". Town of Chatham, Louisiana. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chatham, Louisiana
3. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
4. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

External links

• Town of Chatham Archived March 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine