Chatham, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
Town of Chatham | |
Motto: "Gateway to Caney Lake" [1] | |
Coordinates: 32°18′33″N92°27′05″W / 32.30917°N 92.45139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Jackson |
Area | |
• 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 | 180 ft (50 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 |
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.
Chatham is located at 32°18′33″N92°27′5″W / 32.30917°N 92.45139°W (32.309036, -92.451359). [3]
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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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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.
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