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Chatham, NY

Chatham, New York
Town
Old Chatham
Old Chatham
Location of Chatham, New York
Location of Chatham, New York
Coordinates: 42°25′05″N 73°34′35″W / 42.41806°N 73.57639°W / 42.41806; -73.57639Coordinates: 42°25′05″N 73°34′35″W / 42.41806°N 73.57639°W / 42.41806; -73.57639
Country United States
State New York
County Columbia
Established 1795
Government
 • Type Town Council
 • Town Supervisor Jesse DeGroodt (R)
 • Town Council
Area
 • Total 53.6 sq mi (138.7 km2)
 • Land 53.2 sq mi (137.9 km2)
 • Water 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation 239 ft (73 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,128
 • Density 77/sq mi (29.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 12037
Area code(s) 518
FIPS code 36-14014
GNIS feature ID 0978814
Website www.chathamnewyork.us

Chatham /ˈætəm/ is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 4,128 at the 2010 census.

The town has a village also called Chatham on its south town line. The town is at the north border of Columbia County.

The early settlers were Dutch, but later Quakers and New Englanders arrived. The town of Chatham was formed from the towns of Canaan and Kinderhook in 1795. Contradictory of its current condition or image, Chatham was an industrial center of multiple inter-state rail lines in the early 1900s, including the junction of the Boston and Albany Railroad for connections east and west, the Rutland Railroad for connections to Vermont to the north, and the New York Central's Harlem Line for connections to New York City. In 1887 a terminal designed by Henry Hobson Richardson was constructed.Amtrak service on the Lake Shore Limited passes through, east-west, but does not stop. In later years Amtrak has planned to build a rail station in Chatham.


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