Chatham (town), New York
| Chatham, New York | |
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| Town | |
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Old Chatham
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 Location of Chatham, New York |
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| Coordinates: 42°25′05″N 73°34′35″W / 42.41806°N 73.57639°WCoordinates: 42°25′05″N 73°34′35″W / 42.41806°N 73.57639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Columbia |
| Established | 1795 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Jesse DeGroodt (R) |
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| 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 |
Chatham /ˈtʃætəm/ 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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