Chatham County, North Carolina
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Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro
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 Location in the U.S. state of North Carolina |
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 North Carolina's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1771 | |
| Named for | William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham | |
| Seat | Pittsboro | |
| Largest town | Siler City | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 710 sq mi (1,839 km2) | |
| • Land | 682 sq mi (1,766 km2) | |
| • Water | 28 sq mi (73 km2), 3.9% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 63,505 | |
| • Density | 93/sq mi (36/km²) | |
| Congressional districts | 2nd, 4th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Chatham County (local /ˌtʃætəm/ CHA-təm) is a county located in the Piedmont area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,505. Its county seat is Pittsboro.
Chatham County is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 1,998,808 as of U.S. Census 2012 Population Estimates.
Some of the first European settlers of what would become the county were English Quakers, who settled along the Haw and Eno rivers. The county was formed in 1771 from Orange County. It was named in 1758 for William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, who served as British Prime Minister from 1766 to 1768 and opposed harsh colonial policies. In 1907, parts of Chatham County and Moore County were combined to form Lee County.
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