Chatham
A village in Sangamon County, Illinois — population 13,159 as of 2020.
Today
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Tonight
66°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely69% precip
Sunday
79°F
Partly Sunny13% precip
Sunday Night
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Mostly Clear11% precip
News around Sangamon County
Rome Sentinel
July 23
Springfield Celebrates Route 66 Centennial Year With New Attractions and Experiences
In the 1930s, more than 200,000 people traveled Route 66 to escape drought, debt and hardship. A century later, travelers follow the same highway for strikingly different reasons: nostalgia, history and the chance to experience one of America's most iconic…
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Chatham by the numbers
Population
13,159Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 7.36 sq mi (19.07 km²), 0 sq mi water
- Median age
- 35.4
- Households
- 5,624
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $106,773
- Median house value
- $243,200
Municipal office
- Office
- CFO TREASURER
- Address
- 116 E MULBERRY ST, CHATHAM, IL 62629