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Chatham, New York

Chatham /ˈtʃætəm/ is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 4,104 at the 2020 census, down from the 2010 census.[2][4]

For the village located within this town, see Chatham (village), New York. For other uses, see Chatham (disambiguation).

Chatham, New York

United States

New York

Columbia

1795

Town Council

Donal Collins (NOP)

Members

53.54 sq mi (138.68 km2)

53.23 sq mi (137.86 km2)

0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2)

239 ft (73 m)

4,104

3,937

UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))

UTC-4 (EDT)

12037

518

36-021-14014

0978814

www.chathamnewyork.us

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

– A village whose northern half is in the town, by the southern town line.

Village of Chatham

Chatham Center – A hamlet on NY-66, west of the geographic center of town and north of Chatham village.

– A hamlet at the eastern town line, east of Old Chatham.

East Chatham

Kinderhook Lake – A lake partly in the town by the western town line.

Malden Bridge – A hamlet in the northern part of the town, east of North Chatham.

New Concord – A hamlet east of Rock City by the eastern town line.

North Chatham – A hamlet in the northwestern corner of the town. The and North Chatham Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6][9]

Peck House

– A hamlet northeast of the geographic center of the town. It is one of the earliest settlements in the town.

Old Chatham

Rayville – A hamlet in the northeastern part of the town, northeast of Old Chatham on NY-66.

Riders – A hamlet in the northeastern quadrant of the town, between Riders Mills and Rayville.

Riders Mills – A hamlet in the northeastern part of the town.

Rock City – A hamlet south of the geographic center of the town and north of Chatham village.

film actress and model of the 1940s and 1950s, was born in Chatham.

Marguerite Chapman

film actress and model, best known as A.L. in Meatballs (film), born and raised in Chatham.

Kristine DeBell

researcher and eugenist, died in Chatham in 1973.[10]

Arthur Estabrook

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player in the 1949 season, a Chatham native.

Lillian Shadic

Actor , who portrayed Roy Biggins in the 1990s sitcom Wings, had a home in Chatham.[11]

David Schramm

Union Station (Chatham, New York)

Town of Chatham official website

Chatham Public Library

Historical information about Chatham, NY

Chatham information

Shaker Museum, Old Chatham

Chatham Area Business Alliance