Chatham (Village, New York)

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Chatham
Chatham (New York)
Chatham
Chatham
Location in New York
Basic data
State : United States
State : new York
County : Columbia County
Coordinates : 42 ° 22 ′  N , 73 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 22 ′  N , 73 ° 36 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 1,770 (as of 2010)
Population density : 553.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.2 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 3.2 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 141 m
Postal code : 12037
Area code : +1 518
FIPS : 36-14003
GNIS ID : 946448

Chatham is a village in Columbia County in the US state of New York , about 40 km southeast of Albany . It is about half in the parishes of Chatham and Ghent , is 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) and in 2010 had a population of 1,770.

Chatham was once an important rail hub on the New York Central Railroad . This is where the Boston – Albany ( Boston and Albany Railroad ) and New York - North Bennington (- Montreal ) ( New York and Harlem Railroad ) lines crossed. Today only the long-distance route between Boston and Albany is in operation; the trains pass through the station without stopping. The Interstate 90 ( New York State Truway ) runs about 8 kilometers north.

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