Chatham, Virginia
| Chatham | |||
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 Pittsylvania County Courthouse in Chatham |
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| Location in Virginia | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Virginia | ||
| County : | Pittsylvania County | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 50 ′ N , 79 ° 24 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,338 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 252.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5.3 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.3 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 228 m | ||
| Postal code : | 24531 | ||
| Area code : | +1 434 | ||
| FIPS : | 51-15000 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1498464 | ||
| Website : | www.chatham-va.gov | ||
Chatham is a town in the US state of Virginia with around 1300 inhabitants. It is the seat of the county seat of Pittsylvania County .
In Chatham is the Hargrave Military Academy , a prestigious preparatory school for military assignments. Accordingly, the people associated with the city are predominantly politicians.
Main building of the Hargrave Military Academy
Personalities
- Isaac Coles (1747-1813), politician
- Walter Coles (1790–1857), politician
- Dan Daniel (1914–1988), politician
- Robert Hurt (* 1969), politician
- Walter B. Jones (* 1943), politician
- Vernon Macklin (born 1986), basketball player
- William Tredway (1807-1891), politician
- David West (born 1980), basketball player
- Joseph Whitehead (1867–1938), politician