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.
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