Chatham County | |
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_6.jpg) Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro | |
 Flag  Seal  Logo | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′N 79°15′W / 35.70°N 79.25°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1771 |
| Named for | William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham |
| Seat | Pittsboro |
| Largest community | Siler City |
| Area | |
• Total | 708.93 sq mi (1,836.1 km2) |
| • Land | 681.68 sq mi (1,765.5 km2) |
| • Water | 27.25 sq mi (70.6 km2) 3.84% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 76,285 |
• Estimate (2023) | 81,624 |
| • Density | 111.91/sq mi (43.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 9th |
| Website | www |
Chatham County (locally /ˈtʃætəm/ CHAT-əm)[1] is a county located in the Piedmont area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is also the location of the geographic center of North Carolina, northwest of Sanford.[2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 76,285.[3] Its county seat is Pittsboro.[4]
Chatham County is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.[5]
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- ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.