Chatham County, Georgia
Chatham County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia, and is on the state's Atlantic coast. The county seat and largest city is Savannah. The county was created on February 5, 1777, and is named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.[1]
| Chatham County, Georgia | |
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| Map | |
 Location in the state of Georgia | |
 Georgia's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | February 5, 1777 |
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| Seat | Savannah |
| Largest City | Savannah |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
632 sq mi (1,637 km²) 426 sq mi (1,103 km²) 206 sq mi (534 km²), 32.6% |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
295,291 470/sq mi (181/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website: www.chathamcountyga.gov | |
| Named for: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham | |
At the 2020 census, 295,291 people lived in Chatham County.[2] This makes it the sixth-most populous county in Georgia, and the most-populous Georgia county outside the Atlanta metropolitan area. It is part of the Savannah metropolitan area.
Chatham County, Georgia Media
Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools headquarters
References
- ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 39. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Chatham County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
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