Chatham is a village in Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located within Rock River Township. The population was 220 at the 2010 census.
The village is located along M-94 about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of the city of Munising. It was named after Chatham, Ontario, Canada, the town where the lumber company Sutherland Innis was headquartered.
| Name: | Chatham village |
|---|---|
| LSAD Code: | 47 |
| LSAD Description: | village (suffix) |
| State: | Michigan |
| County: | Alger County |
| Elevation: | 876 ft (267 m) |
| Total Area: | 2.45 sq mi (6.36 km²) |
| Land Area: | 2.45 sq mi (6.36 km²) |
| Water Area: | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) |
| Total Population: | 193 |
| Population Density: | 78.65/sq mi (30.37/km²) |
| Area code: | 906 |
| FIPS code: | 2614940 |
| GNISfeature ID: | 1619481 |
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History
The first settler came to Chatham in 1896, when the Munising Railway Company (later Lake Superior and Ishpeming) established a line through the town. The railroad company, along with the lumber company Sutherland Innis, platted a village where the railroad intersected the township road.
Logging was the major economic activity in the area throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with Sutherland Innis, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, Northwestern Cooperage and Lumber Company (Buckeye Company) and T.G. Sullivan having camps scattered throughout the area.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.45 square miles (6.35 km), all land.
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