Map of Chatham village, Michigan

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.

Chatham village overview:
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

Online Interactive Map

Chatham online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Chatham location map. Where is Chatham village?

Chatham location on the U.S. Map. Where is Chatham village. — Chatham location on the U.S. Map.

Chatham location on the Michigan map. Where is Chatham village. — Location of Chatham in Michigan.

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.

Chatham Road Map

Chatham city Satellite Map

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.45 square miles (6.35 km), all land.