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Chatham County, Georgia
Chatham County (/ˈtʃætəm/ CHAT-əm) is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Georgia, on the state's Atlantic coast. The county seat and largest city is Savannah. One of the original counties of Georgia, Chatham County was created February 5, 1777, and is named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
The U.S. Census Bureau's 2025 estimated population for Chatham County was 311,855 residents. The official 2020 U.S. census population was 295,291 residents, an increase of 11.4% from the official 2010 population of 265,128. Chatham County is the fifth-most-populous county in Georgia, and the state's most populous outside the Atlanta metropolitan area. The county is the core of the Savannah metropolitan area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 632 sq mi (1,640 km2), of which 206 sq mi (530 km2) (32.6%) is covered by water.
Chatham County is the northernmost of Georgia's coastal counties on the Atlantic Ocean. It is bounded on the northeast by the Savannah River, and in the southwest bounded by the Ogeechee River.
The bulk of Chatham County, an area with a northern border in a line from Bloomingdale to Tybee Island, is located in the Ogeechee River Coastal subbasin of the Ogeechee River basin. The portion of the county north of that line is located in the lower Savannah River subbasin of the Savannah River basin, while the very southern fringes of the Chatham County are located in the lower Ogeechee River subbasin of the Ogeechee River basin.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 295,291. Of the residents, 20.5% were under the age of 18 and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 36.4 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.5 males. 97.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 3.0% lived in rural areas.
The racial makeup of the county was 48.7% White, 37.0% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.6% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 3.9% from some other race, and 6.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 8.1% of the population.
There were 118,480 households in the county, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 34.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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Chatham County, Georgia
Chatham County (/ˈtʃætəm/ CHAT-əm) is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Georgia, on the state's Atlantic coast. The county seat and largest city is Savannah. One of the original counties of Georgia, Chatham County was created February 5, 1777, and is named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
The U.S. Census Bureau's 2025 estimated population for Chatham County was 311,855 residents. The official 2020 U.S. census population was 295,291 residents, an increase of 11.4% from the official 2010 population of 265,128. Chatham County is the fifth-most-populous county in Georgia, and the state's most populous outside the Atlanta metropolitan area. The county is the core of the Savannah metropolitan area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 632 sq mi (1,640 km2), of which 206 sq mi (530 km2) (32.6%) is covered by water.
Chatham County is the northernmost of Georgia's coastal counties on the Atlantic Ocean. It is bounded on the northeast by the Savannah River, and in the southwest bounded by the Ogeechee River.
The bulk of Chatham County, an area with a northern border in a line from Bloomingdale to Tybee Island, is located in the Ogeechee River Coastal subbasin of the Ogeechee River basin. The portion of the county north of that line is located in the lower Savannah River subbasin of the Savannah River basin, while the very southern fringes of the Chatham County are located in the lower Ogeechee River subbasin of the Ogeechee River basin.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 295,291. Of the residents, 20.5% were under the age of 18 and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 36.4 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.5 males. 97.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 3.0% lived in rural areas.
The racial makeup of the county was 48.7% White, 37.0% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.6% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 3.9% from some other race, and 6.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 8.1% of the population.
There were 118,480 households in the county, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 34.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.