Chatham is a town in

Jackson Parish Jackson Parish (French: ''Paroisse de Jackson'') is a parish in the northern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,031. The parish seat is Jonesboro. The parish was formed in 1845 from parts of Clai ...

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, United States. The population was 557 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area. Southwest of Chatham is Caney Lake and the Jimmie Davis State Park. '

Geography

Chatham is located at (32.309036, -92.451359). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (13.91%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 491 people, 316 households, and 157 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 623 people, 257 households, and 169 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 302 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 55.22%

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, 44.30%

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, and 0.48% from two or more races. There were 257 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were

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living together, 22.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.02. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $19,500, and the median income for a family was $22,500. Males had a median income of $23,194 versus $16,406 for females. The

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for the town was $10,415. About 31.2% of families and 30.6% of the population were below the

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, including 41.0% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Town of Chatham
{{authority control Towns in Jackson Parish, Louisiana Towns in Louisiana Ruston, Louisiana micropolitan area