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A town of 6,681 people in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
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Town in Massachusetts, United States
1665Established
6,594Population
24.4 sq miArea
46 ftElevation

Chatham () is a town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Chatham is located at the southeastern tip of Cape Cod and has historically been a fishing community. First settled by the English in 1664, the township was originally called Monomoit based on the indigenous population's term for the region. Chatham was incorporated as a town on June 11, 1712, and has become a summer resort area. The population was 6,594 at the 2020 census and can swell to 25,000 during the summer months. There are four villages that comprise the town, those being Chatham (CDP), South Chatham, North Chatham, and West Chatham. Chatham is home to the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge and the decommissioned Monomoy Point Light,…

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DistrictMonomoy Regional School DistrictSchools2

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