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The Town of Chatham has a village also called Chatham on its south town line. The town is at the north border of Columbia County. HISTORY The early settlers were Dutch , but later Quakers and New England ers arrived. The Town of Chatham was formed from the Towns of Canaan and Kinderhook in 1795 . GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 138.7 Km&2 (53.5 Mi&2 ). 138.0 km&2 (53.3 mi&2) of it is land and 0.7 km&2 (0.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.50% water. The north town line is the border of Rensselaer County , New York. The north end of the Taconic State Parkway is in the town and Interstate 90 passes through the town. Adjacent towns and areas The Town of Kinderhook is to the west, and the Town of Canaan is to the east. The Towns of Schodack and Nassau are to the north in Rensselaer County. The Towns of Austerlitz and Ghent are to the south. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 4,249 people, 1,762 households, and 1,196 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 30.8/km&2 (79.8/mi&2). There were 2,110 housing units at an average density of 15.3/km&2 (39.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.00% White , 1.74% Black or African American , 0.21% Native American , 0.71% Asian , 0.16% Pacific Islander , 0.16% from Other Races , and 1.01% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,762 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were Married Couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.87. In the town the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $49,234, and the median income for a family was $60,097. Males had a median income of $40,067 versus $26,452 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $28,599. 6.6% of the population and 4.8% of families were below the Poverty Line . 6.6% of those under the age of 18 and 4.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IS THE TOWN OF CHATHAM
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