| Chatham |
| — Unincorporated community — |
|
Corner King and Lacroix Streets, about 1910 |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Ontario |
| Unitary authority |
Chatham-Kent |
| Area[1] |
| • Land |
32.25 km2 (12.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] |
| • Total |
44,074 |
| • Density |
1,366.5/km2 (3,539/sq mi) |
| Postal code span |
N7L to N7M |
| Area code(s) |
519 and 226 |
Chatham (2011 population 44,074) is the largest community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Formerly serving as the seat of Kent County, the governments of the former city of Chatham, the county of Kent, and its townships were merged into one entity known as the Municipality of Chatham-Kent in 1998.
Located on the Thames River (Ontario), in the Spring of 1937 the then city of Chatham experienced a flood, caused by the rising river, which forced hundreds of families to be evacuated from their homes.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b "Chatham Ontario (Population Centre)". Census Profile, Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=POPC&Code1=0167&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NiEtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e6QEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3526,4084066&dq=chatham-ontario&hl=en
