Chatham County, Georgia

Chatham County
County
Chatham County Administrative and Legislative Center in Savannah
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°58′N 81°05′W / 31.97°N 81.09°W / 31.97; -81.09
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	February 5, 1777; 247 years ago (1777)
Named for	William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
Seat	Savannah
Largest city	Savannah
Area
• Total	632 sq mi (1,640 km2)
• Land	426 sq mi (1,100 km2)
• Water	206 sq mi (530 km2)  32.6%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	295,291
• Density	470/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website	www.chathamcountyga.gov

Chatham County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia, and is on the state's Atlantic coast. The county seat and largest city is Savannah. The county was created on February 5, 1777, and is named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.^[2]

At the 2020 census, 295,291 people lived in Chatham County.^[1] This makes it the sixth-most populous county in Georgia, and the most-populous Georgia county outside the Atlanta metropolitan area. It is part of the Savannah metropolitan area.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "QuickFacts: Chatham County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
2. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 39. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.