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Moving to Chatham, Michigan

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Population: 231. Estimated population in July 2024: 218 (-5.6% change)
Males: 108 (46.8%), Females: 123 (53.2%)

Alger County

Zip code: 49816

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.8 years
Median household income: $31,406
Median house value: $60,800

Population by Race

Races in Chatham:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
  • American Indian (5.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (13.4%), Swedish (10.8%), French (9.1%), English (6.9%), Irish (6.9%), Polish (4.3%).

Land area: 2.6 square miles

Map of Chatham, MI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chatham

  • High school or higher: 85.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chatham village

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 60.7%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 5.5%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -37 (-13.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Chatham:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chatham:

  • SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 32 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Abbreviation: SAW)
  • DELTA COUNTY (about 45 miles; ESCANABA, MI; Abbreviation: ESC)
  • FORD (about 89 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; Abbreviation: IMT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chatham:

  • HANLEY FIELD (about 22 miles; MUNISING, MI; Abbreviation: 5Y7)
  • BONNIE FIELD (about 31 miles; ROCK, MI; Abbreviation: 6Y4)
  • W GLADSTONE (about 37 miles; GLADSTONE, MI; Abbreviation: 9C9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chatham:

  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 146 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 147 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 150 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 155 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 173 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)

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