All data is from the 2000 United States Census, unless otherwise noted.
Geography
| County: |
Pittsylvania (County Seat) |
| Land area: |
2.0 square miles |
| Elevation: |
720 feet above sea level |
| Zip code: |
24531 |
| Area code: |
434 |
| Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: |
Lynchburg, VA (42.9 miles, pop. 65,269). |
| Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: |
Greensboro, NC (59.2 miles, pop. 223,891). |
| Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: |
Philadelphia, PA (365.4 miles, pop. 1,517,550). |
| Nearest towns and cities: |
Gretna, VA (9.1 miles)
Danville, VA (16.5 miles)
Hurt, VA (19.8 miles)
Penhook, VA (20.1 miles)
Altavista, VA (21.5 miles) |
Demographics
| Population (year 2000): |
1,338 |
| Median age: |
43.2 years |
| Median household income: |
$38,937 |
| Median house value: |
$82,500 |
| Racial Profile (self-described): |
White (71.5%)
Black (26.1%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Other race (0.5%) |
| Current Educational level: |
High school or higher: 67%
Bachelor's degree: 20%
Graduate or professional degree: 13% |
Employment
- Education, health, and social services: 30%
- Manufacturing: 21%
- Total of all other Sectors: 44%
- Unemployed: 5%
Mean travel time to work:20.8 minutes
Climate
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Average temp. (°F) |
34.6 |
37.4 |
45.1 |
53.9 |
62.6 |
71.0 |
75.2 |
73.5 |
66.9 |
54.9 |
45.9 |
37.9 |
| High temperature (°F) |
46.4 |
50.6 |
59.0 |
69.0 |
76.4 |
83.5 |
87.2 |
85.8 |
79.9 |
69.6 |
60.0 |
50.3 |
| Low temperature (°F) |
22.8 |
24.2 |
31.1 |
38.7 |
48.8 |
58.4 |
63.2 |
61.1 |
53.9 |
40.1 |
31.7 |
25.5 |
| Precipitation (in) |
3.9 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
| Days with precip. |
11 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
| Wind speed (mph) |
8.4 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
8.8 |
7.3 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
| Morning humidity (%) |
73 |
72 |
73 |
73 |
81 |
83 |
85 |
87 |
88 |
85 |
79 |
75 |
| Afternoon humidity (%) |
54 |
50 |
48 |
46 |
52 |
55 |
57 |
56 |
57 |
52 |
52 |
54 |
| Sunshine (%) |
52 |
56 |
58 |
62 |
62 |
65 |
62 |
62 |
61 |
62 |
56 |
53 |
| Days clear of clouds |
9 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
| Partly cloudy days |
7 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Cloudy days |
15 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
| Snowfall (in) |
5.8 |
5.6 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
For more information, see City-Data.com's profile of Chatham.
Significant Differences between Chatham and Virginia state averages:
- Median house value below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Population density below state average for cities.
- Median age significantly above state average.
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