What is "chatom"

Population (2000): 1193
Housing Units (2000): 523
Land area (2000): 10.875235 sq. miles (28.166729 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 10.875235 sq. miles (28.166729 sq. km)
FIPS code: 14008
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 31.461656 N, 88.248051 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 36518
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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