page_title: Chapin, South Carolina
hierarchical_section_title: Chapin, South Carolina
caption_attribution_description: English: Town Hall in Chapin, South Carolina, United States.
context_page_description: Chapin, popularly known as the capital of Lake Murray, is a small lake-town located at the northern tip of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. Lake Murray separates Chapin from the rest of Lexington County. The population of Chapin was 1,445 according to the 2010 census, however, the population of the area with a Chapin mailing address, which is all known as Chapin by local people, is 6,742.
  Chapin is located approximately 22 miles northwest of Columbia and many people commute there for work; however, the town is considered fringe rural by the US postal service. Chapin was founded by Martin Chapin in 1889. The following year, the railroad was built to connect Chapin to Columbia and other major regions.
  The town government is set up in the Mayor-Council form and the current Chapin mayor is David W. Knight. Chapin has four public schools in the area; the first Chapin school was built in 1924. Lake Murray is the main attraction to Chapin and provides recreational boaters with water-related entertainment.
context_section_description: Chapin, popularly known as the capital of Lake Murray, is a small lake-town located at the northern tip of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. Lake Murray separates Chapin from the rest of Lexington County. The population of Chapin was 1,445 according to the 2010 census, however, the population of the area with a Chapin mailing address, which is all known as Chapin by local people, is 6,742.
  Chapin is located approximately 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Columbia and many people commute there for work; however, the town is considered fringe rural by the US postal service. Chapin was founded by Martin Chapin in 1889. The following year, the railroad was built to connect Chapin to Columbia and other major regions. 
  The town government is set up in the Mayor-Council form and the current Chapin mayor is David W. Knight.  Chapin has four public schools in the area; the first Chapin school was built in 1924. Lake Murray is the main attraction to Chapin and provides recreational boaters with water-related entertainment.
caption: Town Hall
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