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The town grew rapidly as a place for railroad employees to live and do business.<ref>http://cityofchaffee.com/chf_wp/?page_id=2</ref> Already by 1912, it had a population of about 2,000 and could boast of electric lighting, a prominent hotel, and two factories.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=G-AlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA392#v=onepage&q=chaffee&f=false</ref> Various textile manufacturing enterprises sustained Chaffee after the railroad declined in importance; however, their closure in recent years has left the town's economic future in doubt.
The town grew rapidly as a place for railroad employees to live and do business.<ref>http://cityofchaffee.com/chf_wp/?page_id=2</ref> Already by 1912, it had a population of about 2,000 and could boast of electric lighting, a prominent hotel, and two factories.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=G-AlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA392#v=onepage&q=chaffee&f=false</ref> Various textile manufacturing enterprises sustained Chaffee after the railroad declined in importance; however, their closure in recent years has left the town's economic future in doubt.
==Geography==
Chaffee is located near the northwestern edge of Scott County, near the border with Cape Girardeau County. It lies about 13 miles southwest of [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri|Cape Girardeau]], and eight miles north of [[Oran, Missouri|Oran]]. Its exact coordinates are 37°10’47”N, 89°39’34”W. Missouri State Highway 77 is the main road running through town.
The city has a total land area of 1.85 square miles, and an average elevation of 338 feet.<ref>http://www.scottcountymo.com/communitiesDetail.php?Chaffee-4</ref> It is mostly located on flat bottomlands, though the hills of Crowley's Ridge rise just to the east.
Like most of Southeast Missouri, Chaffee has a humid subtropical climate, resulting in hot summers and cool winters with abundant rainfall. The average temperature ranges between 32°F in January and 79°F in July. Annual precipitation averages about 46 inches.<ref>http://www.city-data.com/city/Chaffee-Missouri.html</ref>