Chester, South Carolina

Chester, South Carolina
Chester, South Carolina
City
	Chester County Courthouse, built in 1852
	Seal
	Nickname(s): The Picture Perfect City; The Little City on the Big Hill
	Motto: "At The Center Of It All"
	Location of Chester, South Carolina
	Coordinates: 34°42′20″N 81°12′42″W / 34.70556°N 81.21167°W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Chester
Government
• Type	Council
• Mayor	Carlos Williams
Area
• Total	3.31 sq mi (8.56 km2)
• Land	3.31 sq mi (8.56 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	541 ft (165 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	5,269
• Density	1,593.77/sq mi (615.42/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	29706
Area code(s)	803, 839
FIPS code	45-14095
GNIS feature ID	1247275
Website	www.chestersc.org

Chester is a small rural city in Chester County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,607 at the 2010 census,^[5] down from 6,476 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Chester County.^[6] The community was segregated. Many African Americans, including the principal and teachers at Finley School, lived in East Chester.^[7]

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chester, South Carolina
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Chester city, South Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ nationalregister.sc.gov/SurveyReports/HC12001.pdf

[TigerWebMapServer-1] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

[GR3-2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chester, South Carolina

[USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-3] Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR2-4] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[Census_2010-5] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Chester city, South Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2015.

[GR6-6] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[7] tionalregister.sc.gov/SurveyReports/HC12001.pdf

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