Chester County, Tennessee

Chester County
Chester County
County
	Chester County Courthouse in Henderson, 2003
	Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
	Tennessee's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 35°26′N 88°37′W / 35.43°N 88.61°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Founded	1882
Named for	Robert Chester
Seat	Henderson
Largest city	Henderson
Area
• Total	286 sq mi (740 km2)
• Land	286 sq mi (740 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.08%
Population (2020)
• Total	17,341
• Density	60/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	chestercountytn.org

Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,341.^[2] Its county seat is Henderson.^[3] The county was created in 1879 and organized in 1882.^[1]^[4] Chester County is included in the Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

^ ^a ^b Tara Mitchell Mielnik, "Chester County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: June 23, 2013.
^ "Census - Geography Profile: Chester County, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Tennessee: Individual County Chronologies". Tennessee Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2015.