Chester
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small rural city in Chester County, South Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Carolina
- County
- Chester
- Type
- Council
- Total
- 3.31 sq mi (8.56 km )
- Land
- 3.31 sq mi (8.56 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 535 ft (163 m)
- Density
- 1,593.9/sq mi (615.42/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Area codes
- 803, 839
- Fips code
- 45-14095
- Website
- www .chestersc .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Chester
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Chester County
- Population
- 5269
- Area
- 8.462
- Elevation
- 163
- Capital of
- Chester County
- Official website
- www.chestersc.org
- Image
- Chester - Chester County Court House 01.jpg
- Households
- 2287
- Dialing code
- 803
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- Commons category
- Chester, South Carolina
- postal code
- 29706
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Chester, South Carolina
- per capita income
- 17644
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Chester is a small rural city in Chester County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Chester had a population of 5,269. It is the county seat of Chester County. The community was segregated. Many African Americans, including the principal and teachers at Finley School, lived in East Chester.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chester” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.