Chester Township, North Dakota

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Chester Township, North Dakota
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Chester Township
Coordinates: 47°53′22″N97°25′47″W / 47.88944°N 97.42972°W / 47.88944; -97.42972
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota
County Grand Forks
Area
  Total
36.15 sq mi (93.62 km2)
  Land36.15 sq mi (93.62 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
965 ft (294 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
  Total
152
  Density4.21/sq mi (1.62/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
58214 (Arvilla)
58228 (Emerado)
Area code 701
FIPS code 38-13860
GNIS feature ID1036607 [2]

Chester Township is a township in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 152 at the 2020 census.

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The township was possibly named after former U.S. president Chester A. Arthur. [3]

Geography

Chester Township has a total area of 36.145 square miles (93.62 km2), all land. [4]

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there were an estimated 40 households. [5]

References

  1. Chester township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
  2. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  3. "North Dakota Place Names : How North Dakota's Cities & Counties, from Ghost Towns to Boom Towns, Got Their Names". digitalhorizonsonline.org. p. 44. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  4. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2026.