Chester Township, Wells County, Indiana

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Chester Township
Township
Map highlighting Chester Township, Wells County, Indiana.svg
Location in Wells County
Coordinates: 40°36′25″N85°16′07″W / 40.60694°N 85.26861°W / 40.60694; -85.26861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wells
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total35.79 sq mi (92.7 km2)
 • Land35.62 sq mi (92.3 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.47%
Elevation
866 ft (264 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total954
 • Density27/sq mi (10/km2)
ZIP codes
46759, 46781, 46792, 47359
GNIS feature ID 453199

Chester Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 954 (up from 936 at 2010 [2] [3] ) and it contained 379 housing units. [1]

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.79 square miles (92.7 km2), of which 35.62 square miles (92.3 km2) (or 99.53%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) (or 0.47%) is water. [2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Miller and Snow.

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

History

Chester Township is home to the 5 Points School. It was built in 1876 and served as a school periodically through the late 1930s. It also served as a Grange Hall and many other community meetings were held here. [4] While the 5 Points School stands to this day, its successor the Chester Center School, which was built in 1923, was demolished 43 years later in 1966 after the districts in southern Wells County were consolidated.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census Bureau profile: Chester Township, Wells County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  4. ↑ https://m.facebook.com/pg/FivePointsSchool/about/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1 [ user-generated source ]
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