Chester, Georgia

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Chester, Georgia
Town
Dodge County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Chester Highlighted.svg
Location in Dodge County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°23′42″N83°9′13″W / 32.39500°N 83.15361°W / 32.39500; -83.15361
Country United States
State Georgia
County Dodge
Incorporated (town)1912
Area
[1]
 • Total0.88 sq mi (2.29 km2)
 • Land0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
367 ft (112 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total525
 • Density595.91/sq mi (230.21/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31012
Area code 478
FIPS code 13-15900 [2]
GNIS feature ID0331384 [3]

Chester is a town in Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,596 at the 2010 census, [4] up from 305 in 2000, due to inclusion of Dodge State Prison within the town limits. By 2020, its township population was 525.

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History

The town takes its name from Chester, New York. [5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1902 as the "Town of Chester", with municipal corporate limits extending in a one-mile radius from the Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad depot. [6]

Geography

Chester is located in northern Dodge County at 32°23′42″N83°9′13″W / 32.39500°N 83.15361°W / 32.39500; -83.15361 (32.394965, -83.153610). [7] Georgia State Route 126 passes through the town as Main Street, leading west 13 miles (21 km) to Cochran and southeast 8 miles (13 km) to Cadwell. Georgia State Route 257 joins SR 126 on Main Street through the center of Chester, but leads northeast 7 miles (11 km) to Dexter and southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Empire. Eastman, the Dodge County seat, is 15 miles (24 km) to the south via Chester Highway.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Chester has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.3 km2), all land. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 278—
1920 39742.8%
1930 267−32.7%
1940 2815.2%
1950 31512.1%
1960 37719.7%
1970 4098.5%
1980 4090.0%
1990 1,072162.1%
2000 305−71.5%
2010 1,596423.3%
2020 525−67.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
Chester racial composition as of 2020 [9]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)19036.19%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)31860.57%
Asian 20.38%
Other/Mixed 50.95%
Hispanic or Latino 101.9%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 525 people, 194 households, and 127 families residing in the town.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Chester town, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 22, 2015.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 42. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  6. ↑ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1903. p. 363.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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