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Census Data for Chester

As far as we can tell, Chester has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Chester, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Spring Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Fountain City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Richmond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Whitewater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitewater is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
  • New Paris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greens Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hollansburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
  • Boston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • New Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Eldorado
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Continue List   (311 more) ...
    • Economy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Economy is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Pennville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pennville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
    • Palestine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

Wayne County ...

Chester is located in Wayne County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Wayne County.

Miscellaneous Information for Chester ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Wayne County or the community of Chester:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Chester:
    • GNIS ID for Chester: 432449
    • GNIS ID for Wayne County: 450336
    • GNIS ID for State of Indiana: 448508
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 18 (Indiana)
    • County Code: 177 (Wayne County)
    • Place Code: 12340 (Chester)
    • State & County Code: 18/177 (Indiana / Wayne County)
    • State & Place Code: 18/12340 (Indiana / Chester)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Chester is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Chester.

Footnotes ...

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<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.