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Welcome to Chester County ...

Time Zone: Chester County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Henderson is the Seat for Chester County.

Chester County was founded in 1879. Chester was created by taking area from Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy and Madison Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Chester had a population of 17,297 people. This is an increase of 0.6% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,194 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chester represented 0.27% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Chester County:

  • Enville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Enville is located in Chester County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Henderson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Milledgeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Milledgeville is located in Chester County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Silerton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Silerton is located in Chester County (TN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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