Chester, South Dakota
Chester, South Dakota | |
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  Chester Location in South Dakota  Chester Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′42″N 96°55′34″W / 43.89500°N 96.92611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2) |
| • Land | 0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,602 ft (488 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 261 |
| • Density | 320/sq mi (123.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 57016 |
| FIPS code | 46-11660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1254346 |
Chester is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, South Dakota, United States.[3] The population was 261 as of the 2010 census.[2] Chester has been assigned the ZIP code of 57016.
History
Chester was laid out in 1905, and named after Chester Township.[4]
Geography
Chester is in the southeast corner of Lake County, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Brant Lake and 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Madison, the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Chester CDP has an area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.[1] Skunk Creek, the outlet of Brant Lake, forms the western edge of the community and flows south to the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls.
References
- ^ a b "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Chester CDP, South Dakota". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "Chester". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 30.
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