Chester, South Dakota

Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States
43°53′59″N 96°55′40″W / 43.89972°N 96.92778°W / 43.89972; -96.92778CountryUnited StatesStateSouth DakotaCountyLakeArea • Total0.82 sq mi (2.11 km2) • Land0.82 sq mi (2.11 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation1,595 ft (486 m)Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total257 • Density314.95/sq mi (121.60/km2)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
57016
FIPS code46-11660GNIS feature ID2584549[2]

Chester is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, South Dakota, United States.[2] The population was 257 as of the 2020 census.[4] Chester has been assigned the ZIP code of 57016.

History

Chester was laid out in 1905, and named after Chester Township.[5]

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.[6] 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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020257—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chester, South Dakota
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Chester CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 30.
  6. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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