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hreflang="ceb" data-title="Chester (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester,_Massachusetts" title="Chester, Massachusetts – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Chester, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_(Massachusetts)" title="Chester (Massachusetts) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Chester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a 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Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Chester, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Честер (Массачусетс) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Честер (Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Честер (Массачусетс) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Честер (Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" 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data-file-height="193" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hampden_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Chester_highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts"><img alt="Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Hampden_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Chester_highlighted.svg/250px-Hampden_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Chester_highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Hampden_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Chester_highlighted.svg/375px-Hampden_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Chester_highlighted.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Hampden_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Chester_highlighted.svg/500px-Hampden_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Chester_highlighted.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="879" data-file-height="485" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Chester,_Massachusetts&params=42_16_45_N_72_58_45_W_region:US-MA_type:city(1228)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°16′45″N</span> <span class="longitude">72°58′45″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.27917°N 72.97917°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.27917; -72.97917</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Massachusetts" title="List of counties in Massachusetts">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hampden_County,_Massachusetts" title="Hampden County, Massachusetts">Hampden</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Settled</th><td class="infobox-data">1760</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Incorporation_(municipal_government)" class="mw-redirect" title="Incorporation (municipal government)">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1783</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Open_town_meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Open town meeting">Open town meeting</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">37.2 sq mi (96.3 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">36.6 sq mi (94.8 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.6 sq mi (1.5 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">601 ft (183 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,228</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">33/sq mi (13/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-5" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-5">UTC-5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-4" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-4">UTC-4</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">ZIP code</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">01011</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_413" title="Area code 413">413</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">25-13485</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">0619385</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://townofchester.net">townofchester<wbr />.net</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Chester</b> is a <a href="/wiki/New_England_town" title="New England town">town</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hampden_County,_Massachusetts" title="Hampden County, Massachusetts">Hampden County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, United States, situated in <a href="/wiki/Western_Massachusetts" title="Western Massachusetts">Western Massachusetts</a>. It is part of the <a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield</a> <a href="/wiki/Springfield_metropolitan_area,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts">metropolitan statistical area</a>. The town includes the <a href="/wiki/Chester_Factory_Village_Historic_District" title="Chester Factory Village Historic District">Chester Factory Village Historic District</a>. The total population was 1,228 in the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2020_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2020-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chester,_Mass._(2674461854).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Chester%2C_Mass._%282674461854%29.jpg/220px-Chester%2C_Mass._%282674461854%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Chester%2C_Mass._%282674461854%29.jpg/330px-Chester%2C_Mass._%282674461854%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Chester%2C_Mass._%282674461854%29.jpg/440px-Chester%2C_Mass._%282674461854%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1366" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lithograph" class="mw-redirect" title="Lithograph">Lithograph</a> of Chester from 1885 by <a href="/wiki/L.R._Burleigh" class="mw-redirect" title="L.R. Burleigh">L.R. Burleigh</a> with listing of landmarks</figcaption></figure> <p>Most of what is now the towns of <a href="/wiki/Huntington,_Massachusetts" title="Huntington, Massachusetts">Huntington</a> and Chester were sold at auction (along with other parcels) on June 2, 1762, as Plantation Number 9, to William Williams for £1,500.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was incorporated as Murrayfield by the Massachusetts General Court on October 31, 1765. The town’s name was often confused with that of nearby Myrifield, also spelled “Merryfield” (now <a href="/wiki/Rowe,_Massachusetts" title="Rowe, Massachusetts">Rowe, Massachusetts</a>) so the town petitioned the General Court to change its name to “Fairfield”. The General Court chose the name “Chester” instead and passed the act to change its name on February 21, 1783.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Boston_%26_Albany_--_Chester_Station_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Boston_%26_Albany_--_Chester_Station_01.jpg/220px-Boston_%26_Albany_--_Chester_Station_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Boston_%26_Albany_--_Chester_Station_01.jpg/330px-Boston_%26_Albany_--_Chester_Station_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Boston_%26_Albany_--_Chester_Station_01.jpg/440px-Boston_%26_Albany_--_Chester_Station_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>Chester Railroad Station</figcaption></figure> <p>The Western Railroad (later <a href="/wiki/Boston_%26_Albany_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston & Albany Railroad">Boston & Albany Railroad</a>) opened to Chester on May 24, 1841.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1893 the <a href="/wiki/Chester_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Chester disaster">collapse of a railroad bridge in Chester</a> killed 14 people.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Set on the eastern edge of the <a href="/wiki/Berkshires" title="Berkshires">Berkshires</a>, Chester forms the northwestern corner of <a href="/wiki/Hampden_County,_Massachusetts" title="Hampden County, Massachusetts">Hampden County</a>. It is bordered by <a href="/wiki/Huntington,_Massachusetts" title="Huntington, Massachusetts">Huntington</a> on the east, <a href="/wiki/Worthington,_Massachusetts" title="Worthington, Massachusetts">Worthington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Middlefield,_Massachusetts" title="Middlefield, Massachusetts">Middlefield</a> on the north, <a href="/wiki/Becket,_Massachusetts" title="Becket, Massachusetts">Becket</a> on the west, and <a href="/wiki/Blandford,_Massachusetts" title="Blandford, Massachusetts">Blandford</a> on the south. Chester is 21 miles (34 km) southeast of <a href="/wiki/Pittsfield,_Massachusetts" title="Pittsfield, Massachusetts">Pittsfield</a>, 30 miles (48 km) northwest of <a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield</a>, 115 miles (185 km) west of <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, 60 miles (97 km) southeast of <a href="/wiki/Albany,_New_York" title="Albany, New York">Albany, New York</a>, and 150 miles (240 km) northeast of <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>. </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the town has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96.3 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 36.6 square miles (94.8 km<sup>2</sup>) are land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km<sup>2</sup>), or 1.56%, are water.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2010_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2010-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is drained by tributaries of the <a href="/wiki/Westfield_River" title="Westfield River">Westfield River</a>. Many brooks flow into the <a href="/wiki/Westfield_River" title="Westfield River">Westfield</a> throughout Chester. The <a href="/wiki/West_Branch_Westfield_River" class="mw-redirect" title="West Branch Westfield River">West Branch of the Westfield</a> flows through the western and southern parts of town and passes through the <a href="/wiki/Chester_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Chester (CDP), Massachusetts">village of Chester</a>, while the Middle Branch flows through the northern and eastern parts of the town, passing through the villages of North Chester and Dayville. The small village of Chester Center occupies high ground between the two river branches. <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_20_in_Massachusetts" title="U.S. Route 20 in Massachusetts">U.S. Route 20</a> follows the West Branch from the southeastern corner of the town to Chester village, then turns west up the valley of <a href="/wiki/Walker_Brook_(Massachusetts)" title="Walker Brook (Massachusetts)">Walker Brook</a> on its way to the town of Becket. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Temperature_records">Temperature records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Temperature records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 2, 1975, the temperature in Chester rose to 107 °F (42 °C). This remains the hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Massachusetts, along with a similar reading in <a href="/wiki/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts" title="New Bedford, Massachusetts">New Bedford</a> on the same day. On January 12, 1981, the temperature at Chester fell to −35 °F (−37 °C), the coldest temperature ever recorded in Massachusetts. Thus, Chester is only one of three places in the United States which has recorded both of its state's <a href="/wiki/U.S._state_temperature_extremes" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. state temperature extremes">extreme temperatures</a>, the others being <a href="/wiki/Millsboro,_Delaware" title="Millsboro, Delaware">Millsboro, Delaware</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Warsaw,_Missouri" title="Warsaw, Missouri">Warsaw, Missouri</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census"> 1850</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,521</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census"> 1860</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,314</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−13.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census"> 1870</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,253</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−4.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census"> 1880</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,473</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+17.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census"> 1890</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1,295</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−12.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census"> 1900</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,450</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+12.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census"> 1910</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,377</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−5.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census"> 1920</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,302</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−5.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census"> 1930</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,464</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+12.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census"> 1940</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1,284</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−12.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census"> 1950</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,292</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census"> 1960</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,155</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−10.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census"> 1970</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,025</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−11.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census"> 1980</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,123</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+9.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census"> 1990</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1,280</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+14.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census"> 2000</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,308</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census"> 2010</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,337</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census"> 2020</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,228</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−8.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2022</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,220</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.7%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left"><br />Source: <a href="/wiki/United_States_census" title="United States census">United States census</a> records and <a href="/wiki/Population_Estimates_Program" title="Population Estimates Program">Population Estimates Program</a> data.<sup id="cite_ref-2010_Census_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010_Census-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2000-2009_PopulationEstimates_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000-2009_PopulationEstimates-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1990_Census_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1990_Census-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1980_Census_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1980_Census-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1950_Census_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1950_Census-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1920_Census_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1920_Census-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1890_Census_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1890_Census-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1870_Census_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1870_Census-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1860_Census_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1860_Census-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1850_Census_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1850_Census-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PostcardChesterMABirdsEyeView1905.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/PostcardChesterMABirdsEyeView1905.jpg/220px-PostcardChesterMABirdsEyeView1905.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/PostcardChesterMABirdsEyeView1905.jpg/330px-PostcardChesterMABirdsEyeView1905.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/PostcardChesterMABirdsEyeView1905.jpg/440px-PostcardChesterMABirdsEyeView1905.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="380" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of the town in 1905</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Main_Street,_Looking_East,_Chester,_MA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Main_Street%2C_Looking_East%2C_Chester%2C_MA.jpg/220px-Main_Street%2C_Looking_East%2C_Chester%2C_MA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Main_Street%2C_Looking_East%2C_Chester%2C_MA.jpg/330px-Main_Street%2C_Looking_East%2C_Chester%2C_MA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Main_Street%2C_Looking_East%2C_Chester%2C_MA.jpg/440px-Main_Street%2C_Looking_East%2C_Chester%2C_MA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="513" /></a><figcaption>Main Street in 1910</figcaption></figure> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 1,308 people, 500 households, and 360 families residing in the town. The population density was 35.6 inhabitants per square mile (13.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 580 housing units at an average density of 15.8 per square mile (6.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.24% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.15% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.46% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.08% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.31% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 0.76% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 1.30% of the population. </p><p>There were 500 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06. </p><p>In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the town was $43,816, and the median income for a family was $51,932. Males had a median income of $38,083 versus $25,789 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the town was $18,098. About 2.9% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Library">Library</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Chester public library was established in 1894.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In fiscal year 2008, the town of Chester spent 1.04% ($28,512) of its budget on its public library—some $22 per person.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Theater">Theater</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Theater"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chester is home to <a href="/wiki/Chester_Theatre_Company" title="Chester Theatre Company">Chester Theatre Company</a>, a professional summer theater founded in 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rowland_Day" title="Rowland Day">Rowland Day</a>, congressman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Shepard_(surgeon)" title="David Shepard (surgeon)">Capt. David Shepard</a>, American doctor and soldier; an early proponent of inoculation to prevent smallpox</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gateway_Regional_School_District_(Massachusetts)" title="Gateway Regional School District (Massachusetts)">Gateway Regional School District (Massachusetts)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Census_2020-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Census_2020_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2501313485">"Census - Geography Profile: Chester town, Hampden County, Massachusetts"</a>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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