Chester, South Dakota

Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States

Chester, South Dakota

Census-designated place

Chester

Location in South Dakota

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Chester

Location in the United States

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Coordinates: 43°53′59″N 96°55′40″W﻿ / ﻿43.89972°N 96.92778°W﻿ / 43.89972; -96.92778
Country| United States
State| South Dakota
County| Lake
Area

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• Total

| 0.82 sq mi (2.11 km2)
• Land| 0.82 sq mi (2.11 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

[2]

| 1,595 ft (486 m)
Population

(2020)[3]

• Total

| 257
• Density| 314.95/sq mi (121.60/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

57016

FIPS code| 46-11660
GNIS feature ID| 2584549[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

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

## Geography

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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

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 257| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

## References

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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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* Chester Area Schools

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Municipalities and communities of Lake County, South Dakota, United States

County seat: Madison

City|

* Brant Lake
* Madison

Towns|

* Nunda
* Ramona

Village|

* Wentworth

CDPs|

* Brant Lake South
* Chester
* Graceville Colony
* Lake Madison
* Rustic Acres Colony
* Winfred

Other
communities|

* Junius
* Rutland

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