Chester, Georgia
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Chester is a town in Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,596 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> up from 305 in 2000, due to inclusion of Dodge State Prison within the town limits. By 2020, its township population was 525.
History
[edit]The town takes its name from Chester, New York.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1902 as the "Town of Chester", with municipal corporate limits extending in a one-mile radius from the Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad depot.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
[edit]Chester is located in northern Dodge County at Template:Coord (32.394965, -83.153610).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> Georgia State Route 126 passes through the town as Main Street, leading west Template:Convert to Cochran and southeast Template:Convert to Cadwell. Georgia State Route 257 joins SR 126 on Main Street through the center of Chester, but leads northeast Template:Convert to Dexter and southwest Template:Convert to Empire. Eastman, the Dodge County seat, is Template:Convert to the south via Chester Highway.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Chester has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
Demographics
[edit]| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 190 | 36.19% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 318 | 60.57% |
| Asian | 2 | 0.38% |
| Other/Mixed | 5 | 0.95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 1.9% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 525 people, 194 households, and 127 families residing in the town.
References
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