Editing Chester Township, Otsego County, Michigan

{{hatnote|For other places in Michigan named Chester Township, see [[Chester Township, Michigan (disambiguation)]].}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Chester Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Chester Township (Otsego), MI.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Chester Township Hall
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = right<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Chester Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Chester Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego County]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Bonny Miller
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Melissa Szymanski
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1888

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 178.04
| area_land_km2      = 174.98
| area_water_km2     = 3.06
| area_total_sq_mi   = 68.74
| area_land_sq_mi    = 67.56
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.18

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1300
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 386
| elevation_ft       = 1266
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|55|25|N|84|32|26|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49735 ([[Gaylord, Michigan|Gaylord]])<br>49751 ([[Charlton Township, Michigan|Johannesburg]])·
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-15280<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626072<ref>{{gnis|1626072}}</ref>
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Chester Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,300 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Chester_township,_Otsego_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2613715280 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''Farrar Landing''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located on the township line with [[Otsego Lake Township, Michigan|Otsego Lake Township]] along Chub Creek at {{coord|44.8766800|-84.6044701|format=dms}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617552|Farrar Landing, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Lower Chub Landing''' is an unincorporated community located within the township along Chub Creek at {{coord|44.8908464|-84.5844692|format=dms}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617690|Lower Chub Landing, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Whites Landing''' is an unincorporated community located within the township at {{coord|44.9072350|-84.5725242|format=dms}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617942|Whites Landing, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|68.74|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|67.56|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|1.18|sqmi|km2|2}} (1.72%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,265 people, 481 households, and 370 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|18.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 858 housing units at an average density of {{convert|12.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 99.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.08% of the population.

There were 481 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,368, and the median income for a family was $47,011. Males had a median income of $34,286 versus $20,302 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,479.  About 4.9% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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{{Otsego County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Otsego County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1888]]
[[Category:1888 establishments in Michigan]]