Chester, South Carolina
Location of Chester, South Carolina
Coordinates: 34°42′20″N 81°12′42″W / 34.70556, -81.21167
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Chester
Government
- Type	Council-Manager
- Mayor	Mitchell B. Foster
Area
- Total	3.2 sq mi (8.2 km²)
- Land	3.2 sq mi (8.2 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	535 ft (163 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	6,476
- Density	2,042.8/sq mi (788.7/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	29706
Area code(s)	803
FIPS code	45-14095[1]
GNIS feature ID	1247275[2]

Chester is a city in Chester County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 6,476 at the 2000 census and center of an urban cluster with a total population of 11,140. It is the county seat of Chester County^[3].

Geography

Chester is located at 34°42′20″N, 81°12′42″W (34.705553, -81.211638)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km²), all of it land.

Notable natives

• Allison Feaster - Basketball player in the WNBA, French citizen since 2004
• Maurice Morris - National Football League running back
• Sheldon Brown - National Football League corner back

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 6,476 people, 2,465 households, and 1,639 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,042.8 people per square mile (788.8/km²). There were 2,774 housing units at an average density of 875.0/sq mi (337.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 62.26% African American, 36.37% White, 0.15% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 2,465 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.4% were married couples living together, 26.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,518, and the median income for a family was $32,973. Males had a median income of $27,321 versus $20,802 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,386. About 16.4% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.3% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

Chester is the center of an urban cluster with a total population of 11,140 (2000 census).

Trivia

• Two Major League Baseball players were born in Chester...pitchers Freddy Sale (1902) and Ed Durham (1907).

• The TV miniseries Chiefs, based on the novel by Stuart Woods was filmed in Chester in 1983.

References

External links

• City of Chester
• From Raw Cotton to Cloth - a photo essay and short video documentary inside the Springs Katherine Plant in Chester, SC.

• Chester, South Carolina is at coordinates 34°42′20″N 81°12′42″W / 34.705553, -81.211638 (Chester, South Carolina)Coordinates: 34°42′20″N 81°12′42″W / 34.705553, -81.211638 (Chester, South Carolina)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Chester County, South Carolina
County seat: Chester
City	Chester
Towns	Fort Lawn | Great Falls | Lowrys | Richburg
CDPs	Eureka Mill | Gayle Mill

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