Chester, South Dakota

Chester is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, South Dakota, United States.[3] The population was 261 as of the 2010 census.[2] Chester has been assigned the ZIP code of 57016.

Chester, South Dakota
Census-designated place
Chester Location in South Dakota Chester Location in the United States
Coordinates: 43°53′42″N 96°55′34″W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Lake
Area [1]
• Total	0.81 sq mi (2.11 km^2)
• Land	0.81 sq mi (2.11 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation	1,602 ft (488 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	261
• Density	320/sq mi (123.5/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	57016
FIPS code	46-11660
GNIS feature ID	1254346

History

Chester was laid out in 1905, and named after Chester Township.[4]

Geography

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.[1] 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.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Chester CDP, South Dakota". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
3. "Chester". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
4. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 30.

External links

• Chester Area Schools