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
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyLake
Area
 • Total0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2)
 • Land0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,602 ft (488 m)
Population
 • Total261
 • Density320/sq mi (123.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57016
FIPS code46-11660
GNIS feature ID1254346

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.
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