Chester is a town in Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,596 at the 2010 census, up from 305 in 2000, due to inclusion of Dodge State Prison within the town limits. By 2020, its township population was 525.
History The town takes its name from Chester, New York. 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.
Geography
Chester is located in northern Dodge County at (32.394965, -83.153610). Georgia State Route 126 passes through the town as Main Street, leading west to Cochran and southeast to Cadwell. Georgia State Route 257 joins SR 126 on Main Street through the center of Chester, but leads northeast to Dexter and southwest to Empire. Eastman, the Dodge County seat, is to the south via Chester Highway.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Chester has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +Chester town, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)16560619054.10%37.97%36.19%Black or African American alone (NH)13691931844.59%57.58%60.57%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0100.00%0.06%0.00%Asian alone (NH)0320.00%0.19%0.38%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0100.00%0.06%0.00%Other race alone (NH)2000.66%0.00%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)2850.66%0.50%0.95%Hispanic or Latino (any race)058100.00%3.63%1.90%Total3051,596525 100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 525 people, 194 households, and 127 families residing in the town.
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