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Chester

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Also known as Chester, Illinois, Chester, IL

city in Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Illinois
County
Randolph
Total
5.82 sq mi (15.08 km )
Land
5.81 sq mi (15.04 km )
Water
0.015 sq mi (0.04 km )
Elevation
627 ft (191 m)
Density
1,173.6/sq mi (453.14/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst
UTC-5 ( CDT )
Fips code
17-13139
Website
www .chesterill .com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
county seat
Official name
Chester
Located in
Randolph County
Population
6814
Area
15.087592
Elevation
206
Body of water
Mississippi River
Capital of
Randolph County
Official website
www.chesterill.com
Image
Chester building (Chester, Illinois) 01.jpg
Households
2195
Dialing code
618
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Commons category
Chester, Illinois
postal code
62233
category of associated people
Category:People from Chester, Illinois
inception
1829-01-01
P8168
Podora
water as percent of area
0.2747
per capita income
18069
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Encyclopedic overview

Chester is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois, United States, on a bluff above the Mississippi River. The population was 7,640 at the 2020 census. It lies 61 miles (98 km) south of St. Louis, Missouri.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chester” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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