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Population (year 2000): 12,140. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,287 (+9.4% change)
Males: 6,409 (52.8%), Females: 5,731 (47.2%)
Orange County
Zip code:
10918
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $69,280 (year 2000)
Median house value: $173,300 (year 2000)
Races in Chester:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.6%)
- Hispanic (10.1%)
- Black (6.6%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Asian Indian (1.1%)
- Chinese (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (24.0%), Italian (22.5%),
German (15.2%), Polish (8.7%), English (4.4%), United States
(3.0%).
Elevation: 460 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chester
- High school or higher: 86.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
- Unemployed: 14.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 43.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chester town
- Never married: 25.8%
- Now married: 63.3%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 4.1%
- Divorced: 5.6%
7.0% Foreign born (3.4% Europe, 2.1% Asia, 1.0%
Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Chester:
- ARDEN HILL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; GOSHEN, NY)
- ST ANTHONY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
WARWICK, NY)
- MID HUDSON FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC CTR (about 10 miles;
NEW HAMPTON, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chester:
- STEWART INT'L (about 16 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID:
SWF)
- DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 33 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY;
ID: POU)
- TETERBORO (about 39 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chester:
- WARWICK MUNI (about 6 miles; WARWICK, NY; ID: N72)
- RANDALL (about 9 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; ID: 06N)
- ORANGE COUNTY (about 10 miles; MONTGOMERY, NY; ID:
MGJ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chester:
- ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles;
MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
- ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SUFFERN,
NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
- UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 21 miles; WEST
POINT, NY; FT enrollment: 4,088)
- RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 21 miles;
MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 29
miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ (about 30 miles; NEW PALTZ,
NY; FT enrollment: 6,334)
- PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)
Public high school in Chester:
- CHESTER JSHS (Students: 430; Location: 3
MAPLE AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Chester:
- CHESTER ES (Students: 549; Location: 2
HERBERT DR; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Chester:
- CHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$328,870; Location: 1784 KINGS HIGHWAY; 47,109 books;
1,470 audio materials; 1,476 video materials; 110 serial
subscriptions)
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