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Population (year 2000): 6,476. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,199 (-4.3% change)
Males: 3,033 (46.8%), Females: 3,443 (53.2%)
Chester County
Zip code:
29706
Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $27,518 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,400 (year 2000)
Races in Chester:
- Black (62.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (36.1%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (10.2%), Irish (5.2%),
English (2.3%), German (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).
Elevation: 549 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chester
- High school or higher: 66.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 10.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chester city
- Never married: 32.6%
- Now married: 43.5%
- Separated: 4.5%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 8.5%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -859 (-11.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Chester:
- CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL (1 MEDICAL PARK
DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Chester:
- PIEDMONT MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITAITON HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
ROCK HILL, SC)
- FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
WINNSBORO, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chester:
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 40 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 54 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 62 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chester:
- CHESTER MUNI (about 6 miles; CHESTER, SC; ID: 9A6)
- ROCK HILL/YORK CO/BRYANT FIELD (about 23 miles; ROCK
HILL, SC; ID: UZA)
- LANCASTER COUNTY-MC WHIRTER FIELD (about 26 miles;
LANCASTER, SC; ID: LKR)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chester:
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 20 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 44 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,473)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; BOILING
SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 49 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
Public high schools in Chester:
- CHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 944;
Location: 1330 J. A. COCHRAN BY PASS; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CHESTER COUNTY CAREER CENTER (Location: 1324
J. A. COCHRAN BY PASS; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Chester:
- CHESTER PARK COMPLEX (Students: 2,307;
Location: 835 LANCASTER HWY; Grades: PK - 05)
- CHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 953;
Location: 1014 MCCANDLESS ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CHESTER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF LITERACY AND
TEC (Location: 835 LANCASTER HIGHWAY; Grades: 03 -
05)
- CHESTER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
(Location: 835 LANCASTER HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 02)
Private primary/middle school in Chester:
- MT OLIVE COMMUNITY KINDERGARTE (Students: 15;
Location: 176 CENTER STREET P O BOX 123; Grades: PK -
KG)
Library in Chester:
- CHESTER COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$588,332; Location: 100 CENTER STREET; 73,811 books;
4,477 audio materials; 1,125 video materials; 134 serial
subscriptions)
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