Chester, Vermont Chester, Vermont Location in Windsor County and the state of Vermont.
Location in Windsor County and the state of Vermont.
Chester, Vermont is positioned in the US Chester, Vermont - Chester, Vermont Chester is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States.
The town was originally chartered by New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth as Flamstead in 1754. The terms of the charter were not met and the town was re-chartered as New Flamstead in 1761. In 1766, a patent was issued by New York that changed the name of the town to Chester, after George Augustus Frederick, the Earl of Chester and the eldest son of King George III. Later, the governing authority of Chester reverted to the 1761 charter by an act of the Vermont legislature, although it left the name "Chester" in place.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 55.9 square miles (144.9 km2), of which 55.7 square miles (144.2 km2) is territory and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), or 0.46%, is water. As of the census of 2010, 3,154 citizens resided in Chester, with 1,793 housing units. In 2010, Chester had 510 inhabitants 14 years old and younger; 205 15 to 19; 277 20 to 29; 298 ages 30 to 39; and 418 ages 40 to 49.
Our 0-49 age group makes up 53.2% of the Chester population.
Like most Vermont towns, Chester is dominantly white (3,076 of 3,154).
Chester is 97.5% white (down slightly from 98.8%) while Vermont as a whole is 95.3% white.
Chester's non-Caucasian population, however, has more than doubled, from 38 inhabitants in 2000 to 78 in 2010.
The Native America/Alaskan populace has risen from 3 in 2000 to 16 in 2010, while Chester's Asian populace has risen from 7 to 15 and its Hispanic populace interval from 21 in 2000 to 35 in 2010.
Chester hosts The Chester Fall Festival on the Green in September, and the Winter Carnival in February. Chester is famous for its Stone Village Historic District and Chester Village Historic District.
Both districts are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Stone Village section is positioned along Vermont Route 103 in North Chester, athwart the Williams River from Chester Center.
The Chester Factory Village has homes that were assembled between 1750-1924, and contains Victorian, Colonial Revival and Federal style architecture.
Chester Village Historic District Roughly bounded by Lovers Lane Brook, Maple St., Williams River, Middle Branch & Lovers Lane (added September 8, 1985) The Chester Telegraph, an online newspaper, is based in Chester, and was established in 2011.
Anna Dewdney, children's book author; lived in Chester until her death in September 2016 In 2011 and 2012, Chester inhabitants gained notoriety for their fight against a proposed Dollar General store.
The Chester Telegraph veiled the issue, which was also picked up statewide by Vermont Public Radio and The New York Times. In February 2014, the Vermont Environmental Court ruled that a Dollar General could be assembled in Chester. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Chester town, Windsor County, Vermont".
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