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Chester is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 17,890 at the 2000 census. A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ...
Chesterfield County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area Ranked 35th - Total 42,774 sq mi (110,785 km²) - Width 200 miles (320 km) - Length 430 miles (690 km) - % water 7. ...
Chester's original "downtown" was is defined by being a stop on the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad. The Chester Station was the scene of a battle during the American Civil War. Chester today is a bedroom community along State Route 10. Recent commercial development in Chester has emerged at the sprawling intersection of SR 10 and U.S. Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) near the on-ramp to Interstate 95. Richmond and Petersburg Railroad was chartered in 1836 and opened in 1838. ...
Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...
Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey A bedroom community, dormitory town, or commuter town is a community that is primarily residential in character, with most of its workers commuting to a nearby town or city to earn their livelihood. ...
State Route 10 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia, running between Richmond and Suffolk. ...
Sprawl; please see: urban sprawl (also called suburban sprawl) For the metropolitan region stretching from Boston to Atlanta in William Gibsons fiction, see The Sprawl. ...
U.S. Route 1 in Virginia runs north-south through South Hill, Petersburg, Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria (where it is known as Richmond Highway) on its way from North Carolina to the 14th Street Bridge into the District of Columbia. ...
Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway was named for Jefferson Davis (1808-1889). ...
I-95 south coming off the old Woodrow Wilson Bridge Interstate 95 runs 179 miles through Virginia. ...
Geography
Chester is located at 37°21′12″N, 77°26′9″W (37.353449, -77.435767)GR1. Image File history File links VAMap-doton-Chester. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 34.0 km² (13.1 mi²). 33.6 km² (13.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.92%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 17,890 people, 6,727 households, and 5,119 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 531.7/km² (1,377.1/mi²). There were 6,951 housing units at an average density of 206.6/km² (535.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.28% White, 13.43% African American, 0.44% Native American, 2.16% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.05% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.06% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 6,727 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.04. “Spouse†redirects here. ...
In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,171, and the median income for a family was $60,632. Males had a median income of $44,167 versus $30,295 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,258. About 6.5% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
Local Media Chester is served by the local newspaper The Village News, which has a circulation of approximately 10,000, and is distributed at 230 locations in the area. The paper was first published in 1998. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
Education Chester is served by Chesterfield County Public Schools. // Bellwood Elementary School Bensley Elementary School Beulah Elementary School Bon Air Elementary School Chalkley Elementary School Clover Hill Elementary School Crenshaw Elementary School Crestwood Elementary School Curtis Elementary School Davis Elementary School Ecoff Elementary School Enon Elementary School Ettrick Elementary School Evergreen Elementary School Falling Creek Elementary School Gates Elementary...
Schools include Thomas Dale High School, L.C. Bird High School, Carver Middle School and Chester Middle School. Thomas Dale High School has a student body count of approximately 2,600 students. ...
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See also Federal earthworks at Bermuda Hundred The Bermuda Hundred Campaign was a series of battles fought at the town of Bermuda Hundred, outside Richmond, Virginia, during May 1864 in the American Civil War. ...
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