Chester, Minnesota

Chester is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. It is located immediately east of Rochester along U.S. Highway 14 near Olmsted County Roads 19 and 119. Chester Woods Park is nearby.

Chester
Unincorporated community
Chester Town Hall
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Coordinates: 44°00′25″N 92°20′43″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Olmsted
Township	Marion Township
Elevation	1,138 ft (347 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55904
Area code	507
GNIS feature ID	641148[1]

Chester was an early station outside Rochester, Minnesota, from which it took its name.^[2] At some point in the late 1800s or early 1900s, this station was renamed to Haverhill, the township just to the north of Marion Township, perhaps to avoid confusion with Rochester.^[3]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	59		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]