Chester, South Dakota

Chester is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, South Dakota, United States.^[2] The population was 257 as of the 2020 census.^[4] Chester has been assigned the ZIP code of 57016.

Chester, South Dakota
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 43°53′59″N 96°55′40″W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Lake
Area [1]
• Total	0.82 sq mi (2.11 km2)
• Land	0.82 sq mi (2.11 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,595 ft (486 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	257
• Density	314.95/sq mi (121.60/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	57016
FIPS code	46-11660
GNIS feature ID	2584549[2]

History

Chester was laid out in 1905, and named after Chester Township.^[5]

Geography

Chester is in the southeast corner of Lake County, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Brant Lake and 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Madison, the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Chester CDP has an area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all land.^[6] Skunk Creek, the outlet of Brant Lake, forms the western edge of the community and flows south to the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls.

Near Chester is Buffalo Slough, a National Natural Landmark.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	257		—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Education

It is in the Chester School District 39-1.^[9]