Chester | |
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| Nickname: Home of Popeye | |
 Location of Chester in Randolph County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
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| Coordinates: 37°54′50″N 89°49′23″W / 37.91389°N 89.82306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Randolph |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tom Page |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.82 sq mi (15.08 km2) |
| • Land | 5.81 sq mi (15.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,640 |
| • Density | 1,173.61/sq mi (453.14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62233 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-13139 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393819[2] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Chester, Illinois |
| Website | www |
Chester is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois, United States,[3] on a bluff above the Mississippi River. The population was 7,640 at the 2020 census.[4] It lies 61 miles (98 km) south of St. Louis, Missouri.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chester, Illinois
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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