Chester
A city in Hancock County, West Virginia — population 2,313 as of 2020.
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News in Chester
The Morgan Messenger
September 29
Local Mountain Mama Quilters award Quilt of Valor # 500
The Mountain Mama Quilters Quilt of Valor Group #24479 in Berkeley Springs awarded Albert Beyner a Quilt of Valor in Chester, West Virginia on Saturday, September 12. His is the 500th quilt that has been made by this local group since they formed. Leader Dottie O’Toole met…
Community Groups & OrganizationsIn and around Chester
See & do
- Chester City Park Badgley Pavillion
- East Liverpool Yacht Club
- James F. Murray House
- Lynn Murray Memorial Library
- Rock Springs Park
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Chester by the numbers
Population
2,313Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 1 sq mi (2.59 km²)
- Median age
- 52.8
- Households
- 1,135
- Persons per household
- 1.9
- Median household income
- $56,607
- Median house value
- $112,000
Municipal office
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 600 INDIANA AVE, CHESTER, WV 26034