Profile for Chester, Illinois, IL
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Chester is a township in Logan County, in the Lincoln metro area. [NOTE: This is not the only community in Illinois named Chester. For links to other places called Chester, IL, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Chester is 40.092N. The longitude is -89.313W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 604 feet.The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 723.
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$51,417National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Chester demographic reports
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37% of Chester residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Chester ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Chester was $20,345, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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12% of Chester residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Chester, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $313. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $861.
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Logan County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Chester political report.
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The average commute time for Chester workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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