Profile for Chester, New York, NY

Birthplace of Philadelphia Cream Cheese

The village straddles the towns of Chester and Goshen.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 6. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.7 per 1,000 people.

Nearby parks & recreation: Goosepond Mountain State Park

Historic sites and museums: 1915 Erie Railroad Station Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Chester

Cemeteries (26)

Communities (13)

Hotels (4)

Libraries (5)

Museums (2)

Wineries (2)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Chester demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Orange County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Newburgh area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 10918 ZIP code.

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• Orange County government

13% of Chester residents report German ancestry, and 22% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Chester ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Chester
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• Orange County Ancestry forum
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Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - NY data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Chester business guide
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• Crime in Orange County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Americans with Disabilities Act
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Chester was $24,960, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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24% of Chester residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Post history questions in Orange County genealogy forum

Median rent in Chester, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $754.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,475.

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Libraries in Chester include Chester Public Library ... View libraries

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Orange 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 38 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Chester include Holiday Inn.

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