Chester, Georgia

Chester is a town in Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,596 at the 2010 census, up from 305 in 2000, due to inclusion of Dodge State Prison within the town limits. By 2020, its township population was 525.

History
The town takes its name from Chester, New York. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1902 as the "Town of Chester", with municipal corporate limits extending in a one-mile radius from the Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad depot.

Geography
Chester is located in northern Dodge County at 32.395°N, -83.15361°W (32.394965, -83.153610). Georgia State Route 126 passes through the town as Main Street, leading west 13 mi to Cochran and southeast 8 mi to Cadwell. Georgia State Route 257 joins SR 126 on Main Street through the center of Chester, but leads northeast 7 mi to Dexter and southwest 9 mi to Empire. Eastman, the Dodge County seat, is 15 mi to the south via Chester Highway.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Chester has a total area of 2.3 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 525 people, 194 households, and 127 families residing in the town.