Chester, Arkansas | |
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Entrance sign to Chester
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Location in Crawford County and the state of Arkansas |
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Coordinates: 35°40′48″N 94°10′34″W / 35.68000°N 94.17611°WCoordinates: 35°40′48″N 94°10′34″W / 35.68000°N 94.17611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Crawford |
Area | |
• Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
• Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 159 |
• Density | 198/sq mi (76.2/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 72934 |
Area code(s) | 479 |
FIPS code | 05-13570 |
GNIS feature ID | 0071128 |
Chester is a town in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 Census the population was 159. The population was 99 at the 2000 census.
Chester is located at 35°40′48″N 94°10′34″W / 35.68000°N 94.17611°W (35.679917, -94.175992).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 99 people, 35 households, and 26 families residing in the town. The population density was 76.4/km² (197.1/mi²). There were 46 housing units at an average density of 35.5/km² (91.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.90% White and 10.10% Native American. 2.02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 35 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.15.