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| Chester, Pennsylvania | |
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 Location in Delaware County and the state of Pennsylvania. |
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.svg) Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 39°50′50″N 75°22′22″W / 39.84722°N 75.37278°WCoordinates: 39°50′50″N 75°22′22″W / 39.84722°N 75.37278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| Founded | 1682 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thaddeus Kirkland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.00 sq mi (15.55 km2) |
| • Land | 4.83 sq mi (12.52 km2) |
| • Water | 1.17 sq mi (3.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 33,972 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 33,988 |
| • Density | 7,032.48/sq mi (2,715.05/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 19013 |
| Area code(s) | 484, 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-045-13208 |
| FIPS code | 42-13208 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1171694 |
| Website | www |
| Designated | October 13, 1947 |
 Chester, A City Working on a New Narrative, 43:46, Grapple, Keystone Crossroads |
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 33,972 at the 2010 census. Incorporated in 1682, Chester sits on the western bank of the Delaware River between the cities of Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware.
The Indian tribe that owned the land where Chester now stands were the Okehockings, removed by order of Willian Penn in 1702 to other lands in Chester County. The original Indian name of Chester was Mecoponaca.
The first European settlers in the area were Swedes. They called the settlement that became Chester first "Finlandia" (the Latin name for Finland), then "Upland" (see the Swedish province of Uppland and the borough of Upland). They built Fort Mecoponacka in 1641 to defend the settlement.
By 1682, Upland was the most populous town of the new Province of Pennsylvania. On October 27, the ship Welcome arrived at the town, bearing William Penn on his first visit to the province. Penn renamed the settlement for the English city of Chester.
Chester served as the county seat for Chester County, which then stretched from the Delaware River to the Susquehanna River. In 1789, the city became the county seat for the newly created Delaware County (whereupon Chester County became landlocked, with West Chester as its county seat). On March 5, 1795, the borough of Chester, which had been governed under the charter granted by Penn in 1701 was incorporated by the Pennsylvania Assembly. The county seat was moved to the borough of Media in 1851. On February 14, 1866, Chester was incorporated as a city.
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