Chester

Summary

Chester is a city^[1]. Chester ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,857 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chester is located in Delaware County^[3].
• Chester is in the country of United States^[4].
• Chester is on the body of water Delaware River^[5].
• Chester is on the body of water Chester Creek^[6].
• Chester's head of government is recorded as Stefan Roots^[7].
• Chester's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Chester's instance of is recorded as home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[9].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Chester Township^[10].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Upper Chichester Township^[11].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Trainer^[12].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Logan Township^[13].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Greenwich Township^[14].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Eddystone^[15].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Ridley Township^[16].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Nether Providence Township^[17].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Brookhaven^[18].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Parkside^[19].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Upland^[20].
• Chester's postal code is recorded as 19013^[21].
• Chester's postal code is recorded as 19016^[22].
• Chester's Commons category is recorded as Chester, Pennsylvania^[23].
• Chester's local dialing code is recorded as 484-610^[24].
• 1682 marks the founding of Chester^[25].
• Chester's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.847222222222, 'lon': -75.372777777778}^[26].
• Chester's official website is recorded as http://www.chestercity.com/^[27].

Body

Geography

Chester is in the country of United States^[4]. Chester is located in Delaware County^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Delaware River^[5], a river^[28], in United States^[29] and Chester Creek^[6], a stream^[30], in United States^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15.554672'}^[32] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15.554664'}^[33]. Chester sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+21'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+33972'}^[35], {'amount': '+36854'}^[36], {'amount': '+41856'}^[37], {'amount': '+45794'}^[38], {'amount': '+56331'}^[39], and {'amount': '+63658'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8] and home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[9].

History and Context

1682 marks the founding of Chester^[25].

Why It Matters

Chester ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,857 views/month).^[2] Chester has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Chester is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]