- Chester, Utah
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Chester — Unincorporated community — Location within the state of Utah Coordinates: 39°28′34″N 111°33′47″W / 39.47611°N 111.56306°WCoordinates: 39°28′34″N 111°33′47″W / 39.47611°N 111.56306°W Country United States State Utah County Sanpete Founder David Candland Named for Chesterfield Elevation[1] 5,515 ft (1,681 m) Population (2000) - Total 178 Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6) ZIP codes 84623 Area code(s) 435 FIPS code GNIS feature ID 1439662[1] Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1880 188 — 1890 259 37.8% 1900 270 4.2% 1910 279 3.3% 1920 256 −8.2% 1930 171 −33.2% 1940 192 12.3% 1950 153 −20.3% 2000 178 — Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2] Chester is an unincorporated community in Sanpete County, Utah, United States, four miles west of Spring City at the junction of SR-132 and SR-117. The population was 178 at the 2000 census. Chester was founded by David Candland. In the beginning the town was named Canal Creek after the waterway from which the community received its water. Candland then changed the name to Chesterfield after his hometown in England; it was later reduced to Chester.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chester, Utah. Retrieved on May 18, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press. p. 77. ISBN 0-87480-345-4.
Municipalities and communities of Sanpete County, Utah County seat: Manti Cities Centerfield | Ephraim | Fairview | Fountain Green | Gunnison | Manti | Moroni | Mount Pleasant | Spring City
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