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Chester is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. It is located immediately east of Rochester along U.S. Highway 14 near Olmsted County Roads 19 and 119. Chester Woods Park is nearby.

Chester
Unincorporated community
Chester
Location of the community of Chester
within Marion Township, Olmsted County
Chester
Chester (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°00′25″N 92°20′43″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyOlmsted
TownshipMarion Township
Elevation
1,138 ft (347 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55904
Area code(s)507
GNIS feature ID641148[1]

Chester was an early station outside Rochester, Minnesota, from which it took its name.[2] At some point in the late 1800s or early 1900s, this station was renamed to Haverhill, the township just to the north of Marion Township, perhaps to avoid confusion with Rochester.[3]

Historical population
CensusPop.
188059
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References


  1. "Chester, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 55.
  3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1970). Central Division Timetable No.1 Effective Feb 1, 1970 (PDF). p. 9.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.





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