Chester
city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Summary
Chester is a city of Pennsylvania[1]. Chester draws 2,019 Wikipedia views per month (city of pennsylvania category, ranking #412 of 54).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Delaware County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Delaware River[5], Chester Creek[6]
- Head of government: Stefan Roots[7]
- Instance of: home rule municipality of Pennsylvania[8]
- Shares border with: Chester Township[9], Upper Chichester Township[10], Trainer[11], Logan Township[12], Greenwich Township[13], Eddystone[14], Ridley Township[15], Nether Providence Township[16], Brookhaven[17], Parkside[18], Upland[19]
- Postal code: 19013[20], 19016[21]
- Commons category: Chester, Pennsylvania[22]
- Local dialing code: 484-610[23]
- Inception: 1682[24]
- Official website: http://www.chestercity.com/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chester, Pennsylvania[26]
- Population: 33,972[27], 36,854[28], 41,856[29], 45,794[30], 56,331[31], 63,658[32], 66,039[33], 59,285[34], 59,164[35], 58,030[36], 38,537[37], 33,988[38], 20,226[39], 14,997[40]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania[41]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[44], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[45]
- Official name: Chester[46]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Chester, Pennsylvania[47]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Chester, Pennsylvania[48]
- Number of households: 12,030[49]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Chester, Pennsylvania[50]
- Elevation above sea level: 21 m[51]
- Area: 15.554672 km²[52], 15.554664 km²[53]
- Water as percent of area: 19.4242 percent[54]
Why It Matters
Chester has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Chester is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]