| Official Name: | Chester, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dodge |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (town) |
| Established Date2: | 1912 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.29 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.28 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.88 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.88 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 525 |
| Population Density Km2: | 230.21 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 595.91 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 32.395°N -83.1536°W |
| Elevation M: | 112 |
| Elevation Ft: | 367 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 31012 |
| Area Code: | 478 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-15900[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0331384[3] |
Chester is a town in Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,596 at the 2010 census,[4] up from 305 in 2000, due to inclusion of Dodge State Prison within the town limits. By 2020, its township population was 525.
The town takes its name from Chester, New York.[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1902 as the "Town of Chester", with municipal corporate limits extending in a one-mile radius from the Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad depot.[6]
Chester is located in northern Dodge County at 32.395°N -83.1536°W (32.394965, -83.153610).[7] Georgia State Route 126 passes through the town as Main Street, leading west to Cochran and southeast 8miles to Cadwell. Georgia State Route 257 joins SR 126 on Main Street through the center of Chester, but leads northeast 7miles to Dexter and southwest 9miles to Empire. Eastman, the Dodge County seat, is to the south via Chester Highway.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Chester has a total area of 2.3km2, all land.[4]
| White (non-Hispanic) | 190 | 36.19% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 318 | 60.57% | |
| Asian | 2 | 0.38% | |
| Other/Mixed | 5 | 0.95% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 1.9% |