| Official Name: | Chester Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Chester Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Otsego |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Bonny Miller |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Melissa Szymanski |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1888 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 178.04 |
| Area Land Km2: | 174.98 |
| Area Water Km2: | 3.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 68.74 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 67.56 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.18 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1300 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 386 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1266 |
| Coordinates: | 44.9236°N -84.5406°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49735 (Gaylord) 49751 (Johannesburg)· |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-15280[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626072 |
Chester Township is a civil township of Otsego County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,300 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 68.74sqmi, of which 67.56sqmi is land and 1.18sqmi (1.72%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,265 people, 481 households, and 370 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 858 housing units at an average density of 12.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 99.21% White, 0.24% African American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.08% of the population.
There were 481 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,368, and the median income for a family was $47,011. Males had a median income of $34,286 versus $20,302 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,479. About 4.9% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.