| Official Name: | Chester Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wells |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.79 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.62 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.47 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 954 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation M: | 264 |
| Elevation Ft: | 866 |
| Coordinates: | 40.6069°N -85.2686°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 46759, 46781, 46792, 47359 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 453199 |
Chester Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 954 (up from 936 at 2010[2] [3]) and it contained 379 housing units.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.53%) is land and (or 0.47%) is water.[2]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these two cemeteries: Miller and Snow.
Chester Township is home to the 5 Points School. It was built in 1876 and served as a school periodically through the late 1930s. It also served as a Grange Hall and many other community meetings were held here.[4] While the 5 Points School stands to this day, its successor the Chester Center School, which was built in 1923, was demolished 43 years later in 1966 after the districts in southern Wells County were consolidated.