Chester
Chester is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 12,646 at the 2020 census. Chester contains a village, also called Chester. Chester is the birthplace of Philadelphia-style cream cheese.
- Type: Locality with 11,900 residents
- Description: town in Orange County, New York
- Also known as: “Chester, NY”, “Chester, Orange County, New York”, and “Town of Chester”
Places of Interest
Highlights: First Presbyterian Church of Chester.
First Presbyterian Church of Chester
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walton Park.
Walton Park
Village
Walton Park is a census-designated place in Orange County, New York, United States. Walton Park is situated 2½ miles southeast of Chester.
Chester
- Categories: town in the United States and town of New York
- Location: Orange County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.3304° or 41° 19′ 50″ north
Longitude
-74.271° or 74° 16′ 16″ west
Population
11,900
Elevation
751 feet (229 metres)
Open location code
87H78PJH+5J
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yiddish—“Chester” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تشيستر ،مقاطعة أورنج”
- Arabic: “تشيستر”
- Basque: “Chester”
- Cebuano: “Chester”
- Chechen: “Честер (Орандж, Нью-Йорк)”
- Chechen: “Честер”
- Chinese: “切斯特”
- Dutch: “Chester, Orange County, New York”
- French: “Chester”
- German: “Chester”
- Hebrew: “צ’סטר”
- Hungarian: “Chester”
- Italian: “Chester”
- Korean: “체스터”
- Mazanderani: “چستر، شهرستان اورنج (نیویورک)”
- Mazanderani: “چستر، شهرستان اورنج”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Chester”
- Norwegian: “Chester, Orange County”
- Persian: “چستر، اورنج کانتی”
- Persian: “چستر”
- Polish: “Chester”
- Spanish: “Chester”
- Swedish: “Chester, New York”
- Swedish: “Chester”
- Tatar: “Честер (Орандж, Нью-Йорк)”
- Tatar: “Честер”
- Turkish: “Chester”
- Ukrainian: “Честер”
- Urdu: “چیسٹر، اورنج کاؤنٹی، نیو یارک”
- Yiddish: “טשעסטער, ניו יארק”
- Yiddish: “טשעסטער”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Chester”.
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sugar Loaf and East Chester.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Roe Cemetery and Durland Hill.
Orange County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Newburgh and Middletown.
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