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Notable locations in Chester: Chester County Library (A), Chester City Hall (B), Chester County Courthouse (C), Center for Retarded Children (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Peoples Plaza Shopping Center (1), Chester Mall Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Chester include: Brooklyn African Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Carmel Presbyterian Church (B), Chester Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (C), Church of God (D), Mount Calvary Baptist Church (E), Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church (F), Saint Marks Episcopal Church (G), Saint Josephs Catholic Church (H), Union Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Chester include: Wylie Park (1), Chester Historic District (2), Chester County Fairgrounds (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Chester Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Carolina Adventures Inc (Tours & Charters; Po Box 653).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 19.4% | | Whole state: | 14.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 10.3% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chester, SC
77 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Chester compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Chester (2009 data):
- First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Chester Bypass Branch at 1612 J A Cochran Bypass, branch established on 1978-09-18; Chester Branch at 120 Church Street, branch established on 1905-10-05. Info updated 2008-12-02: Bank assets: $6,743.5 mil, Deposits: $5,585.9 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 182 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
- Spratt Savings and Loan Association: Spratt Savings And Loan Association at 121 Saluda St, branch established on 1893-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88.4 mil, Deposits: $63.7 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Chester Main Branch at 115 Saluda Street, branch established on 1933-01-01. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Chester County South Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (63%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
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Religion statistics for Chester
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Association Reformed Presbyterian Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| Adherents | 52.2% | 17.2% | 7.7% | 6.1% | 5.7% |
| Congregations | 24.4% | 21.8% | 19.2% | 6.4% | 6.4% |
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| Name | Church of the Nazarene | Baha'i | Presbyterian Church in America | Catholic Church | Other religions |
| Adherents | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 3.8% |
| Congregations | 2.6% | N/A | 2.6% | 1.3% | 15.4% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $9,675 | $38,700 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $3,184 | $19,104 | 9 | $4,351 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $3,356 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
29 | $74,667 | $30,897 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,317 |
| Firefighters |
26 | $63,139 | $29,141 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
15 | $24,569 | $19,655 | 1 | $427 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $4,567 | $27,402 | 6 | $1,439 |
| Totals for Government |
77 | $179,801 | $28,021 | 21 | $10,890 |
Chester government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $1,328,000
Solid Waste Management: $298,000
- Construction - Parks & Recreation: $86,000
General Public Buildings: $24,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,022,000
Fire Protection: $954,000
Solid Waste Management: $492,000
Central Staff Services: $349,000
Regular Highways: $110,000
Parks & Recreation: $41,000
General - Other: $37,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,269,000
General Support: $544,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $64,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $64,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $138,000
Interest Earnings: $67,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $109,000
Fire Protection: $69,000
Solid Waste Management: $38,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Central Staff: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,675,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $386,000
All Other: $121,000
Highways: $78,000
- Tax - Property: $1,250,000
NEC: $487,000
Public Utilities: $142,000
Other Selective Sales: $14,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,654,000
5.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,173 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.03% | | South Carolina average: | 8.00% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,354 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.72% | | South Carolina average: | 6.88% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Chester:
- WGCD (1490 AM; 1 kW; CHESTER, SC; Owner: FRANK NEELY)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBZK (980 AM; 3 kW; YORK, SC; Owner: CAROLINA METRO RADIO, LLC)
- WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WCGC (1270 AM; 10 kW; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WHVN, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Chester:
- W219CH (91.7 FM; LOWRYS, SC; Owner: RICHBURG EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WBT-FM (99.3 FM; CHESTER, SC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WRBK (90.3 FM; RICHBURG, SC; Owner: RICHBURG EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WNSC-FM (88.9 FM; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
- WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRFX-FM (99.7 FM; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WCOS-FM (97.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNOK (104.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WRHM (107.1 FM; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP)
- WNMX-FM (106.1 FM; WAXHAW, NC; Owner: GHB OF WAXHAW, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Chester:
- WNSC-TV (Channel 30; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
- WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
- WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
- WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
- WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
- WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WRLK-TV (Channel 35; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Chester, South Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 25
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 34
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 8
- Fatalities: 26
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 56
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
South Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 82
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 125
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 90
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 211
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Chester fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 17 meters (56ft)
Total average daily traffic: 11,960
Total average daily truck traffic: 593
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Chester)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Chester, SC)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 57 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Chester)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 11 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Chester)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 71
- Hazardous Condition: 42
- Good Intent Call: 5
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Chester, SC
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