Chester township, Morrow County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 26.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,655 (all rural)
| Males: 803 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 852 |  (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,605 (1,420 owner occupied, 185 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Chester township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 36.6
Median age of females: 36.6
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Average household size: 2.90
| Chester township: | 2.9 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.20
| Chester township: | $53,776 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $491 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $123,699 (it was $97,100 in 2000)
| : | $123,699 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 63 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 42.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
Cities in this township include: Chesterville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Chester township: Camp Wheeler (A), Life Line Medical Ambulance (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Chester township: Chester Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Maple Grove Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2), Chester Baptist Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Rogers Lake (A), Anthony Mining Company Pond (B), Lake Peniel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Branch Kokosing River (A), Sylvester Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
100% of Chester township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 33
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 5
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
50 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 16
- Construction (22%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (18%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Health care (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Financial managers (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Chester township:
- German (71.1%)
- English (13.2%)
- Irish (10.5%)
- French (except Basque) (5.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 10 (37%)
- Carpooled: 2 (7%)
- Walked: 2 (7%)
- Worked at home: 13 (48%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Wood (17%)
50 people in nursing homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 38- In family households: 36 (11 male householders, 0 female householders)
10 spouses, 15 children (13 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 4 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person,
326 married couples with children.
75 single-parent households (28 men, 47 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |