Chester township, Meigs County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 45.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,332 (all rural)
| Males: 1,109 |  (47.6%) |
| Females: 1,223 |  (52.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,238 (1,971 owner occupied, 267 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Chester township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 41.8
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.49
| Chester township: | 2.5 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Chester township: | $36,611 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $407 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,200 (it was $55,100 in 2000)
| : | $80,200 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 51 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 10.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Chester township: Chester Hill Country Club (A), Bashan Volunteer Fire Department (B), Chester Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Chester township include: Mount Herman Church (A), Pine Grove Church (B), Flatwoods Methodist Church (C), Eagle Ridge Methodist Church (D), Chester United Methodist Church (E), Chester First Church of the Nazarene (F), Keno Church of Christ (G), Saint Johns Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cowdery Cemetery (1), Eastman Cemetery (2), Johnson Cemetery (3), Kennedy Cemetery (4), Keno Cemetery (5), Worthen Cemetery (6), Mound Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Karr Lake (A), Royal Oak Lake (B), Shade Valley Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Nease Creek (A), Lickskillet Run (B), West Branch Shade River (C), Walker Run (D), Spicer Creek (E), Horse Cave Creek (F), East Branch Shade River (G), Middle Branch Shade River (H), Rags Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Chester township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1618
- Northeast: 41
- Midwest: 29
- South: 690
- West: 19
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
94 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 799
- One, attached: 15
- Mobile homes: 207
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,400
Housing units in Chester township with a mortgage: 212 (26 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 218
- Construction (13%)
- Utilities (11%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Health care (27%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Chester township:
- United States or American (30.9%)
- German (27.6%)
- English (17.7%)
- Irish (8.8%)
- Scottish (2.2%)
- Dutch (1.9%)
- French (except Basque) (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 840 (85%)
- Carpooled: 77 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 9 (1%)
- Walked: 36 (4%)
- Worked at home: 23 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (40%)
- Utility gas (25%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (4%)
94 people in nursing homes
98.8% of residents of Chester township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,302- In family households: 2,031 (642 male householders, 71 female householders)
622 spouses, 609 children (539 natural, 19 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 16 other relatives, 40 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 271 (122 male householders (96 living alone)), 104 female householders (104 living alone)), 45 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 95 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 353 2-persons, 191 3-persons, 119 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 200 1-person, 16 2-persons, 10 4-persons,
387 married couples with children.
72 single-parent households (23 men, 49 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 5.2% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
| Here: | 18.4% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |