Chester is a New England town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, situated in the Western Massachusetts. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area.

History
Chester was opened for settlement in the 1750s as Township No. 9 and was first called Murrayfield. Chester was incorporated on February 21, 1783.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.1 square miles (96.2 km²), of which, 36.7 square miles (95.1 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (1.08%) is water.

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Chester is a New England town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, situated in the Western Massachusetts. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area.

History
Chester was opened for settlement in the 1750s as Township No. 9 and was first called Murrayfield. Chester was incorporated on February 21, 1783.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.1 square miles (96.2 km²), of which, 36.7 square miles (95.1 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (1.08%) is water.

Chester is bordered by Huntington, Massachusetts on the east, Worthington, Massachusetts and Middlefield, Massachusetts on the north, Becket, Massachusetts on the west, and Blandford, Massachusetts on the south. Chester is 30 miles southeast of Pittsfield, Massachusetts; 30 miles northwest of Springfield, Massachusetts; 115 miles west of Boston, Massachusetts; 70 miles from Albany, New York; and 140 miles from New York City.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,308 people, 500 households, and 360 families residing in the town. The population density was 35.6 people per square mile (13.7/km²). There were 580 housing units at an average density of 15.8/sq mi (6.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.24% White (U.S. Census), 0.15% African American (U.S. Census), 0.46% Native American (U.S. Census), 0.08% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.31% from Race (United States Census), and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race were 1.30% of the population.