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Chester
A town of 1,240 people in Hampden County, Massachusetts
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About Chester
Town in Massachusetts, United States1760Established
1,228Population
37.1 sq miArea
600 ftElevation
Chester is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, situated in Western Massachusetts. It is part of the Springfield metropolitan statistical area. The town includes the Chester Factory Village Historic District. The total population was 1,228 in the 2020 census.
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