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Town in New York, United States
1721Established
12,646Population
25.2 sq miArea

Chester is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 12,646 at the 2020 census. Chester contains a village, also called Chester. Chester is the birthplace of Philadelphia-style cream cheese.

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