ChesterSouth Dakota
Chester is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 257 as of the 2020 census.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Chester
Chester is a small unincorporated community in eastern South Dakota.
Chester holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.82 square miles.
What Makes Chester Unique
- One of 19 places in the US named Chester — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Chester
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Chester
- Chester Area Cyber School - 92
- Chester Elementary -02
- Chester High School - 01
- Chester Middle School - 03
- High Plains - 06
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.