What is the population of Chester County?

The population of Chester County, TN is 17,432.

Where is Chester County located?

Chester County, TN is located at latitude 35.4217500 and longitude -88.6134600. It is in United States.

What is the area of Chester County?

The area of Chester County, TN is 748 km².

What is the elevation of Chester County?

Chester County, TN has an elevation of 145 meters (476 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Chester County in?

Chester County, TN is in the America/Chicago time zone.

How has the population of Chester County changed?

The population of Chester County, TN has increased from 17,131 (2010) to 17,432 (2020), a change of 1.8%.

Chester County, Tennessee

Chester County: county in Tennessee, United States

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Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,131 and a population density of 23 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 17,432 inhabitants. Its county seat is Henderson. The county was created 144 years ago in 1881.

Chester County locator map — Location of Chester County on Tennessee map.

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Chester County at a glance

Chester County currently has 2 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Henderson

Population 6,417

Quick Facts about Chester County

Population	17,432 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Tennessee (United States)
Different from	Chester County, Chester County
Area	748 km²
Water as percent of area	0.08%
Land as percent of area	99.92%
Latitude & Longitude	35.4218,-88.6135
Named for	Robert I. Chester
Capital	Henderson
Establishment	January 01, 1882
Time Zone	Central Time Zone
Local time	19:24:51 (18th April 2026)
Density	23 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	1.73% (2010-2020)
Weather	78℉ Showers And Thunderstorms 7-days weather

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Geography

Chester County is located at 35°25'18"N 88°36'48"W (35.4217500, -88.6134600). It has 5 neighbors: Hardin County, Hardeman County, Henderson County, Madison County and McNairy County.

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The largest city of Chester County is Henderson with a population of 6,417. Other cities include and Enville population 189. See all Chester County cities & populated places.

Chester County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Chester County.

City Name	Population	Title
Henderson	6,417	City in Chester County, Tennessee
Enville	189	City in Tennessee, United States of America

Weather

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Chester County has 5 neighbours.

Hardin County county in Tennessee, United States
Hardeman County county in Tennessee, United States
Henderson County county in Tennessee, United States
Madison County county in Tennessee, United States
McNairy County county in Tennessee, United States

Henderson

Demographics

The population of Chester County increased by 1.73% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	17,131	-	census
2011	17,150	0.11%	estimation process
2012	17,076	-0.43%	estimation process
2013	17,116	0.23%	estimation process
2014	17,136	0.12%	estimation process
2015	17,123	-0.08%	estimation process
2016	17,130	0.04%	estimation process
2017	17,154	0.14%	estimation process
2018	17,245	0.53%	estimation process
2019	17,297	0.3%	estimation process
2020	17,432	0.77%	estimation process

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Other places with the same name (2)

Chester County, Pennsylvania county in Pennsylvania, United States with a population of 526,759 people.
Chester County, South Carolina county in South Carolina, United States with a population of 32,232 people.

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Clarksville	161,247	The second most populous city in Tennessee.
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