Chester Township, Wells County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°36′25″N 85°16′07″W / 40.60694°N 85.26861°W / 40.60694; -85.26861CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWellsGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.79 sq mi (92.7 km²) • Land35.62 sq mi (92.3 km²) • Water0.17 sq mi (0.4 km²) 0.47%Elevation

866 ft (264 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total954 • Density27/sq mi (10/km²)ZIP codes

46759, 46781, 46792, 47359

GNIS feature ID453199

Chester Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 954 (up from 936 at 2010^[2]^[3]) and it contained 379 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.79 square miles (92.7 km²), of which 35.62 square miles (92.3 km²) (or 99.53%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km²) (or 0.47%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Poneto

Unincorporated towns

Five Points at 40°34′54″N 85°19′12″W / 40.581711°N 85.319972°W / 40.581711; -85.319972
Greenville at 40°39′16″N 85°13′35″W / 40.654491°N 85.22636°W / 40.654491; -85.22636
Keystone at 40°35′44″N 85°15′34″W / 40.595601°N 85.259416°W / 40.595601; -85.259416

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Liberty Township (north)
Harrison Township (northeast)
Nottingham Township (east)
Harrison Township, Blackford County (south)
Washington Township, Blackford County (southwest)
Jackson Township (west)
Salamonie Township, Huntington County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Miller and Snow.

Airports and landing strips

Brinnemans Headacres Airport

School districts

Southern Wells Community Schools

Political districts

Indiana's 3rd congressional district
State House District 82
State Senate District 19

History

Chester Township is home to the 5 Points School. It was built in 1876 and served as a school periodically through the late 1930s. It also served as a Grange Hall and many other community meetings were held here.^[4] While the 5 Points School stands to this day, its successor the Chester Center School, which was built in 1923, was demolished 43 years later in 1966 after the districts in southern Wells County were consolidated.

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
IndianaMap

^ ^a ^b "Census Bureau profile: Chester Township, Wells County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved March 29, 2009.
^ https://m.facebook.com/pg/FivePointsSchool/about/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1 ^{[user-generated source]}