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Chester, Illinois

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category. A Popeye T-shirt is included with each entry. Many people from different towns participate in this parade. The parade consists of local school bands, band fronts, such as dance teams and cheerleaders, floats from various businesses, fire departments, veterans representing the United States, politicians marching, clowns passing out stickers and candy, and finally horses trail the parade. Many people and businesses help sponsor the picnic and donate money and time.
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There are eleven churches located in Chester. These churches consist of the New Life First Pentecostal Church, First Baptist Church, First Christian Church of Chester, Family Worship Center Assembly of God, First Presbyterian Church, First Apostolic Pentecostal Church, First United Methodist Church,
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in the month of September. Popeye's Picnic consists of rides, food stands, music, and fireworks. The Popeye Parade is held on a Saturday morning. Before the parade there is a walk and run for anyone who wants to participate. Medals and trophies are awarded to the top runners and walkers in each age
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in the center of town where the Gilster Mary Lee Corp. is today. In 1922, a second building was built, and the company had more than 1000 employees and was producing thousands of pairs of children's shoes. During World War Two, the factory operated primarily by women produced military/combat boots
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In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.92.
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of 2000, there were 8,400 people, 2,018 households, and 1,283 families residing in the city. The population density was 879.9 inhabitants per square mile (339.7/km). There were 2,229 housing units at an average density of 378.3 units per square mile (146.1 units/km). The racial makeup of the
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Chester now has Channel 10 through Cable TV. It broadcasts events, post announcements and upcoming community events, relays emergency notices and much more to the citizens of Chester. Students from the Chester Grade School contribute daily broadcasts from the school.
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According to the 2010 census, Chester has a total area of 5.826 square miles (15.09 km), of which 5.81 square miles (15.05 km) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.016 square miles (0.04 km) (or 0.27%) is water.
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In 1925, the Prim Hosiery Mill was a knitting mill that began operations under Joshua Richman with 50 employees. The mill grew to employ more than 275 people and produced over 300,000 pairs of
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a month with annual payroll exceeding $ 700,000. The knitting mill continued operations through the 1960s. The building still stands as one of the Gilster Mary Lee Corp. factory buildings.
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made it obsolete. The first wedding in the town of Chester was held on February 4, 1834. Content Walker, the bride and Amzi Andrews, the groom held their wedding in a 16 feet square
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The median income for a household in the city was $ 39,079, and the median income for a family was $ 49,426. Males had a median income of $ 36,103 versus $ 22,239 for females. The
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for the troops in service. In 1953, payroll reached over $ 2,000,000. The factory was closed by the company in the early 1960s after 45 years of operation.
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Grace Church Ministries, Peace Lutheran Church ELCA, St. John Lutheran Church LCMS, and St. Mary's Help of Christians Roman Catholic Church.
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is located in Chester. Prior to the January 11, 2003 commutation of death row sentences, male death row inmates were housed in Menard,
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was built. The mill still exists in Chester but it is now operated by Ardent Mills. Nathan Cole also brought the first
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Due to leaks and other deterioration issues, as well as high repair costs, the pool has been closed since 2014.
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There were 2,018 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were
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Samuel Smith is said to be the town's founder because he built the first home in Chester, established a
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Chester is the "Home of Popeye," where a 6-foot (1.8 m), 900-pound (410 kg) bronze statue of
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In 1916, Messrs. Bronson, Albert Gilster, Frank Wolff and John Herschbach developed the site for the
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Gordon, Eileen."A History Of Chester, Illinois 1829-1979." Taylor Publishing Company, 1979. Print.
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for the city was $ 22,190. About 5.4% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the
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The H.C. Cole Milling Company was founded by Nathan Cole in 1839. It started out as a small
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St. John's Lutheran School and St. Mary's Catholic School are Chester's parochial schools.
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correctional centers. After that date, only Pontiac continued to host the male death row.
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the Sailor Man stands in the Elzie C. Segar Memorial Park, which honors Popeye's creator,
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Popeye's Picnic is an event held in Chester the Friday, Saturday and Sunday following
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in the first week and were charged 15 cents for weekdays and 25 cents for weekends.
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New statues honoring the other Thimble Theater characters are added each year.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chester, Illinois
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Chester Community Unit School District No. 139 consists of two schools,
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to Chester and used the surplus of power from the mill to operate
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until it ceased publication in 2022. The local radio station is
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Chester was the filming location of scenes from the 1967 movie
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press established by R. B. Servant, who furnished farmers with
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Construction began for the Chester Pool in 1939 as part of a
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and growing methods to later buy the beans they produced for
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food company Gilster-Mary Lee, Corp., the maximum security
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at that point. The generator is now on display at the
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Popeye & Friends Character Trail official website
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This was a flourishing business until the 3175: 3161: 3153: 2362: 2348: 2340: 1933: 1919: 1911: 1638:"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" 1113:of any race were 0.75% of the population. 790: 20: 3036:Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 1547: 1545: 1402:A History Of Chester, Illinois 1829-1979. 734:and was only mentioned in the 1993 movie 705:contains a federally commissioned mural, 80:Location of Illinois in the United States 446:system, and began the construction of a 3087:East St. Louis Community College Center 1404:Taylor Publishing Company, 1979. 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Index

City
Randolph County Courthouse
Randolph County Courthouse
Location of Chester in Randolph County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Chester is located in Illinois
Chester is located in the United States
37°54′50″N 89°49′23″W / 37.91389°N 89.82306°W / 37.91389; -89.82306
State
Illinois
County
Randolph
Time zone
UTC-6
CST
DST
UTC-5
CDT
ZIP Code(s)
Area code
618
FIPS code
GNIS
www.chesterill.com
county seat
Randolph County
Illinois
United States
Mississippi River
St. Louis

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