Place:Chester, Morris, New Jersey, United States

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NameChester
Alt namesBlack Riversource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34001241
TypeBorough
Coordinates40.786°N 74.693°W
Located inMorris, New Jersey, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Chester Congregational Cemetery
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Chester Borough is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,649,[1][2][3] reflecting an increase of 14 (+0.9%) from the 1,635 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 421 (+34.7%) from the 1,214 counted in the 1990 Census.

The borough is completely surrounded by Chester Township. making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another. The borough's name is derived from the township, which was named for Chestershire in England.

In 2010, Forbes ranked Chester at 321st in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes," with a median home price of $823,691.

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