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Population: 1,318. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,338 (+1.5% change)
Males: 592 (44.9%), Females: 726 (55.1%)

Zip code: 29709

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $25,833
Median house value: $68,200

Population by Race

Races in Chesterfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (64.1%)
  • Black (34.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (19.2%), Scotch-Irish (6.4%), English (5.3%), German (3.9%), Scottish (3.5%), Irish (3.2%).

Land area: 3.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chesterfield

  • High school or higher: 71.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chesterfield town

  • Never married: 23.7%
  • Now married: 49.1%
  • Separated: 4.3%
  • Widowed: 14.2%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -211 (-13.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Chesterfield:

  • CHESTERFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CHERAW, SC)
  • ANSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WADESBORO, NC)
  • CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; HARTSVILLE, SC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chesterfield:

  • FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 46 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Abbreviation: FLO)
  • SHAW AFB (about 59 miles; SUMTER, SC; Abbreviation: SSC)
  • MOORE COUNTY (about 60 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chesterfield:

  • CHERAW MUNI/LYNCH BELLINGER FIELD (about 10 miles; CHERAW, SC; Abbreviation: 47J)
  • PAGELAND (about 17 miles; PAGELAND, SC; Abbreviation: PYG)
  • ANSON COUNTY (about 20 miles; WADESBORO, NC; Abbreviation: AFP)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chesterfield:

  • FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
  • FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,922)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 60 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 63 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)

Public primary/middle schools in Chesterfield:

  • EDWARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 597; Location: 116 EDWARDS RD.; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CHESTERFIELD-RUBY MIDDLE (Students: 449; Location: 14445 HIGHWAY 9; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Chesterfield:

  • CHESTERFIELD COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $381,695; Location: 119 W. MAIN STREET; 69,136 books; 660 audio materials; 545 video materials; 229 serial subscriptions)

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