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Moving to Chester, Montana

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Population: 871. Estimated population in July 2024: 811 (-6.9% change)
Males: 398 (45.7%), Females: 473 (54.3%)

Liberty County

Zip code: 59522

Demographics

Median resident age: 47.2 years
Median household income: $27,578
Median house value: $71,500

Population by Race

Races in Chester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (33.9%), Norwegian (24.0%), English (12.2%), Irish (8.6%), Swedish (6.1%), Dutch (4.4%).

Elevation: 3132 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chester

  • High school or higher: 81.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chester town

  • Never married: 18.3%
  • Now married: 62.5%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -70 (-7.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Chester:

  • LIBERTY COUNTY HOSPITAL (HIGHWAY 223 & MONROE PO BOX 705)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Chester:

  • MISSOURI RIVER MEDICAL CENTER – CAH (about 52 miles; FORT BENTON, MT)
  • MARIAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 56 miles; SHELBY, MT)
  • MARIAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 56 miles; SHELBY, MT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chester:

  • GREAT FALLS INTL (about 77 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT; Abbreviation: GTF)
  • HELENA REGIONAL (about 149 miles; HELENA, MT; Abbreviation: HLN)
  • GALLATIN FIELD (about 189 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Abbreviation: BZN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chester:

  • LIBERTY COUNTY (about 2 miles; CHESTER, MT; Abbreviation: 4U3)
  • TIBER DAM (about 18 miles; TIBER DAM, MT; Abbreviation: B70)
  • FORT BENTON (about 52 miles; FORT BENTON, MT; Abbreviation: 79S)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chester:

  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 199 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 234 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 257 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 330 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 406 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 412 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 415 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)

Schools

Public high school in Chester:

  • CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 83; Location: SCHOOL AND MAIN; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Chester:

  • CHESTER SCHOOL (Students: 105; Location: SCHOOL AND MAIN; Grades: PK – 06)
  • CHESTER 7-8 (Students: 38; Location: SCHOOL AND MAIN; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 28; Location: 5694 SOUTH 1154 EAST; Grades: KG – 08)
  • SAGE CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 18; Location: 494 SOUTH 1346 EAST; Grades: KG – 08)

Libraries

Library in Chester:

  • LIBERTY COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $68,035; Location: 100 EAST 1ST STREET; 24,860 books; 533 audio materials; 496 video materials; 168 serial subscriptions)

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