THE CHESTER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
Chester township has 41.4 square miles of land in Wayne County. Its Census reference point is in Low Lime Drift Plain, within Erie Drift Plain.
Low rounded hills, glacial moraines, kettles and wetland areas define the Erie Drift Plain. Its terrain is more varied than nearby flatter farming regions and less rugged than the unglaciated plateaus.
Regional context: Erie Drift Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Chester and Wayne County
Chester is associated with Wayne County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Chester by land and water
The Census records 0.13 square miles of water within Chester, or 0.3% of its total area. That share is close to Wayne County’s 0.3%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chester township has 30.4 times the land area of nearby New Pittsburg CDP (1.36 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.