Chester Township is one of nine

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in Wells County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 936 and it contained 394 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.53%) is land and (or 0.47%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Poneto

Unincorporated towns

* Five Points at * Greenville at * Keystone at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Liberty Township (north) * Harrison Township (northeast) * Nottingham Township (east) * Harrison Township, Blackford County (south) * Washington Township, Blackford County (southwest) * Jackson Township (west) * Salamonie Township, Huntington County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Miller and Snow.

Airports and landing strips

* Brinnemans Headacres Airport

School districts

* Southern Wells Community Schools

Political districts

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* State House District 82 * State Senate District 19

History

Chester Township is home to the 5 Points School. It was built in 1876 and served as a school periodically through the late 1930s. It also served as a

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and many other community meetings were held here.https://m.facebook.com/pg/FivePointsSchool/about/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1 While the 5 Points School stands to this day, its successor the Chester Center School, which was built in 1923, was demolished 43 years later in 1966 after the districts in southern Wells County were consolidated.

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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