Chester, California
Chester Main St., Old Town Chester Main St., Old Town Chester Location in Plumas County and the state of California Location in Plumas County and the state of California Chester is positioned in the US Chester - Chester Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chester, California; U.S.
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chester, California Chester (formerly Big Meadows) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. Chester is positioned on Lake Almanor, 30 miles (48.3 km) north-northwest of Quincy. The town is positioned along State Route 36.
The major industries in Chester are lumber manufacturing and tourism.
Chester serves as the retail center for the Lake Almanor region of California, and derives a momentous portion of its economy from the tourist trade, and to a lesser degree from assembly to new inhabitants and businesses.
The town was established and titled by two settlers, one from Chester, Vermont, and another from Chester, Missouri. The Chester postal service opened in 1894 and moved in 1908. Chester is positioned at 40 18 10 N 121 14 5 W (40.302395, -121.234672). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi).
Chester is situated almost directly over the buried north end of the fault-block Sierra Nevada and the southernmost end of the volcanic Cascade Range.
Chester has a transitional Csb/Dsb climate.
Climate data for Chester (1909-2012) The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Chester had a populace of 2,144.
The ethnic makeup of Chester was 1,954 (91.1%) White, 10 (0.5%) African American, 46 (2.1%) Native American, 21 (1.0%) Asian, 4 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 37 (1.7%) from other competitions, and 72 (3.4%) from two or more competitions.
The census reported that 2,131 citizens (99.4% of the population) lived in homeholds, 1 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 12 (0.6%) were institutionalized.
There were 943 homeholds, out of which 249 (26.4%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 454 (48.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 81 (8.6%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 46 (4.9%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
288 homeholds (30.5%) were made up of individuals and 95 (10.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The populace was spread out with 465 citizens (21.7%) under the age of 18, 154 citizens (7.2%) aged 18 to 24, 456 citizens (21.3%) aged 25 to 44, 758 citizens (35.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 311 citizens (14.5%) who were 65 years of age or older.
1,317 citizens (61.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 814 citizens (38.0%) lived in rental housing units.
There were 956 homeholds out of which 32.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families.
28.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 9.6% of families and 12.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
Chester Museum, an addition to the Chester Library.
Chester is near a several areas of interest for outside activities, inside a 50-mile radius the town has various CDF and USFS trails and campgrounds, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Drakesbad and Lake Almanor are other areas of interest for vacationers and tourists with outside hobbies.
Chester and the greater Lake Almanor region are home to many cyclic and year-round resorts and restaurants that cater to the locals and the summer cyclic tourists.
The major industries in Chester are lumber manufacturing and tourism.
The company's forest management practices have been certified as FSC sustainable by Scientific Certification Systems, which designated it a "state-of-the-art well-managed forest." Collins no longer maintains the distinct ion of Chester's dominant employer, though it remains the single company with the most employees. Lake Almanor has advanced as a vacation/tourist destination and Chester serves as the retail center for the area.
All of the Almanor basin's four gas stations are positioned in Chester, as well as the Almanor basin's only full-sized grocery store.
Chuck Norris, whose wife Gena Norris is a Chester native, has a vacation home in Chester.
In the state legislature, Chester is in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Ted Gaines, and the 1st Assembly District, represented by Republican Brian Dahle. Federally, Chester is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug La - Malfa. School District, Chester Elementary School, Chester Junior Senior High School, and Almanor High School (continuation) are part of the Plumas Unified School District based in Quincy, California.
The Chester Learning Center is a private charter school.
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chester, California California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State.
"CHESTER, CA (041700)".
"2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Chester CDP".
"California's 1st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map".
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Municipalities and communities of Plumas County, California, United States
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