Chester Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, 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
Indiana's 3rd congressional district
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 Grange Hall and many other community meetings were held here. 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