Chester County, Tennessee
Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,341.[2] Its county seat is Henderson.[3] The county was created in 1879 and organized in 1882.[1][4] Chester County is included in the Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Chester County
United States
1882
Henderson
286 sq mi (740 km2)
286 sq mi (740 km2)
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.08%
17,341 
60/sq mi (20/km2)
History[edit]
Chester County was the last county formed in Tennessee, created by the General Assembly in 1875 from adjacent parts of neighboring Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy, and Madison counties. This land was used to create a county named Wisdom County, but "Wisdom County" was never organized, and in March 1879 the Assembly repealed this and created Chester County out of the same land. Lawsuits by opponents of the creation of the new county delayed actual organization until 1882.[1] Chester County was named for Colonel Robert I. Chester, a quartermaster in the War of 1812, an early postmaster in Jackson, and a federal marshal.
Education[edit]
There are six schools in the Chester County School District. Chester County High School serves the whole county and holds grades 9–12. Chester County Junior High School holds grades 6 through 8 for the entire county. Chester County Middle School serves the whole county's students in grades 4 and 5. East Chester County Elementary School, West Chester County Elementary School, and Jacks Creek Elementary School all hold kindergarten through 3rd grade.
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Henderson is the home of Freed-Hardeman University.