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Place Name
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Chester
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Chester County
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Population
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7,158 (1990)
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Location
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Chester County, South Carolina (SC), United States, North America
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Latitude
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34°42'N
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Longitude
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81°12'W
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Chester
, city (1990 pop. 7,158),  Chester co., N S.C.,
50 mi/80 km NNW of Columbia; 34°42'N
81°12'W. RR junction. Mfg. of textiles, prepared foods, fabricated
metal prods., electronic equip., consumer goods, construction
materials, chemicals, barges. Agr. includes poultry, livestock;
dairying; grain, sorghum. Settled in late 18th cent., inc. as town
1849, as city 1893. Hydroelectric power, developed on nearby rivers in
early 20th cent., stimulated textile industry.
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