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|subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Morris |government_footnotes = 〔 |government_type = Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |governing_body = Township Council |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = William Cogger (term ends December 31, 2016)〔(2015 New Jersey Mayors Directory ), New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as of October 20, 2015. Accessed November 16, 2015.〕 |leader_title1 = Administrator / Clerk |leader_name1 = Carol Isemann〔(Township Directory ), Chester Township. Accessed July 28, 2014.〕 |established_title = Incorporated |established_date = April 1, 1799 |named_for = Chestershire, England |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = 〔(2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 76.306 |area_land_km2 = 76.086 |area_water_km2 = 0.221 |area_total_sq_mi = 29.462 |area_land_sq_mi = 29.377 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.085 |area_water_percent = 0.29 |area_rank = 93rd of 566 in state 5th of 39 in county〔 |population_as_of = 2010 Census |population_footnotes = 〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Chester township, Morris County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 17, 2012.〕〔〔(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Chester township ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 17, 2012.〕 |population_total = 7838 |population_rank = 293rd of 566 in state 24th of 39 in county〔(GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 11, 2012.〕 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = 266.8 |population_density_rank = 487th of 566 in state 38th of 39 in county〔 |population_est = 7945 |pop_est_as_of = 2014 |pop_est_footnotes = 〔 |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = Eastern (EDT) |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = 〔, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.〕 |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 787 |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |coordinates_region = US-NJ |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_footnotes = 〔〔(US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |latd = 40.776312 |longd = -74.687645 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 07930〔(Look Up a ZIP Code for Chester, NJ ), United States Postal Service. Accessed December 17, 2012.〕 |area_code = 908〔(Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Chester, NJ ), Area-Codes.com. Accessed January 5, 2014.〕 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 3402712610〔〔(American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕〔(A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey ), Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed October 27, 2012.〕 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0882199〔〔(US Board on Geographic Names ), United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |website = |footnotes = }} Chester Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 7,838,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 556 (+7.6%) from the 7,282 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,324 (+22.2%) from the 5,958 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed December 17, 2012.〕 Chester Township is located about west of New York City and features Victorian style homes and palatial estates. Throughout the year there are craft fairs, Victorian house tours during the holiday season, jazz concerts in downtown park, and other community events. It was established by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 1, 1799, from portions of both Roxbury Township and Washington Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. Additional territories were acquired from Randolph Township (in 1806) and Washington Township (1840 and 1853). Portions of the township were taken on April 3, 1930, to form Chester Borough, a separate municipality surrounded entirely by Chester Township.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 192. Accessed October 25, 2012.〕 The township's name is derived from Chestershire in England.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.〕 ==History== The earliest records of individuals settling in the area date back to deeds dated in 1713, for properties located near a point where two Lenape Native American trails crossed at an area called Black River. With the arrival of the Rogerenes in 1730, the area developed as an agricultural community, producing applejack, flax and wool, as well as raising cattle. A burst of economic activity occurred starting in 1875 with the discovery of iron ore in the area, which led to the construction of dozens of mines, a blast furnace and many of the commercial and residential structures in the township date to that era. The discovery of far more abundant and productive mining sites in Minnesota's Mesabi Range ended that boom after nearly 15 years. Chester returned to its farming roots in the 20th Century.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chester Township, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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