Recent News About Chester
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Stock up early for Fourth of July parties in Hampden County during June 25 sale at your participating local Ace Hardware stores
Participating Hampden County Ace Hardware stores are offering free delivery and assembly on all grills $399 and up, as part of the celebration.
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Participating Hampden County Ace Hardware stores having sale to help you prepare for Fourth of July celebrations
Fourth of July sale starting June 29 to get you stocked up in time for the holiday.
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13.7% of households in Chester received food stamps in 2020
Chester ranked 52nd in Massachusetts for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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On Father's Day this year, shelf the tie and get your dad something he really needs at your Hampden County Ace Hardware!
Your participating Hampden County Ace has great gifts for dad this year.
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18.7 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Chester
18.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Chester in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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EDA awards $70,000 in grants for economic development projects in Hampden County in 2021
In 2021, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $70,000 in grants for economic development projects in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
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After Zuckerberg donations, Democrat support in Chester rises 7% in 2020 election
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 42% of the vote in Chester.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Chester in 2020
Of the 935 people living in Chester in 2020, 57.4 percent (537) were women and 42.6 percent (398) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Springfield City Wire.
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Census Bureau: 3% of people in Hampden County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 467,871 citizens living in Hampden County in 2019, 97 percent said they were only one race, while three percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 78.3 percent of people in Hampden County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 467,871 citizens living in Hampden County in 2019, 366,129 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Voting officials in Chester received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Chester to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
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Census Bureau: 0.8% of people in Chester identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 787 citizens living in Chester in 2019, 99.2 percent said they were only one race, while 0.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 79.8 percent of people in Chester were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 787 citizens living in Chester in 2019, 628 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau reports Chester population was 787 in 2019
Chester had a population of 787 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Springfield City Wire.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Chester in 2019
Of the 787 people living in Chester in 2019, 53.5 percent (421) were women and 46.5 percent (366) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Springfield City Wire.
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23.6 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Chester
23.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Chester in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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EDA awards $116,667 in grants for economic development projects in Hampden County in 2020
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $116,667 total in Opportunity Zone grants in 2020 in order to fund economic development projects in Hampden County.
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23.6 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Chester
23.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Chester in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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16 businesses in Hampden County had between 250 and 499 employees in 2019
There were 16 businesses in Hampden County with between 250 and 499 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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193 businesses in Hampden County had between 100 and 249 employees in 2019
There were 193 businesses in Hampden County with between 100 and 249 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.