Chester -- U.S. County in Tennessee Population (2000): 15540 Housing Units (2000): 6178 Land area (2000): 288.518707 sq. miles (747.259988 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.221716 sq. miles (0.574242 sq. km) Total area (2000): 288.740423 sq. miles (747.834230 sq. km) Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47 Location: 35.425152 N, 88.609204 W Headwords: Chester Chester, TN Chester County Chester County, TN