  chester township is a civil township of eaton county in the u.s. state of michigan. the population was 1,778 at the 2000 census. ==history== chester township was organized in 1839.walter romig, michigan place names, p. 113 ==communities== * chester is an unincorporated community in the southern part of the township at . * gresham is an unincorporated community near the center of the township at {{coord|42|38|27|n|
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