 chester township is a township in delaware county, pennsylvania, united states. the population was 4,604 at the 2000 census. ==geography== chester township is located at  (39.845411, -75.393857). according to the united states census bureau, the township has a total area of 1.4&nbsp;square miles (3.6&nbsp;kmÂ²), all land. ==demographics==  as of the census of 2000, there were 4,604 people, 1,641 households, and 1,188 families residing in the township. the population density was 3,301.7 people per square mile (1,278.9/kmÂ²). there were 1,754 housing units at an average density of 1,257.8 per square mile (487.2/kmÂ²). the racial makeup of the township was 22.72% white, 73.33% african american, 0.26% [[native
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