Chester is a city in Howard County, Iowa, United States.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.34 square miles (3.47 km2), all of it land.

[5] As of the census of 2020,[7] there were 139 people, 63 households, and 39 families residing in the city.

There were 77 housing units at an average density of 57.5 per square mile (22.2/km2).

40.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 82 housing units at an average density of 61.5 per square mile (23.7/km2).

31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 4.7% of families and 8.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 22.2% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

[10] In 2015 the district board voted to close the Lime Springs–Chester Elementary School on a 4–1 basis.