Chester is a village in Thayer County, Nebraska, United States.

[5] Chester's annual celebration, Chesterfest is held the last weekend in June and features vendors, tournaments, car show, kid games, among other attractions, and the ever popular Sat.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.59 square miles (1.53 km2), all land.

There were 150 housing units at an average density of 254.2 per square mile (98.1/km2).

The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% White, 0.4% Native American, 0.9% Asian, and 2.2% from two or more races.

The racial makeup of the village was 98.30% White, 1.02% Native American, and 0.68% from two or more races.

About 5.3% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 15.4% of those sixty five or over.