Chester

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city municipality

Chester is a small, historically industrial city in southeastern Pennsylvania that lies just southwest of Philadelphia along the Delaware River.

Aliases (1)

Chester, Pennsylvania ×46

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
adjacentWaterBody	Delaware River estuary →
borderedBy	Chester Township, Pennsylvania → City of Philadelphia → Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania → Ridley Township, Pennsylvania → Upland, Pennsylvania →
climateClassification	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States →
county	Delaware County, Pennsylvania →
economicHistory	manufacturing → oil refining → shipbuilding →
formerName	Upland →
foundingCentury	17th century →
governmentType	city government →
hasAreaCode	484 → 610 →
hasHigherEducationInstitution	Widener University → Widener University Delaware Law School →
hasIndustrialHeritage	Delaware River waterfront industries →
hasPostalCodePrefix	19013 →
hasRailStation	Chester Transportation Center →
hasSportsVenue	Subaru Park →
hasStadium	Subaru Park →
hasUniversityCampus	Widener University main campus →
historicalCharacteristic	industrial city → manufacturing center →
isCountySeatOf	Delaware County, Pennsylvania →
locatedIn	southeastern Pennsylvania →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedOnRiver	Delaware River →
locatedSouthwestOf	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
metropolitanArea	Philadelphia metropolitan area →
namedAfter	Chester, England →
namedBy	William Penn →
originalSettlementType	colonial settlement →
partOf	United States Mid-Atlantic region →
region	Delaware Valley →
sportsLeague	Major League Soccer →
sportsTeam	Philadelphia Union →
state	Pennsylvania →
transportInfrastructure	Amtrak Northeast Corridor → Interstate 95 → U.S. Route 13 NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Philadelphia Union →	city
Philadelphia metropolitan area →	contains
Philadelphia Union II →	homeCity