Chester is a town in Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,596 at the 2010 census, up from 305 in 2000, due to inclusion of Dodge State Prison within the town limits.Chester is located in northern Dodge County at 32°23′42″N 83°9′13″W / 32.39500°N 83.15361°W / 32.39500; -83.15361. Georgia State Route 126 passes through the town as Main Street, leading west 13 miles to Cochran and southeast 8 miles to Cadwell. Georgia State Route 257 joins SR 126 on Main Street through the center of Chester, but leads northeast 7 miles to Dexter and southwest 9 miles to Empire. Eastman, the Dodge County seat, is 15 miles to the south via Chester Highway.According to the United States Census Bureau, Chester has a total area of 0.89 square miles, all land.As of the census of 2000, there were 305 people, 133 households, and 82 families residing in the town. The population density was 349.0 people per square mile. There were 167 housing units at an average density of 191.