Hours: 8:30AM-5PM EST
P: 803-385-2605
F: 803-581-7975
No credit cards accepted.
Jurisdiction: Felony, Misdemeanor, Civil Actions over $7,500
Restricted Records: No adoption, juvenile, sealed or expunged records released
Chester Magistrate Court
2740 Dawson Dr
Chester, SC 29706
Hours: 8:30AM-5PM EST
P: 803-581-5136; 581-3040
F: 803-581-3033
Jurisdiction: Misdemeanor
Online records (http://www.sccourts.org/caseSearch/ and then click on Chester) may be missing cases or sentence details.
Hours: 8:30AM-5PM EST
P: 803-385-2604
F: 803-581-5180
Jurisdiction: Probate
Records go back to late 1780s. The clerk also handles guardianship, conservatorship, and marriage records.
Contact the Chester County Recorder Office if you would like to find vital records, such as birth, death, marriage, divorce, and real estate records.
Chester County Court Recorder
140 Main St
Chester, SC 29706
9AM-5PM EST
Phone: 803-385-2605
Fax: 803-581-7975
If you would like to obtain a hard copy of a birth, death, marriage, divorce, or other vital record, you can do so by searching for and requesting a vital certificate. Vital certificates are official hard copy documents, the same as those used by the United States government.
Get a vital certificate.
Total Land Area (2000): 580.52 sq mi
Population (2009): 32,410
- Females: 52.0%
- White: 60.5%
- Black/African American: 37.9%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino Origin: 1.4%
- White, Not Hispanic: 59.4%
Population Change (2000-2009): -1,662
Foreign-Born Population (2000): 0.8%
Language other than English spoken at home (2000): 2.7%
Persons Below Poverty Level (2008): 19.7%
High School Graduates (2000): 67.1%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (2000): 9.6%
Persons per Household (2000): 2.62
Housing Units (2000): 14,374
Homeownership Rate (2000): 78.4%
Migration Flow to Chester County, SC from (2007-2008):
Total Earnings by Industry, in thou. dol. (2007):
- Total: $525,009
- Construction: $51,329
- Retail Trade: $23,453
- Professional and Technical Services: $0
- Healthcare: $0
- Banking: $8,941
- Retail Trade: $23,453
- Accommodations and Food Services: $10,013
- Manufacturing: $202,770
- Farms: $6,111
- Government: $84,543
Employed (2000): 14,771
Unemployed (2000): 1,082
Unemployment Rate (2009): 20.5%
Annual Payroll per Employee (2007): $26,488
Local Government Employment (2007): 1,462
Local Government Revenue (2007): $109,174 (thou. dol.)
Local Government Debt (2007): $65,668 (thou. dol.)
Births (2007): 466
- Per 1,000 population: 14.3
Deaths (2007): 311
- Per 1,000 population: 9.5
Infant Deaths (2007): 5
- Per 1,000 population: 10.7
Violent Crimes (2008): 360
- Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 4
- Forcible rape: 14
- Robbery: 72
- Aggravated Assault: 270
Property Crimes (2008): 1,519
- Burglary: 485
- Larceny-Theft: 945
- Motor Vehicle Theft: 89
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