Who is the mayor of Chester Township, NJ? Chester Township's elected officials

Chester Township is in Morris County, New Jersey. Its mayor is Timothy Drag. 1 elected seats.

Chester Township

OfficeWho holds it now
MayorTimothy Drag source

Also representing Chester Township

County commissioners, the sheriff and other county officers, and the school board: Morris County's elected officials. Other cities in Morris County: Boonton Town, Boonton Township, Butler, Chatham Borough, Chatham Township, Chester Borough, Denville, Dover, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Jefferson, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Long Hill, Madison, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, Mine Hill, Montville, Morris, Morris Plains, Morristown, Mount Arlington, Mount Olive, Mountain Lakes, Netcong, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Pequannock, Randolph, Riverdale, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township, Roxbury, Victory Gardens, Washington, Wharton.

Who lives in Chester Township

7,748people
46.8median ageU.S.: 38.9
$241,856 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
2%below the U.S.: 12.5%
70.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$790,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700
9.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
8.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
3.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
0.8%U.S.: 8.4%
72.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
26.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3% · White 90.9% · Black 0.2% · Asian 3.2% · Other or more than one race 2.7% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Figures for the Census Bureau's Chester township (Morris County). Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Quick answers

Who is the mayor of Chester Township, NJ?
Timothy Drag is the mayor of Chester Township, New Jersey.
What is the population of Chester Township, NJ?
About 7,748 people, with a median age of 46.8; the median household income is $241,856 and 2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the NJ Department of Community Affairs' Mayors Directory, the Division of Elections' list of county clerks, and each county's own website; where a county site blocks automated reading, from the county clerk's certified election results (officials appointed since an election may differ); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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