Chase County, Nebraska
15 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 3,671
- Median household income
- $68,173
- ±7,887
- Unemployed
- 1.9%
- 34 of 1,798 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.3%
- 1,289 of 1,476 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Chase | 3,826 (2021) | 921 Broadway St, Imperial | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
Special districts 11
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 637, Imperial | Website |
| Chase Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 32314 740 Rd, Imperial | — |
| Crete Pleasant View Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 32001 733 Rd, Champion | — |
| Imperial Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 740 Court St, Imperial | — |
| Lamar Green Lawn Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 31611 740 Rd, Lamar | — |
| Imperial Public Power District | Electric power utility | Po Box 637, Imperial | — |
| Imperial Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 326, Imperial | — |
| Nebraska Coop Republican Platte Enhancement Project (n-Corpe) | Irrigation | Po Box 1140, Imperial | Website |
| Imperial Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 1476, Imperial | — |
| Wauneta Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 361, Wauneta | — |
| Upper Republican Natural Resources District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 1140, Imperial | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
520 E 9TH ST, Imperial, NE, 69033
WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHS
School district3 schools
214 W WICHITA, Wauneta, NE, 69045
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.