Imperial, Nebraska 4.68

Imperial is a city in Chase County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,071 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chase County.HistoryThe original town of Imperial was built on land homesteaded by Thomas Mercier and M.J. Goodrich. These men gave a town lot to anyone who would put up a building and help to start the town. Mercier was the first postmaster and took office on December 14, 1885.The railroad right of way was graded to Imperial in 1888. The railroad reached Imperial on August 15, 1892. It was built by a division of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. This line left the main line near Culbertson and terminated in Imperial.When the grade was completed, the Lincoln Land Company gave lots to all those who would move their buildings to the "Railroad Addition". Nearly all of the buildings were moved south to the future railroad line and the present location of the business district of the town was established.National Register of Historic Places listings Balcony House, at the corner of 10th and Court Streets. One block west of Broadway on 10th Street Chase County Court House, on Broadway between 9th and 10th StreetsDemographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 2,071 people, 860 households, and 553 families residing in the city. The population density was 702.0PD/sqmi. There were 948 housing units at an average density of 321.4/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 88.3% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 9.6% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.4% of the population.