| Imperial, Nebraska | |
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| — City — | |
| Downtown Imperial: Broadway, looking north | |
| Location of Imperial, Nebraska | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Chase |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2) |
| • Land | 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,284 ft (1,001 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,982 |
| • Density | 787.2/sq mi (304.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 69033 |
| Area code(s) | 308 |
| FIPS code | 31-23690[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0830263[2] |
Imperial is a city in Chase County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,982 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Chase County.[3]
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The original town of Imperial was built on land homesteaded by Thomas Mercier and M.L. 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 Post Master and took office on December 14, 1885.[4]
The railroad right of way was graded to Imperial in 1888. The rails 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 Co. 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.
ESS Drum & Bugle Corps, based in Imperial, NE, was founded in 2011 by Conor Jameson, and is the first Corps to be commissioned by a state government. ESS is a DCI Open Class drum & bugle corps, and is preparing to perform for its first competitive season in 2012.
Commissioned as part of a plan issued by the state government so as to encourage music education within its borders, ESS is one of the first of its kind. Currently membership can only be obtained by an invitation-only audition, but auditions are expected to become open to the public later this winter or fall 2012.
The remaining staff, design team, show concept for the 2012 season, and more official information have yet to be released.
Imperial is located at (40.518398, -101.642491)[9].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), all of it land.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,982 people, 807 households, and 547 families residing in the city. The population density was 787.2 people per square mile (303.7/km²). There were 887 housing units at an average density of 352.3 per square mile (135.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.88% White, 0.05% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 1.61% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.15% of the population.
There were 807 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,833, and the median income for a family was $42,414. Males had a median income of $28,063 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,888. About 5.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.
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