Map of Imperial city, Nebraska

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.

Imperial city overview:
Name:	Imperial city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Nebraska
County:	Chase County
Elevation:	3,284 ft (1,001 m)
Total Area:	3.03 sq mi (7.85 km²)
Land Area:	3.02 sq mi (7.83 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	2,068
Population Density:	683.64/sq mi (263.95/km²)
ZIP code:	69033
Area code:	308
FIPS code:	3123690
GNISfeature ID:	0830263
Website:	imperial-ne.com

Online Interactive Map

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Imperial online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

The 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.

Imperial’s first courthouse was built in 1889 on the land where the present courthouse stands.

National Register of Historic Places listings

Balcony House (listed 2000), at the corner of 10th and Court Streets, one block west of Broadway on 10th Street.
Chase County Court House (listed 1990), on Broadway between 9th and 10th Streets.