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Wauneta, NE

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Population
515
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
2,938 ft
Median Home Value
$88,100
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$630/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$47,143
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in NebraskaPopulation rankingHighest population places in NebraskaNearest larger communityNorth Platte, Nebraska59 miles away · 22,524 residents.

About Wauneta

Wauneta is a village in Chase County, Nebraska, United States. The 2020 census counted 549 residents. Wauneta lies along U.S. Route 6, southeast of Imperial, the county seat of Chase County. Its elevation is 2,942 feet. The short version is that Wauneta carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Wauneta: its past remains attached to the places people use now. The first white settlers at Wauneta were George Rowley and his wife who built a sod house at the Wauneta Falls in 1875. The first post office was established in 1877.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower FEMA County Hurricane Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0rating

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