Chase County (Nebraska)

The Chase County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Imperial.

Geography

The County is located in southwest Nebraska, on the west by Colorado and is in the south about 40 miles from Kansas away. The Chase County has an area of ​​2325 square kilometers, of which 8 square miles is water area. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Chase County was formed in 1873 from part of the Hayes County. It was named after Champion S. Chase (1820-1898), 1867-1869 Attorney General of Nebraska.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Chase County 4,068 people in 1,662 households and 1,163 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 97.81 percent White, 0.17 percent African American, 0.10 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.47 percent from other races groups; 0.25 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.42 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 1,662 households out of which 30.6 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 62.1 percent were married couples living together, 5.5 percent were single mothers, 30.0 percent were non-families, 27.3 percent of all households and 13.8 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size is 2.91 people.

Based on the county the population was spread from 25.2 percent population under 18 years, 5.9 percent between 18 and 24 years, 23.9 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.0 percent between 45 and 64 years and 21.1 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 32,351, and the median income for a family was $ 39,225. Males have a median income of $ 27,554, women $ 17,602. The per capita income was $ 17,490. 7.9 percent of families and 9.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 10.5 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 9.0 percent of those 65 years.

Cities and Towns

City

• Imperial

Villages

• Lamar
• Wauneta

Unincorporated communities

• Champion
• Enders