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Welcome to Wauneta ...The village of Wauneta is located in Chase County<1>. The pronunciation of Wauneta: wah-NEE-tuh<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Wauneta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wauneta has a population of 552 people<3> (see below for details). Wauneta is 2,950 feet [899 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Wauneta is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Wauneta lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Wauneta (for example, toward Indianola), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). The telephone area code for Wauneta: (308) The ZIP code for Wauneta: 69045<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wauneta had an population of 552 people. This is a decrease of 4.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.68% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Wauneta had a population of 577 people (or 14.55% of the total population of Chase County). This makes Wauneta the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Wauneta represents 0.03% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 180th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 577 people, the population of Wauneta decreased 7.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 625 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Wauneta. Communities Also Named Wauneta ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wauneta - they are located in Colorado (2) and Kansas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wauneta. Communities near Wauneta ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wauneta.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wauneta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wauneta. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wauneta. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wauneta. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wauneta. See our Newspapers Page for Wauneta. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wauneta ...Looking for more information about Wauneta? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Wauneta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wauneta. Adding Wauneta to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wauneta in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wauneta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found Wauneta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Wauneta. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wauneta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Chase County: www.co.chase.ne.us/ The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/ Footnotes ...
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