Wauneta is a village in Chase County, Nebraska, United States.

It's first edition was printed on January 17, 1887 by a young New Yorker named John Hann.

The newspaper printed it's final issue on November 12, 2020 and merged with The Imperial Republican.

This line was built by a division of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.97 square miles (2.51 km2), all land.

There were 307 housing units at an average density of 316.5 per square mile (122.2/km2).

39.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.