Walton, Nebraska
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Walton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. Walton had a population of 306 as of the 2010 census. The headquarters of the
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of the Boy Scouts of America are located in Walton.


History

The first and only post office in Walton was established in 1880. The community was named for A. Walton, a pioneer settler.


Geography

Walton is in eastern Lancaster County, just east of the city limits of Lincoln, the state capital.
U.S. Route 34 U.S. Route 34 (US 34) is an east–west United States highway that runs for from north-central Colorado to the western suburbs of Chicago. Through Rocky Mountain National Park it is known as the Trail Ridge Road where it reaches elevation ...
is the northern border of the CDP; the highway leads west to the center of Lincoln and east to Union. According to the
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, the Walton CDP has an area of , all land. It is drained by Stevens Creek, which forms the eastern boundary of the CDP and flows north to Salt Creek, a northeast-flowing tributary of the Platte River.


Demographics

Walton has a population of 306 people with a median age of 52. The population is 51.3% male (157) and 48.7% female (149). Walton is 97.4% White (298), 1.6% African American or Black (5), 0.7% American Indian or Alaska Native (2), and 1.6% Asian (5).


Education

It is in the Waverly School District 145.


References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Lancaster County, Nebraska Census-designated places in Nebraska Census-designated places in Lancaster County, Nebraska Unincorporated communities in Nebraska