Walton, Nebraska

Coordinates: 40°47′46″N 96°33′55″W / 40.79611°N 96.56528°W / 40.79611; -96.56528
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Walton, Nebraska
FIPS code
31-51280[3]
GNIS feature ID2583903[2]

Walton is an

unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.[2] Walton had a population of 306 as of the 2010 census.[4] The headquarters of the Cornhusker Council of the Boy Scouts of America
are located in Walton.

History

The first and only post office in Walton was established in 1880.[5] The community was named for A. Walton, a pioneer settler.[6]

Geography

Walton is in eastern Lancaster County, just east of the city limits of Lincoln, the state capital. U.S. Route 34 is the northern border of the CDP; the highway leads west 7 miles (11 km) to the center of Lincoln and east 33 miles (53 km) to Union.

According to the

Salt Creek, a northeast-flowing tributary of the Platte River
.

Education

It is in the Waverly School District 145.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020351—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Walton has a population of 306 people with a median age of 52.[9] The population is 51.3% male (157) and 48.7% female (149).[9] 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).[9]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walton, Nebraska
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Nebraska". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Walton CDP, Nebraska". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lancaster County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  6. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  7. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ^ a b c Bureau, U.S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
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