unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
Nebraska
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, United States. Walton had a population of 306 as of the 2010 census. The headquarters of the Cornhusker Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
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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
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincoln (na ...
, the state capital.
U.S. Route 34
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is the northern border of the CDP; the highway leads west to the center of Lincoln and east to Union.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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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
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.
Education
It is in the
Waverly School District 145
Waverly School District 145 is a public school district serving the communities of Alvo, Eagle, Prairie Home, Walton, and Waverly in Nebraska, United States. The district provides primary and secondary education for over 2000 students in gr ...
.
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).