Walton, Nebraska

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Walton, Nebraska
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°47′46″N96°33′55″W / 40.79611°N 96.56528°W / 40.79611; -96.56528 Coordinates: 40°47′46″N96°33′55″W / 40.79611°N 96.56528°W / 40.79611; -96.56528
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Lancaster
Area
[1]
 • Total3.46 sq mi (8.97 km2)
 • Land3.46 sq mi (8.97 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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1,217 ft (371 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total351
 • Density101.33/sq mi (39.12/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68461
Area code 402
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.

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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 U.S. Census Bureau, the Walton CDP has an area of 3.6 square miles (9.2 km2), all land. [3] 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.

Education

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

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 351—
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]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walton, Nebraska
  3. 1 2 "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 19 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 94. ISBN   0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lancaster County, NE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 Bureau, U.S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2018-10-18.
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