| Official Name: | Walton, Nebraska |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Nebraska#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Walton |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nebraska |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lancaster |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.97 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.97 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.46 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.46 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 351 |
| Population Density Km2: | 39.12 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 101.33 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1217 |
| Coordinates: | 40.7961°N -96.5653°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 68461 |
| Area Code: | 402 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 31-51280 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583903 |
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.[2] The headquarters of the Cornhusker Council of the Boy Scouts of America are located in Walton.
The first and only post office in Walton was established in 1880.[3] The community was named for A. Walton, a pioneer settler.[4]
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 7miles to the center of Lincoln and east to Union.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Walton CDP has an area of 9.2sqkm, all land.[5] 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.
It is in the Waverly School District 145.[6]
Walton has a population of 306 people with a median age of 52.[7] 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).