Denton, Nebraska

About Denton

Denton is a tiny community in eastern Nebraska with an estimated population of 190.

Denton holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.12 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,583 residents per square mile.

📰 Denton News Today

• Doris A. Amen Obituary | Butherus-Maser & Love Funeral Home | Lincoln, NE Tribute Archive · Sep 23
• Volunteers preserve small-town history with museum in Denton KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE · Jun 1
• The Most Over-the-Top Airbnb in Nebraska Is This 10,000-Square-Foot Pixel-Perfect Castle Only In Your State · Aug 18
• Deputies evacuating residents as crews respond to multiple wildfires in southwest part of Lancaster County KETV · Mar 12
• Obituary | Jean Ann Fischer Nebraska Today · Feb 21

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Denton Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Denton — but the Nebraska one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.12 sq mi.
• Positioned in eastern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Denton

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Denton

• Denton Daily Double Steakhouse — steak house

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Denton

• 🏞️ Conestoga Lake State Recreation Area · National Park reviews ★
• Bobcat Prairie · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Civilian Conservation Corps Co 2738 Historical Marker reviews ★
• Denton Prairie · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Honvlez Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kapke Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Steifel-Johnson Trailhead · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Two Creeks Prairie · Nature reserve reviews ★

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