Ashton is a village in Sherman County, Nebraska, United States.

[4] An early settler being a native of Ashton, Illinois, caused the name to be selected.

[5][6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.59 square miles (1.53 km2), all land.

35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the village was 97.89% White, 0.42% Native American, and 1.69% from two or more races.

About 3.2% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.1% of those 65 or over.