Axtell is a village in western Kearney County, Nebraska, United States.

[7] Axtell was incorporated as a village in 1885 when the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad was extended to that point.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.44 square miles (1.14 km2), all land.

There were 293 housing units at an average density of 665.9 per square mile (257.1/km2).

21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Bethphage was founded in 1913 by K. G. William Dahl, a minister of the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church.