Denton is a village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.

Denton was established in 1871 when the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad was extended to that point.

[4][5] It was named for Daniel M. Denton, the original owner of the town site.

[8] In 1930, a fire burned down many buildings in the village, creating an even worse environment for the already-struggling businesses following the stock market crash a year prior.

[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the village was 97.4% White, 1.1% African American, 1.1% Asian, and 0.5% from two or more races.

About 4.7% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.5% of those sixty five or over.