Dorchester is a village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States.

[3] Dorchester was platted in 1870 when the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was extended to that point.

[5] The name was probably chosen to conform with the alphabetical stops on the new Burlington & Quincy Railroad line traveling westward from Lincoln: Berks, Crete, Dorchester, Exeter, Fairmont, Grafton, Huxley, etc.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km2), all land.

24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.