Riverton is a village in Franklin County, Nebraska, United States.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.39 square miles (1.01 km2), all land.

There were 77 housing units at an average density of 197.4 per square mile (76.2/km2).

There were 75 housing units at an average density of 190.8 per square mile (73.7/km2).

The racial makup of the village was 98.62% White, 0.69% Asian, and 0.69% from two or more races.

There were 16.2% of families and 35.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 46.4% of under eighteens and 20.8% of those over 64.