Carleton, Nebraska

About Carleton

Carleton is a tiny community in southern Nebraska with an estimated population of 93.

Carleton holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.79 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 118 residents per square mile.

📰 Carleton News Today

• Carleton names 2026 Weitz Fellows – News Carleton College · Jun 9
• Nebraska LEAD Program and Kimmel Foundation partner to launch new seminar in Nebraska City ianrnews.unl.edu · Oct 8
• Audrey Steyer Obituary - Stockton, CA Dignity Memorial · Jul 2
• Stewart Allan Brinegar Obituary | Kroll-Massey Funeral Home | Hebron, NE Tribute Archive · Jun 8
• Robert L Poppe Obituary Feb 25, 2026 Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home & Cremation Center · Feb 25

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What Makes Carleton Unique

• With 93 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Nebraska — one of 593 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Carleton

• Prairie Marsh West State Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Carleton

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