Thornton, Colorado

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Back to Thornton, CO housing info, Adams County, Colorado, CO smaller cities, CO small cities, All Cities. Homes for sale in Thornton, Colorado   Thornton Apartments for Rent   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Thornton, CO Adams County Population in July 2008: 113,429. Population change since 2000: +37.7% Males: 56,419   (49.7%) Females: 57,010   (50.3%) Median resident age:   30.8 years Colorado median age:   34.3 years Zip codes: 80233. Estimated median household income in 2008: $70,621 (it was $54,445 in 2000) Thornton:   $70,621 Colorado:   $56,993 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $28,271 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $213,800 (it was $152,100 in 2000) Thornton:   $213,800 Colorado:   $242,200 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $216,819; Detached houses: $233,033; Townhouses or other attached units: $153,417; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $160,521; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $122,872; Mobile homes: $29,271 Median gross rent in 2008: $939. Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2008: 6.2% Thornton, CO residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Colorado's Painter For A Day Desert Rose Mobile Spa Mile High Chiropractic Center Fairy Tale Fantasies Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Thornton: White Non-Hispanic (72.4%) Hispanic (21.3%) Other race (9.0%) Two or more races (3.1%) American Indian (2.0%) Black (1.5%) Other Asian (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Thornton: 94.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Thornton, Colorado on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Thornton is mentioned 787 times on our forum: Looking for info...Brighton, Thornton, Westminster, etc  (8 replies) Thornton Town Center  (4 replies) Thornton?  (38 replies) Thornton for a family?  (1 reply) furnished temp apt in Westminster/Broomfield/Thornton  (3 replies) Springvale Filing No. 7 in Thornton  (1 reply) Latest news from Thornton, CO collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (23.0%), Irish (13.2%), English (9.9%), Italian (5.8%), United States (4.8%), French (3.8%). Current Local Time: MST time zone Incorporated on 6/12/1956 Elevation: 5342 feet Land area: 26.9 square miles. Population density: 4222 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 39.90 N, Longitude: 104.95 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -21,368 (-25.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 6,919 (15.9%)

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Thornton, Colorado business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Here:	6.3%
Colorado:	6.6%

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.27
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Thornton, Colorado

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Thornton-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 90% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/15/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the Thornton city center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/18/1975, a category 3 tornado 13.9 miles away from the city center .

Thornton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 43.1 miles away from Thornton center
On 10/1/2005 at 05:57:03, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.1 miles away from the city center
On 12/23/1995 at 06:51:48, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/18/1997 at 22:04:39, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB, 2.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.1 miles away from Thornton center
On 7/22/2001 at 19:22:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/12/1990 at 21:38:57, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from Thornton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Birthplace of: Calvin White - College basketball player (Navy Midshipmen).

Main business address for: ULTIMATE ELECTRONICS INC (RETAIL-RADIO TV & CONSUMER ELECTRONICS STORES).

Political contributions by individuals in Thornton, CO

• North Suburban Medical Center Heliport

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Notable location: Park Hill Golf Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map Shopping Center: Merchants Park Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Highland Memorial Gardens (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Grasmer Lake (A), Lutz Reservoir (B), Marshall Reservoir (C), Badding Reservoir (D), Brewer Reservoir (E), Wadley Reservoir Number 3 (F), Wadley Reservoir Number 2 (G), Wadley Reservoir Number 1 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Thornton: Holly Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Hotel: Crossland - Denver/Thornton (8750 Grant St) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	74.5%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.7%
Whole state:	5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Thornton, CO

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• Radisson North Denver Graystone Castle, 83 E 120th Ave, Thornton, CO 80233, Phone: (303) 451-1002, Fax: (303) 452-1962
• Motel 6, 6 W 83RD PL, Thornton, CO 80221, Phone: (303) 429-1550, Fax: (303) 427-7513
• Sleep Inn North Denver, 12101 N Grant St, Thornton, CO 80233, Phone: (303) 280-9818, Fax: (303) 280-6361
• Hampton Inn, 243 E 120TH Ave, Thornton, CO 80233, Phone: (303) 451-7900

Here		30.3%
USA		50.2%

11.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,654 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.55%
Colorado average:	10.77%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($135 average AGI)

Adams County:	0.06%
Colorado average:	0.18%

from Denver County, CO	2.35% ($34,514 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, CO	2.20% ($41,161)
from Arapahoe County, CO	1.34% ($40,437)

10.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,973 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.40%
Colorado average:	10.03%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($126 average AGI)

Adams County:	0.04%
Colorado average:	0.12%

to Denver County, CO	1.90% ($30,013 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, CO	1.80% ($37,014)
to Arapahoe County, CO	1.31% ($32,985)

• Leon E Porter, Twr 1 - 9801 Riverdale Rd, Type: 2ta1, Structure height: 86.9 m, Overall height: 87.8 m
  Registrant: Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 719-7000, Email:
• Leon E Porter, Twr 2 - 9801 Riverdale Rd, Type: 2ta2, Structure height: 87.1 m, Overall height: 88 m
  Registrant: Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 719-7000, Email:
• Jeff Littlejohn, Twr 4 6150 East 120th Avenue, Type: 4ta4, Structure height: 108.4 m, Overall height: 109.7 m
  Registrant: Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 2625 S. Memorial Drive, Suite A, Tulsa, OK 74129, Phone: (918) 664-4581, Email:
• Jeff Littlejohn, Twr 3 6150 East 120th Avenue, Type: 4ta3, Structure height: 108.2 m, Overall height: 109.5 m
  Registrant: Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 2625 S. Memorial Drive, Suite A, Tulsa, OK 74129, Phone: (918) 664-4581, Email:
• Jeff Littlejohn, Twr 2 6150 East 120th Avenue, Type: 4ta2, Structure height: 108.2 m, Overall height: 109.4 m
  Registrant: Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 2625 S. Memorial Drive, Suite A, Tulsa, OK 74129, Phone: (918) 664-4581, Email:
• Jeff Littlejohn, Twr 1 6150 East 120th Ave., Type: 4ta1, Structure height: 108.3 m, Overall height: 109.4 m
  Registrant: Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 2625 S. Memorial Drive, Suite A, Tulsa, OK 74129, Phone: (918) 664-4581, Email:

• Fire: 379
• Hazardous Condition: 200
• Service Call: 2
• Good Intent Call: 7

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (population 50,000+)"
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• #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (population 50,000+)"
• #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Law enforcement workers including supervisors (population 50,000+)"
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• #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (population 50,000+)"
• #9 on the list of "Top 100 highest located cities (pop. 50,000+)"
• #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage increase in population in the 1970s (pop 50,000+)"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year (population 50,000+)"
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• #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average wind speeds (population 50,000+)"
• #25 on the list of "Top 100 fastest growing cities from 2000 to 2008 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of rapes in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 50,000+)"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage population increases in the 1990s) (population 50,000+)"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage increase in population in the 1990s (pop 50,000+)"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of rapes to murders between 2001 and 2006 (population 50,000+)"
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• #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage population increase from 2000 to 2006 (population 50,000+)"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: U. S. Postal service (population 50,000+)"

• #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"