Thornton, Illinois

Back to Thornton, IL housing info, Cook County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Thornton IL Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! 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, IL Cook County Population in July 2007: 2,405. Population change since 2000: -6.1%   Males: 1,127   (46.9%) Females: 1,278   (53.1%) Median resident age:   40.3 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60476. Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,544 (it was $46,778 in 2000) Thornton:   $53,544 Illinois:   $54,124 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $192,311 (it was $105,300 in 2000) Thornton:   $192,311 Illinois:   $208,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $194,594; Detached houses: $198,609; Townhouses or other attached units: $234,045; In 2-unit structures: $156,042; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $235,255; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $78,482 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 60476 Thornton, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Thornton: White Non-Hispanic (93.9%) Hispanic (4.1%) Two or more races (1.3%) Other race (0.9%) Black (0.8%) American Indian (0.7%) 2008 cost of living index in Thornton: 101.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Thornton, Illinois on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. Thornton is mentioned 44 times on our forum: Any news about Thornton?  (4 replies) Conservative suburbs  (213 replies) Which Chicago suburb have the worst reputation ?  (156 replies) is lansing IL going down the tube?  (56 replies) Chicago Hip-Hop Scene  (90 replies) Commute ideas  (41 replies) Latest news from Thornton, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (26.6%), Irish (20.5%), Polish (15.8%), Italian (9.6%), Dutch (9.2%), English (7.8%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 09/11/1900 Elevation: 603 feet Land area: 2.33 square miles. Population density: 1030 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 41.57 N, Longitude: 87.61 W

Area code: 708

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

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.74
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Thornton, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Thornton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 123% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the Thornton village center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.4 miles away from the village center killed 33 people and injured 500 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Political contributions by individuals in Thornton, IL

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Notable location: Thornton Village Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map Church in Thornton: Saint Paul Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Mount Forest Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Thornton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	70.5%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This village:	2.9%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	2.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Thornton, IL

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3.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,589 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.97%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($887 average AGI)

Cook County:	0.27%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from DuPage County, IL	0.48% ($52,869 average AGI)
from Lake County, IL	0.25% ($62,810)
from Will County, IL	0.24% ($42,313)

4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,517 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.98%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($743 average AGI)

Cook County:	0.09%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to DuPage County, IL	0.65% ($54,553 average AGI)
to Will County, IL	0.56% ($54,095)
to Lake County, IL	0.38% ($69,774)

• Fred Kleber, 901 Parnell Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00759842
  Registrant: Global Tower, LLC, 1801 Clint Moore Road, Suite 215, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-0320, Email:
• PETER M CONNOLLY, 17868 Clyde Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 48.8 m
  Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, #100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
• Dane F Ershen, 901 Parnell Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 82.2 m, Overall height: 82.2 m
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms-A3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

• Parnell & Ridge Rds, Call Sign: WPFN843, Licensee ID: L00120834
  Assigned Frequencies : 929.987 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/22/1999, Expiration Date: 09/22/2009, Cancelation Date: 04/29/2003
  Registrant: Map Paging Co Inc, 840 Greenbrier Cir Ste 202, Chesapeake, VA 23320, Phone: (804) 424-1191
• 901 Parnell Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 82 m, Call Sign: WPHQ346
  Assigned Frequencies : 929.587 MHz, 929.862 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/25/2000, Expiration Date: 08/25/2010, Cancelation Date: 07/09/2001, Certifier: Donna Comer
  Registrant: Paging Network Of America, Inc., 1500 International Pkwy, Suite 300, Richardson, TX 75081, Phone: (972) 801-0304, Fax: (972) 801-0330
• 18007 Parnell Ave., Type: Pole, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 47.5 m, Call Sign: WPRY730, Licensee ID: L00003484
  851.712 MHz, 852.062 MHz, 852.087 MHz, 852.137 MHz, 852.162 MHz, 852.212 MHz, 852.262 MHz, 852.287 MHz, 852.337 MHz, 852.637 MHz... (+172 more)
  Grant Date: 03/17/2001, Expiration Date: 03/17/2011, Certifier: Robin J Glenny
  Registrant: Nextel License Holdings 4, Inc., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142, Email:

• Lincoln Oasis 175 E Of Chicago Rd On I294, Call Sign: WGV890, Licensee ID: L00008099
  Assigned Frequencies : 811.237 MHz, 811.487 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/19/2001, Expiration Date: 03/25/2011
  Registrant: Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, One Authority Dr, Downers Grove, IL 60515, Phone: (708) 241-6800
• 700 Park Ave, Call Sign: KVP427, Licensee ID: L00078604
  Assigned Frequencies : 470.937 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/14/1999, Expiration Date: 11/07/2004, Cancelation Date: 01/08/2005
  Registrant: City Of Thornton, 105 Margaret St, Thornton, IL 60476, Phone: (312) 877-4440
• 700 Park Ave, Call Sign: WFN806, Licensee ID: L00078604
  Assigned Frequencies : 473.937 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/14/1999, Expiration Date: 11/07/2004, Cancelation Date: 01/08/2005
  Registrant: City Of Thornton, 105 Margaret St, Thornton, IL 60476, Phone: (312) 877-4444

• Intersection Of Parnell & Ridge Roads, Overall height: 86.6 m, Call Sign: KNKL356
  Assigned Frequencies : 931.237 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/21/1998, Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancelation Date: 01/04/1999
  Registrant: Mobilemedia Communications, Inc., 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Ste 935 4227350875152, Arlington, VA 22201, Phone: (703) 312-5151
• Corner Of Parnell And Ridge Roads, Structure height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: KSA262
  Assigned Frequencies : 454.275 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 04/30/2004, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
  Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:

• Fire: 24
• Hazardous Condition: 54