Thornton, Arkansas

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Coordinates: 33°46′36″N 92°29′23″W / 33.77667, -92.48972
Thornton, Arkansas
Location in Calhoun County and the state of Arkansas
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Calhoun
Area
- Total	1.9 sq mi (5 km²)
- Land	1.9 sq mi (5 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	318 ft (97 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	517
- Density	272.1/sq mi (103.4/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	71766
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-69050
GNIS feature ID	0055554

Thornton is a city in Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 517 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Thornton is located at 33°46′36″N, 92°29′23″W (33.776794, -92.489711)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), of which, 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.04%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 517 people, 206 households, and 142 families residing in the city. The population density was 270.4 people per square mile (104.5/km²). There were 242 housing units at an average density of 126.6/sq mi (48.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 56.48% White, 41.78% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, and 1.55% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 206 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $31,125. Males had a median income of $33,472 versus $16,071 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,323. About 26.6% of families and 33.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.1% of those under age 18 and 32.8% of those age 65 or over.