Thornton, Iowa
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| Thornton, Iowa | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Cerro Gordo |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km²) |
| - Land | 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 1,188 ft (362 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 422 |
| - Density | 338.6/sq mi (130.7/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 50479 |
| Area code(s) | 641 |
| FIPS code | 19-77880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0462227 |
Thornton is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 422 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Thornton is located at (42.944972, -93.384115)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 422 people, 183 households, and 124 families residing in the city. The population density was 338.6 people per square mile (130.3/km²). There were 193 housing units at an average density of 154.8/sq mi (59.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.58% White, 0.24% Native American, 0.71% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
There were 183 households out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,125, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $30,893 versus $19,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,622. About 5.0% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Schools
Thornton is part of the Sheffield-Chapin/Meservey-Thornton (SCMT) School District. Students from Thornton currently attend school in the Thornton school building, or in the nearby town of Sheffield. Due to declining enrollment, a plan is in place to share classes with the neighboring Rockwell-Swaledale school district for the 2008-09 school year. The building will be closed and all students will attend Sheffield and Rockwell. Each school will have K - 3, Rockwell will house 4 - 8 and Sheffield 9 - 12.
The Thornton school building was built as a K-12 facility for Thornton High school. The core of the building was built in the 1920's, and in the 1950's, a large addition, including a gymnasium, library, offices, and additional classrooms was added. In 1965, the building became the junior-high and high school for the combined Meservey-Thornton school district (shared with neighboring Meservey), which hosted the elementary grades). Due to declining enrollments, in 1983 the Meservey building was closed and the Thornton facility was again used for grades K-12. In 1988, Meservey-Thornton began whole-grade sharing with Sheffield-Chapin school district, and the building was used as an elementary and middle-school.
The Meservey-Thornton mascot was the "Lancers". When the high school classes moved to Sheffield in 1988, the Lancer mascot was retained for the middle-school sports teams. However with further consolidation in 2007, the Lancer mascot was officially retired with a parade in July, 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Thornton, Iowa is at coordinates Coordinates:
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