Thornton
A city in Adams County, Colorado — population 148,113 as of 2019.
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Overnight
66°F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
92°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms41% precip
Saturday Night
64°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms43% precip
Sunday
93°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms52% precip
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Thornton by the numbers
Population
148,113Population figure, 2019
Households & income
- Area
- 36.5 sq mi (94.52 km²), 2.02 sq mi water
- Median age
- 34.7
- Households
- 50,566
- Persons per household
- 2.8
- Median household income
- $103,088
- Median house value
- $517,500
Municipal office
- Office
- POLICY PLANNING MANAGER
- Address
- 9500 CIVIC CENTER DR, THORNTON, CO 80229