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Population (year 2000): 422. Estimated
population in July 2005: 404 (-4.3% change)
Males: 209 (49.5%), Females: 213 (50.5%)
Cerro Gordo County
Zip code:
50479
Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $35,125 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,100 (year 2000)
Races in Thornton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (43.1%), Norwegian (11.1%),
English (10.4%), Danish (9.7%), Irish (9.7%), United States
(6.2%).
Elevation: 1183 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Thornton
- High school or higher: 89.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Thornton city
- Never married: 21.6%
- Now married: 61.7%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 7.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+9.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Thornton:
- BELMOND MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; BELMOND, IA)
- FRANKLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; HAMPTON,
IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA (about 20 miles;
MASON CITY, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Thornton:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 15 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 62 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 74 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thornton:
- BELMOND MUNI (about 16 miles; BELMOND, IA; ID: Y48)
- HAMPTON MUNI (about 20 miles; HAMPTON, IA; ID: HPT)
- FOREST CITY MUNI (about 26 miles; FOREST CITY, IA;
ID: FXY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Thornton:
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 82 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 94 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
Public primary/middle schools in Thornton:
- MESERVEY-THORNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
121; Location: 100 5TH ST NORTH; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MESERVEY-THORNTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 62; Location: 100 5TH ST NORTH; Grades: KG -
05)
Library in Thornton:
- THORNTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$32,645; Location: 412 MAIN; 10,793 books; 459 video
materials; 37 serial subscriptions)
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