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Thornton, Colorado

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Denver. It is located about 11 miles [17 km] to the south of Thornton and has a population of 554,636 people.<1>

The next largest community is Aurora. It is located about 21 miles [33 km] to the southeast of Thornton and has a population of 276,393 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Arvada   SW11 mi [17.7 km]107,3615.1% increase
 Boulder   NW17 mi [27.36 km]94,1710.53% decrease
 Broomfield   W6 mi [9.66 km]54,85843.34% increase
 Centennial   S22 mi [35.41 km]---
 Englewood   S18 mi [28.97 km]32,6692.97% increase
 Fort Collins   N44 mi [70.8 km]136,50915.05% increase
 Greeley   N35 mi [56.3 km]91,49218.93% increase
 Lakewood   SW17 mi [27.36 km]140,9892.18% decrease
 Littleton   S22 mi [35.41 km]40,7771.08% increase
 Longmont   NW19 mi [30.58 km]85,92820.87% increase
 Loveland   N35 mi [56.3 km]65,58729.6% increase
 Northglenn   WLess than 2 mi33,6976.72% increase
 Parker   S29 mi [46.67 km]43,76785.78% increase
 Westminster   W6 mi [9.66 km]107,0566.06% increase
 Wheat Ridge   SW12 mi [19.31 km]30,8946.13% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Adams City   S6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Berkley   SW8 mi [12.87 km]---
 Brighton   NE8 mi [12.87 km]31,38050.11% increase
 Commerce City   E8 mi [12.87 km]42,473102.34% increase
 Dacono   N9 mi [14.48 km]4,05234.39% increase
 Derby   S5 mi [8.05 km]---
 Erie   NW9 mi [14.48 km]16,432161.2% increase
 Federal Heights   SW5 mi [8.05 km]11,7322.76% decrease
 Holiday Hills Village   SW4 mi [6.44 km]---
 North Washington   S7 mi [11.27 km]---
 Sherrelwood   SW6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Todd Creek   NE5 mi [8.05 km]---
 Twin Lakes   SW7 mi [11.27 km]---
 Wallace Village   W8 mi [12.87 km]---
 Welby   S5 mi [8.05 km]---

Adams County

Thornton is primarily located in Adams County. A portion of Thornton extends into Weld County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams: Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Jefferson, Morgan, Washington and Weld.

While not sharing a border with Adams, the following counties are close to Thornton: Broomfield, Douglas and Larimer.

Below are counties that are near Thornton (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Thornton:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Thornton
 Arapahoe County   SAurora Heights13 miles [20 km]
 Boulder County   NWPony Estates6 miles [9 km]
 Broomfield County   WBrandywine4 miles [6 km]
 Clear Creek County   WGilson Gulch31 miles [49 km]
 Denver County   SEMontbello10 miles [16 km]
 Douglas County   SInverness24 miles [38 km]
 Elbert County   SEParker Highlands34 miles [54 km]
 Gilpin County   SWCottonwood27 miles [43 km]
 Jefferson County   WSheridan Green6 miles [9 km]
 Larimer County   NBerthoud26 miles [41 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Thornton. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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 RV Repair     Churches    
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Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Thornton.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Thornton and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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