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	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arvada	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	107,361	5.1% increase
	Boulder	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	94,171	0.53% decrease
	Broomfield	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	54,858	43.34% increase
	Centennial	S	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Englewood	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	32,669	2.97% increase
	Fort Collins	N	44 mi [70.8 km]	136,509	15.05% increase
	Greeley	N	35 mi [56.3 km]	91,492	18.93% increase
	Lakewood	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	140,989	2.18% decrease
	Littleton	S	22 mi [35.41 km]	40,777	1.08% increase
	Longmont	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	85,928	20.87% increase
	Loveland	N	35 mi [56.3 km]	65,587	29.6% increase
	Northglenn	W	Less than 2 mi	33,697	6.72% increase
	Parker	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	43,767	85.78% increase
	Westminster	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	107,056	6.06% increase
	Wheat Ridge	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	30,894	6.13% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Adams City	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Berkley	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Brighton	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	31,380	50.11% increase
	Commerce City	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	42,473	102.34% increase
	Dacono	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	4,052	34.39% increase
	Derby	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Erie	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	16,432	161.2% increase
	Federal Heights	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	11,732	2.76% decrease
	Holiday Hills Village	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	North Washington	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Sherrelwood	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Todd Creek	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Twin Lakes	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Wallace Village	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Welby	S	5 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:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Thornton
	Arapahoe County	S	Aurora Heights	13 miles [20 km]
	Boulder County	NW	Pony Estates	6 miles [9 km]
	Broomfield County	W	Brandywine	4 miles [6 km]
	Clear Creek County	W	Gilson Gulch	31 miles [49 km]
	Denver County	SE	Montbello	10 miles [16 km]
	Douglas County	S	Inverness	24 miles [38 km]
	Elbert County	SE	Parker Highlands	34 miles [54 km]
	Gilpin County	SW	Cottonwood	27 miles [43 km]
	Jefferson County	W	Sheridan Green	6 miles [9 km]
	Larimer County	N	Berthoud	26 miles [41 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Colorado<3>

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