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About Thornton (Click for more information)
| | Located in Illinois (see below) |
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| | Located in Cook County (see below) |
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| | Time Zone: Located in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. |
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| | Elevation: 180 feet [54.86 m] above sea level<1> |
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| | Population |
| | 2008:<2> | 2,386 (7.59% decrease since 2000) |
| | 2000: | 2,582 |
| | (For more detail, see our Census Page for Thornton) |
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| | Total Area:<3> | 2.33 sq miles [6.05 km²] |
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| | Housing Units:<4> | 1,035 |
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| | Latitude/Longitude<5> |
| | Lat: | 41°34'15" N (or 41.57° N) |
| | Long: | -87°37'6" W (or -87.62° W) |
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| | Name of USGS Topo Map:<6> Calumet City |
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| | Federal Identification Codes for Thornton |
| | GNIS ID: 419686 |
| | FIPS State/Place Code: 17/75185 |
| | (For more detail, see our Misc. Page for Thornton) |
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About Cook County (Click for more information)
| | Population |
| | 2008 (Est): | 5,294,664 |
| | 2000: | 5,377,092 |
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| | Total Area: | 1,635 sq miles [4,234 km²] - of which 42.16% is water (689 sq miles [1,785 km²]) |
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| | Housing Units: | 2,096,121 |
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| | The community of Chicago is the County Seat for Cook County. |
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| | Official Website: | http://www.co.cook.il.us/ |
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| | Federal Identification Codes for Cook County |
| | GNIS ID: 1784766 |
| | FIPS State/County Code: 17/31 |
| | (For more detail, see our Misc. Page for Thornton) |
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Footnotes
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thornton - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Thornton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation |
| <5> | The longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Thornton, rather it may be a prominent feature such as the location of City Hall, the main Post Office, an airport, the center of population, etc. - Return to Citation |
| <6> | The USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Thornton. - Return to Citation |
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| Last Modified: 10 Jan 2010 |
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