Thornton | |
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 Location inSan Joaquin County and the state ofCalifornia | |
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| Coordinates:38°13′34″N121°25′29″W / 38.22611°N 121.42472°W /38.22611; -121.42472 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Joaquin |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.184 sq mi (5.656 km2) |
| • Land | 2.133 sq mi (5.525 km2) |
| • Water | 0.051 sq mi (0.131 km2) 2.31% |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,004 |
| • Density | 470.7/sq mi (181.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95686 |
| Area code | 209 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 236291; 2628795 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornton, California;U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornton, California | |
Thornton is acensus-designated place (CDP) inSan Joaquin County,California, United States.[3] Thornton is located alongInterstate 5 7 miles (11 km) west-southwest ofGalt. Thornton has apost office withZIP code 95686.[4]
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TheWestern Pacific Railroad was extended to Thornton in 1907.[5] A post office called Thornton has been in operation since 1910.[6] The community was named for Arthur Thornton, the original owner of the town site.[5]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), 97.69% of it land, and 2.31% of it water.[1]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,131 | — | |
| 2020 | 1,004 | −11.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1850–1870[8][9] 1880-1890[10] 1900[11] 1910[12] 1920[13] 1930[14] 1940[15] 1950[16] 1960[17] 1970[18] 1980[19] 1990[20]2000[21] 2010[22] | |||
Thornton first appeared as acensus designated place in the2010 U.S. census, one of ten CDPS (Acampo,Collierville,Dogtown,Mountain House,Peters,Terminous, Thornton,Victor,Waterloo, andWoodbridge) formed out of the deletedNorth Woodbridge CDP andSouth Woodbridge CDP.[22]
The2020 United States census reported that Thornton had a population of 1,004. The population density was 470.7 inhabitants per square mile (181.7/km2). The racial makeup of Thornton was 307 (30.6%)White, 38 (3.8%)African American, 7 (0.7%)Native American, 54 (5.4%)Asian, 2 (0.2%)Pacific Islander, 407 (40.5%) fromother races, and 189 (18.8%) from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 654 persons (65.1%).[23]
The census reported that 995 people (99.1% of the population) lived in households, 9 (0.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.[23]
There were 323 households, out of which 115 (35.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 159 (49.2%) were married-couple households, 18 (5.6%) werecohabiting couple households, 80 (24.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 66 (20.4%) had a male householder with no partner present. 81 households (25.1%) were one person, and 36 (11.1%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.08.[23] There were 223families (69.0% of all households).[24]
The age distribution was 260 people (25.9%) under the age of 18, 111 people (11.1%) aged 18 to 24, 246 people (24.5%) aged 25 to 44, 240 people (23.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 147 people (14.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males.[23]
There were 337 housing units at an average density of 158.0 units per square mile (61.0 units/km2), of which 323 (95.8%) were occupied. Of these, 167 (51.7%) were owner-occupied, and 156 (48.3%) were occupied by renters.[23]
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