Census Data for Thornton
As far as we can tell, Thornton has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Thornton, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Avondale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
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- Randolph
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
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- North Kansas City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Claycomo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claycomo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
- Gladstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
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- Oakview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakview is located in Clay County
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- Oakwood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
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- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
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- Houston Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
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- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
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- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Clay County ...
Thornton is located in Clay County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Clay County.
Miscellaneous Information for Thornton ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Clay County or the community of Thornton:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Thornton:
- GNIS ID for Thornton: 759726
- GNIS ID for Clay County: 758478
- GNIS ID for State of Missouri: 1779791
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Thornton is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Thornton.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |