Thornton, California
Thornton is a
History
The 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]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.2 square miles (5.6 km2), 98.70% of it land, and 1.30% of it water.
Demographics
At the
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 310 households, 166 (53.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 175 (56.5%) were
The age distribution was 404 people (35.7%) under the age of 18, 112 people (9.9%) aged 18 to 24, 259 people (22.9%) aged 25 to 44, 259 people (22.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 97 people (8.6%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 28.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
There were 326 housing units at an average density of 151.3 per square mile, of the occupied units 134 (43.2%) were owner-occupied and 176 (56.8%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.8%. 426 people (37.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 705 people (62.3%) lived in rental housing units.
References
- ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornton, California
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ a b "Older towns dot valley when Lodi established". Lodi News-Sentinel. September 9, 1969. pp. 8C. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "San Joaquin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Thornton CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.