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Thornton Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska

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Township in Nebraska, United States
Thornton Township
Township
Location in Buffalo CountyLocation in Buffalo County
Coordinates: 40°49′32″N 099°00′42″W / 40.82556°N 99.01167°W / 40.82556; -99.01167
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyBuffalo
Area
 • Total36.16 sq mi (93.65 km)
 • Land36.16 sq mi (93.65 km)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km)  0%
Elevation2,195 ft (669 m)
Population
 • Total181
 • Density5/sq mi (1.9/km)
GNIS feature ID0838283

Thornton Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 181 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 178. In 1883 the Buffalo County Board of Directors named the township for Samuel W. Thornton, a local politician, farmer, and Civil War soldier.

See also

References

  1. "Subcounty population estimates: Nebraska 2000-2006". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 28, 2007. Archived from the original (CSV) on February 18, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
  2. Bassett, Samuel Clay (1916). Buffalo County, Nebraska, and Its People: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 302.

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Municipalities and communities of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States
County seat: Kearney
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Map of Nebraska highlighting Buffalo County
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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