Township in Nebraska, United States
Thornton Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Buffalo County | |
Coordinates: 40°49′32″N 099°00′42″W / 40.82556°N 99.01167°W / 40.82556; -99.01167 | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Buffalo |
Area | |
• Total | 36.16 sq mi (93.65 km) |
• Land | 36.16 sq mi (93.65 km) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km) 0% |
Elevation | 2,195 ft (669 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 181 |
• Density | 5/sq mi (1.9/km) |
GNIS feature ID | 0838283 |
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
- "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.
- 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 | ||
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County seat: Kearney | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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