Thornton Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
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| Thornton Township | |
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| Coordinates: 40°49′32″N 099°00′42″W / 40.82556°N 99.01167°WCoordinates: 40°49′32″N 099°00′42″W / 40.82556°N 99.01167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Buffalo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.16 sq mi (93.65 km2) |
| • Land | 36.16 sq mi (93.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 2,195 ft (669 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 181 |
| • Density | 5/sq mi (1.9/km2) |
| 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.[1] In 1883 the Buffalo County Board of Directors named the township for Samuel W. Thornton, a local politician, farmer, and Civil War soldier.[2]
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- ^ "Subcounty population estimates: Nebraska 2000-2006" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2007-06-28. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2006_31.csv. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ Biographical Souvenir of Buffalo County, F.A. Battery & Co., 1890, 1997 reprint, pps. 389-399.
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