Thornton, California
Thornton | |
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Location in San Joaquin County and the state of California | |
Thornton Thornton | |
| Coordinates: 38°13′34″N 121°25′29″W / 38.22611°N 121.42472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Joaquin |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.155 sq mi (5.580 km2) |
| • Land | 2.127 sq mi (5.508 km2) |
| • Water | 0.028 sq mi (0.072 km2) 1.30% |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,004 |
| • Density | 470/sq mi (180/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95686 |
| Area code | 209 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 236291; 2628795 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornton, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornton, California | |
Thornton is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County, California, United States.[3] Thornton is located along Interstate 5 7 miles (11 km) west-southwest of Galt. Thornton has a post office with ZIP code 95686.[4]
History
The Western Pacific 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
The 2020 United States census reported that Thornton had a population of 1,004. The population density was 470.7 inhabitants per square mile (181.7/km2). The racial makeup of Thornton was 307 (30.6%) White, 38 (3.8%) African American, 7 (0.7%) Native American, 54 (5.4%) Asian, 2 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 407 (40.5%) from other races, and 189 (18.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 654 persons (65.1%).[7]
The census reported that 995 people (99.1% of the population) lived in households, 9 (0.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.[7]
There were 323 households, out of which 115 (35.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 159 (49.2%) were married-couple households, 18 (5.6%) were cohabiting couple households, 80 (24.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 66 (20.4%) had a male householder with no partner present. 81 households (25.1%) were one person, and 36 (11.1%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.08.[7] There were 223 families (69.0% of all households).[8]
The age distribution was 260 people (25.9%) under the age of 18, 111 people (11.1%) aged 18 to 24, 246 people (24.5%) aged 25 to 44, 240 people (23.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 147 people (14.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males.[7]
There were 337 housing units at an average density of 158.0 units per square mile (61.0 units/km2), of which 323 (95.8%) were occupied. Of these, 167 (51.7%) were owner-occupied, and 156 (48.3%) were occupied by renters.[7]
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.
- ^ a b c d e "Thornton CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
- ^ "Thornton CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2025.