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THORNTON, TEXAS QUICK STATSCounty: Limestone
Elevation: 489 feet
Land Area: 0.99 square miles
Population Density: 536 people per square mile
Population: 531
Population change since 2000: 1.10%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (83.2%), Hispanic (8.0%), Black (6.5%), Other race (2.9%), American Indian (1.7%), Two or more races (1.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (14.7%), Irish (12.2%), United States (11.4%), French (6.5%), English (4.4%), Scottish (2.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waco, TX (35.7 miles , pop. 113,726)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Arlington, TX (95.2 miles , pop. 332,969)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (96.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Kosse, TX (2.8 miles ), Groesbeck, TX (2.9 miles ), Personville, TX (3.8 miles ), Perry, TX (4.1 miles ), Reagan, TX (4.1 miles ), Mart, TX (4.2 miles ), Bremond, TX (4.2 miles ), Mexia, TX (4.4 miles )
Thornton Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Length of stay since moving in below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
THORNTON, TEXAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 71.00%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.50%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.40%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Thornton:
TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO about 34 miles, WACO, TX, Full-time enrollment: 3,218 BAYLOR UNIVERSITY about 39 miles, WACO, TX, FT enrollment: 13,183 MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 44 miles, WACO, TX, FT enrollment: 3,658 NAVARRO COLLEGE about 47 miles, CORSICANA, TX, FT enrollment: 2,842 TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY about 55 miles, COLLEGE STATION, TX, FT enrollment: 41,117 TEMPLE COLLEGE about 56 miles, TEMPLE, TX, FT enrollment: 2,054 UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR about 59 miles, BELTON, TX, FT enrollment: 2,257
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