Thornton is a home rule municipality in Adams and Weld counties in the
U.S. state of Colorado, located in the northeast quadrant of the
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Thornton
is 10 miles (16 km) north/northeast of downtown Denver. The United
States Census Bureau reported the city's growing population at 118,772
on April 1, 2010, a 44.2% increase from the 2000 Census population of
82,384. Thornton is the sixth-most populous city in the state of
Colorado and the 213th-most populous city in the United
States.Thornton consisted solely of farmland until 1953 when Sam
Hoffman purchased a lot off Washington Street about seven miles (11
km) north of Denver. The town he laid out was the first fully planned
community in Adams County, and the first to offer full municipal
services from a single tax levy, including recreation services and
free trash pickup. Thornton was named in honor of Former Colorado
Governor Dan Thornton.Thornton consisted solely of farmland until 1953
when Sam Hoffman purchased a lot off Washington Street about seven
miles (11 km) north of Denver. The town he laid out was the first
fully planned community in Adams County, and the first to offer full
municipal services from a single tax levy, including recreation
services and free trash pickup. Thornton was named in honor of Former
Colorado Governor Dan Thornton.The Thornton Community Association
(TCA) was formed in 1954 to help guide the new community's
development. By the end of 1955, Thornton had 5,500 residents in over
1,200 homes. The TCA was instrumental in Thornton's 1956 incorporation
as a city. Oyer G. Leary was elected the first mayor.Thornton is
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