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Moving to Thornton, Arkansas

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Population: 517. Estimated population in July 2024: 505 (-2.3% change)
Males: 239 (46.2%), Females: 278 (53.8%)

Calhoun County

Zip code: 71766

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $24,375
Median house value: $35,000

Population by Race

Races in Thornton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.5%)
  • Black (41.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (8.9%), Irish (3.5%), English (2.7%), German (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), Subsaharan African (1.5%).

Elevation: 318 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Map of Thornton, AR

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Thornton

  • High school or higher: 68.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thornton city

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 52.5%
  • Separated: 4.7%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+3.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Thornton:

  • DALLAS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; FORDYCE, AR)
  • OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; CAMDEN, AR)
  • BRADLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; WARREN, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thornton:

  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 63 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 68 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 82 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Thornton:

  • H L HOPKINS-FORDYCE MUNI (about 11 miles; FORDYCE, AR; Abbreviation: 5M4)
  • HAMPTON MUNI (about 19 miles; HAMPTON, AR; Abbreviation: 0R6)
  • HARRELL FIELD (about 22 miles; CAMDEN, AR; Abbreviation: CDH)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thornton:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 49 miles; Monticello, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,048)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 50 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 62 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 67 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; RUSTON, LA; Full-time enrollment: 9,013)
  • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,299)

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