City of Thornton, Colorado
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The City of Thornton is a suburban municipality in the Denver metropolitan area of Colorado, known for its residential communities, parks, and growing commercial development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City of Thornton, Colorado canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
home rule municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode |
303
ⓘ
720 ⓘ 983 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Brighton, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commerce City, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Northglenn, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Westminster, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ unincorporated Adams County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi‑arid climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Adams County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weld County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicCharacteristic | primarily residential tax base with expanding retail and commercial sectors ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1,615 meters
ⓘ
approximately 5,300 feet ⓘ |
| feature |
growing commercial development
ⓘ
parks and open space system ⓘ suburban residential communities ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 08-77200 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0204654 ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager government ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.thorntonco.gov ⓘ |
| inception | 1953 ⓘ |
| incorporationDate | 1956-05-26 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Front Range Urban Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayorCouncilType | mayor and city council ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel I. J. Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parkSystem | multiple neighborhood and community parks ⓘ |
| partOf | Denver metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningDesignation | suburban municipality ⓘ |
| populationRankInColorado | one of the ten most populous municipalities in Colorado ⓘ |
| postalCodeType | ZIP Code ⓘ |
| publicTransit | served by Regional Transportation District (RTD) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreation | access to regional trails ⓘ |
| recreationFacility |
Thornton Recreation Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trail Winds Recreation Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | north of downtown Denver ⓘ |
| schoolDistrict |
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mapleton Public Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ School District 27J NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Mountain Daylight Time ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
served by Colorado State Highway 7
ⓘ
served by E‑470 toll road NERFINISHED ⓘ served by Interstate 25 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.