Thornton Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Buffalo County |
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Coordinates: 40°49′32″N 099°00′42″W / 40.82556°N 99.01167°WCoordinates: 40°49′32″N 099°00′42″W / 40.82556°N 99.01167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Buffalo |
Area | |
• Total | 36.16 sq mi (93.65 km2) |
• Land | 36.16 sq mi (93.65 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 2,195 ft (669 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 181 |
• Density | 5/sq mi (1.9/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0838283 |
Thornton Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 181 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 178. In 1883 the Buffalo County Board of Directors named the township for Samuel W. Thornton, a local politician, farmer, and Civil War soldier.