City of Thornton

Thornton is a city of about 144,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of Colorado. The city lies northwest of Denver in Adams and Weld counties.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eastlake/124th station and Northglenn/112th station.

Eastlake/124th station

Railway station

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Eastlake/124th station is a Regional Transportation District commuter rail station on the N Line in Thornton, Colorado. The station opened on September 21, 2020, along with the rest of the N Line.

Northglenn/112th station is a Regional Transportation District commuter rail station on the N Line in Northglenn, Colorado. It is the only RTD rail station located within Northglenn. The station opened on September 21, 2020, along with the rest of the N Line.

Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company

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The Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company is a grain elevator in Thornton, Colorado. The building was built in 1920, and is currently vacant. The elevator is an excellent example of a timber-frame, rural grain elevator that stands in stark contrast to the encroaching suburbs around the area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northglenn and Eastlake.

Northglenn

Town

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The City of Northglenn is a home rule municipality located in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Northglenn is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Northglenn is situated 2½ miles west of City of Thornton.

Eastlake

Hamlet

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Eastlake is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The Eastlake Post Office has the ZIP Code 80214.

City of Thornton

Type: Locality with 119,000 residents
Location: Adams, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.9193° or 39° 55′ 10″ north

Longitude

-104.945° or 104° 56′ 42″ west

Population

119,000

Elevation

5,217 feet (1,590 metres)

Open location code

85FQW394+P2

GeoNames ID

7174565

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