Thornton Township is one of twenty-six
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Buffalo County,
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...
, 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.
See also
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County government in Nebraska
County government in Nebraska is organized in one of two models:
*Township counties: the county is subdivided into organized townships and governed by a 7-member board of supervisors. This is the form used by 27 counties.
*Commissioner counties: th ...
References
External links
City-Data.com
Townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska
Kearney Micropolitan Statistical Area
Townships in Nebraska
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