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Thornton is a home rule municipality located in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. The city population was 141,867, all in Adams County, at the 2020 United States Census, an increase of +19.44% since the 2010 United States Census. Thornton is the sixth most populous city in Colorado and the 191st most populous city in the United States. Thornton is 10 miles (16 km) north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver and is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Northglenn/112th station (sometimes stylized as Northglenn•112th) is a station on the N Line of the Denver RTD commuter rail system in Northglenn, Colorado. It is located on the west side of York and north of 112th Avenue. The station opened on September 21, 2020.

Thornton Crossroads/104th station (sometimes stylized as Thornton Crossroads•104th) is a station on the N Line of the Denver RTD commuter rail system in Thornton, Colorado. It is located on Colorado Boulevard, slightly south of 104th Avenue. The station opened on September 21, 2020.

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 80614. Most of the Eastlake area has been annexed by the City of Thornton. A post office called Eastlake has been in operation since 1912. The community takes its name from nearby East Lake.The N Line (RTD) ends at Eastlake.

Eastlake/124th station (sometimes stylized as Eastlake•124th) is a station on the N Line of the Denver RTD commuter rail system. It is the line's northern terminal station and is located in Thornton, Colorado. The station opened on September 21, 2020.

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. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 38,131. It was built as a master planned community in 1959 by Jordon Perlmutter.The city is directly connected to Downtown Denver via the Regional Transportation District N Line at the Northglenn/112th station.

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.The building is locally significant as an embodiment of High Plains architecture and reflects the transition between rail and truck transportation, as well as the shifts from single-grain to multiple-grain storage in rural Adams County, Colorado. It is also a fine example of the studded elevator construction technique, a response to the introduction of standardized lumber in the 20th century.The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

The Adams County School District 12, commonly known as the Adams 12 Five Star Schools, is a public school district located in western Adams County, Colorado, United States. The district serves the suburban area immediately north of Denver including the communities of Broomfield, Federal Heights, Northglenn, Thornton, and Westminster.

KPLS (1510 AM, "Positive Lifestyle Radio") is an AM radio station licensed to Littleton, Colorado, and serving the Denver metropolitan area. KPLS is owned by Radio 74 Internationale. In May 2020, the station transitioned to airing a Christian format following a transfer of ownership. KPLS has studios and offices on South Union Boulevard in Lakewood and its transmitter is off Riverdale Road in Thornton, Colorado. KPLS is unusual in that its AM transmitter increases power at night, going from 10,000 watts to 25,000 watts. Both the day and night signals are quite directional, in a north-south pattern.

Rangeview Library District is the public library system serving the residents of Adams County, Colorado, through its seven Anythink libraries located in the communities of Bennett, Brighton, Commerce City, Thornton and the Perl Mack neighborhood in Denver. The library district also offers outreach services through its Bookmobile, Anythink in Motion, visiting area neighborhoods and community stops.

Original Thornton/88th station (sometimes stylized as Original Thornton•88th) is a station on the N Line of the Denver RTD commuter rail system in Thornton, Colorado. It is located north of 88th Avenue and west of Welby Road; a section of Welby was moved 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) to a new alignment linear with Steele Street. The station opened on September 21, 2020.

Thornton High School is a high school located in Thornton, Colorado that serves nearly 2,000 students and has approximately 130 staff members.