Thornton Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska

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.
  • Elevation: 2,195 ft (669 m)
  • Country: United States
  • State: Nebraska
  • County: Buffalo
  • GNIS feature ID: 0838283
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