Thornton is a census-designated place in the town of Richmond, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 65 as of the 2010 census.[1]
History
The community was named after Thornton, New Hampshire.[3]
References
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornton, Wisconsin
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 130.
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