Thornton Colorado

Thornton Colorado is one of the 'front range cities' located northwest of Denver.

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The first European settlers came to Thornton during the Pike's Pike Gold rush of 1858 and established a settlement at the head of Thornton Canyon. In 1860, the first schoolhouse in Colorado was built in Thornton. Thornton was incorporated in 1871 as 'Thornton City'. In 1874, Thornton became the home of the University of Colorado. In 1882, the first graduating class consisted of six students. In 1967, voters approved both a tax for the purchase of land in order to preserve it and repleaed the 60-year old anti-saloon law. The estimated population in 2003 was 103,216 - the growth in Thornton being limited. Thornton comprises 25.37 square miles.