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Kirksville, MO vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton is 0% more densely populated than Kirksville.
- People are 66.8% more likely to be married in Thornton.
- The Median Age is 10.1 years older in Thornton.
 Kirksville, MOThornton, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock140,538329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 201017,521  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock82,384285,036,114
 Population - 199017,152  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,980.693.4
 Land Area14.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Kirksville, MOThornton, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2018.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Kirksville, MOThornton, COUnited States
 White86.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian2.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Kirksville, MOThornton, COUnited States
 Married Population32.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married53.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households6,020  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock34,01580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,266  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Kirksville    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

kirksvilles a nice town but too small for this guy. Lived there for 18 yrs and decided to move back to the east  More

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"Hello there!" "Welcome to Kirksville!!" I was born in Kirksville. I lived here for thirty-one years. I know from experience, this small town is a Mighty Great  More

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I am only a short timer here (two years)but have already become accustomed to, and appreciative of,the lack of violent crime. There is no fear of walking alone at night  More

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Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

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Over 5 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

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Over 10 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  More

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