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Lawrence, KS vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton is 0% more densely populated than Lawrence.
- People are 37.5% more likely to be married in Thornton.
- The Median Age is 5.1 years older in Thornton.
 Lawrence, KSThornton, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock140,538329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 201088,263  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock82,384285,036,114
 Population - 199065,608  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now50.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,980.693.4
 Land Area34.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lawrence, KSThornton, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Lawrence, KSThornton, COUnited States
 White74.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian6.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lawrence, KSThornton, COUnited States
 Married Population39.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married49.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households40,424  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock34,01580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households21,186  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews
Serena · Lawrence, KS
Lawrence is a great town
Over 10 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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John · Paicines, CA
Nowhere Better in KS
Over 12 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Charles · Swedesboro, NJ
Lawrence Sucks!
Over 13 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews
D · Thornton, CO
Whiny boomers in the reviews
Over 3 years ago

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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Alli · Thornton, CO
Plenty of Housing
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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Karen · Denver, CO
Population is exploding
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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