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Thornton, AR

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Population
325
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
316 ft
Median Home Value
$66,900
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$619/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$54,643
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
General Quality
Overall rating out of 100

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About Thornton

Thornton is a quiet, small community in south Arkansas, tucked along U.S. Route 79 in Calhoun County. Living here puts you just six miles from everyday essentials in Fordyce and about a half-hour drive from Camden. Local students attend the neighboring Bearden School District from kindergarten through twelfth grade. It offers a peaceful, slow-paced setting surrounded by pine timberlands, giving residents easy rural living with a direct highway connection to nearby towns.

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Lower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0ratingRural FitA+99.6rating

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