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Thorntown, IN

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Population
1,426
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
853 ft
Median Home Value
$193,800
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$928/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$73,750
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in IndianaPopulation rankingHighest population places in IndianaNearest larger communityLebanon, Indiana11 miles away · 17,913 residents.

About Thorntown

Thorntown is a Boone County town on Sugar Creek, where George Harness opened a trading post in 1827 and Cornelius Westfall surveyed and platted the town in 1831. The name translates an earlier Native American village name, and the local story also reaches back to Miami and Eel River communities that lived and traded along the creek. The Thorntown Heritage Museum preserves pieces of the later town, including a 1909 fountain, an 1898 curfew bell, and a 1914 school cornerstone. Thorntown is a central Indiana place with a long creek-side timeline.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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