Thorntown, Indiana
Thorntown, Indiana | |
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Main Street during the Festival of the Turning Leaves | |
| Nickname: Kawiakiungi | |
Location of Thorntown in Boone County, Indiana. | |
| Coordinates: 40°07′36″N 86°36′33″W / 40.12667°N 86.60917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Boone |
| Township | Sugar Creek |
| Settled | 1827 |
| Platted | April 10, 1830 |
| Founded by | Cornelius Westfall |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2) |
| • Land | 0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 856 ft (261 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,432 |
| • Density | 2,336.05/sq mi (901.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46071 |
| Area code | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-75626 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2397695 |
| Website | townofthorntown |
Thorntown is a town in Sugar Creek Township, Boone County, Indiana. The population was 1,432 at the time of the 2020 census. Thorntown is located in northwestern Boone County, about halfway between Lafayette and Indianapolis.