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Thorntown, Indiana, in Boone county, is 24 miles SE of Lafayette, Indiana (center to center) and 34 miles NW of Indianapolis, Indiana. The people of the town are in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Thorntown has a population of 1,562.
In Thorntown, about 64% of adults are married.
In 2000, Thorntown had a median family income of $43,194.
In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, George W. Bush came out ahead among Thorntown residents, with $2,000. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.
In Thorntown, 74% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out. You're likely to find a number of older homes if you drive around the town -- the mean age of housing units is fairly high here.
In Thorntown, 90% of commuters drive to work. If gasoline prices keep going up, consider living in towns like Thorntown; a good number of people there walk and bicycle to work.
Comparing Thorntown to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Indiana (State):
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