| Official Name: | Thornburg, Iowa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Keokuk |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.52 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.52 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 45 |
| Population Density Km2: | 87.26 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 226.13 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 879 |
| Coordinates: | 41.4558°N -92.3322°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 50255 |
| Area Code: | 641 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 19-77835 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2397020 |
Thornburg is a village in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 45 at the time of the 2020 census.[2] Its sole enterprise is the Tri-County Community School, a public school serving grades K-12.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway built a 66-mile branch to What Cheer via Thornburg in 1879.[3] The town was founded by the railroad and named in memory of Major Thomas T. Thornburgh, who died in the Meeker Massacre.[4] [5] By 1881, Thornburg was at the junction of the line to What Cheer and a branch to Montezuma.[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2sqmi, all of it land.[7]
At the 2010 census there were 67 people, 27 households, and 20 families living in the city. The population density was 335PD/sqmi. There were 29 housing units at an average density of 145/sqmi. The racial makup of the city was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5%.[8]
Of the 27 households 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.9% were non-families. 22.2% of households were one person and 7.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.80.
The median age was 42.5 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21% were from 25 to 44; 34.3% were from 45 to 64; and 14.9% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.3% male and 53.7% female.
As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 84 people, 33 households, and 22 families living in the city. The population density was 426.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 36 housing units at an average density of 183sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makup of the city was 100.00% White.
Of the 33 households 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 27.3% of households were one person and 12.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.14.
The age distribution was 19.0% under the age of 18, 16.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.4 males.
The median household income was $45,313 and the median family income was $42,500. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $20,536 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,954. There were 9.1% of families and 4.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 50.0% of those over 64.
The Tri-County Community School District operates local area public schools.[10]