from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Thorp \Thorp\, Thorpe \Thorpe\(th[^o]rp), n. [AS. [thorn]orp;
akin to OS. & OFries. thorp, D. dorp, G. dorf, Icel.
[thorn]orp, Dan. torp, Sw. torp a cottage, a little farm,
Goth. [thorn]a['u]rp a field, and probably to Lith. troba a
building, a house, W. tref a hamlet, Ir. treabh a farmed
village, a tribe, clan, Gael. treabhair houses, and perhaps
to L. turba a crowd, mult. Cf. {Dorp}.]
A group of houses in the country; a small village; a hamlet;
a dorp; -- now chiefly occurring in names of places and
persons; as, Althorp, Mablethorpe. "Within a little thorp I
staid." --Fairfax.
[1913 Webster]
Then thorpe and byre arose in fire. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Thorp, WA
Zip code(s): 98946
Thorp, WI (city, FIPS 79625)
Location: 44.95983 N, 90.80093 W
Population (1990): 1657 (754 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54771
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Thorp, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 1536
Housing Units (2000): 759
Land area (2000): 1.325367 sq. miles (3.432685 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.325367 sq. miles (3.432685 sq. km)
FIPS code: 79625
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 44.959792 N, 90.801061 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54771
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Thorp, WI
Thorp
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Thorp, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington
Population (2000): 273
Housing Units (2000): 107
Land area (2000): 1.234415 sq. miles (3.197121 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.234415 sq. miles (3.197121 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71225
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 47.068006 N, 120.672687 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 98946
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Thorp, WA
Thorp