Thompson, North Dakota
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Thompson is a city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota in the United States. It is part of the "Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks". The population was 1,006 at the 2000 census. Thompson was founded in 1881.
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[edit] Geography
Thompson is located at (47.775821, -97.106538)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,006 people, 329 households, and 273 families residing in the city. The population density was 844.4/km² (2,177.6/mi²). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 284.5/km² (733.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.71% White, 0.40% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.
There were 329 households out of which 53.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.5% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.43.
In the city the population was spread out with 34.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $54,514, and the median income for a family was $57,250. Males had a median income of $35,682 versus $21,298 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,857. None of the families and 0.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 7.7% of those over 64.
[edit] Education
The city is served by Thompson Public School. The school offers grades K-12.
[edit] High school championships
- State Class 'B' volleyball: 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005
- State Class 'B' baseball: 1983, 1985, 1999, 2005
[edit] External links
- City of Thompson official website
- Thompson Public School website
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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State of North Dakota Bismarck (capital) |
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| Topics | |
| Regions: |
Badlands | Drift Prairie | Missouri Plateau | Red River Valley | Turtle Mountains |
| Largest cities: |
Beulah-Hazen | Bismarck-Mandan | Devils Lake | Dickinson | Fargo-West Fargo | Grafton | Grand Forks | Jamestown | Minot | Rugby | Valley City | Wahpeton | Williston |
| Counties: |
Adams | Barnes | Benson | Billings | Bottineau | Bowman | Burke | Burleigh | Cass | Cavalier | Dickey | Divide | Dunn | Eddy | Emmons | Foster | Golden Valley | Grand Forks | Grant | Griggs | Hettinger | Kidder | La Moure | Logan | McHenry | McIntosh | McKenzie | McLean | Mercer | Morton | Mountrail | Nelson | Oliver | Pembina | Pierce | Ramsey | Ransom | Renville | Richland | Rolette | Sargent | Sheridan | Sioux | Slope | Stark | Steele | Stutsman | Towner | Traill | Walsh | Ward | Wells | Williams |
| Greater Grand Forks Metropolitan Area (North Dakota/Minnesota) | |
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| Core cities: | Grand Forks, North Dakota | East Grand Forks, Minnesota |
| Counties: | Grand Forks County, North Dakota | Polk County, Minnesota |
| Other communities: | North Dakota: Buxton | Emerado | Grand Forks Air Force Base | Hillsboro | Larimore | Manvel | Northwood | Reynolds | Thompson Minnesota: Crookston | Fisher | Oslo |
