Thompson, Connecticut
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| Thompson, Connecticut | |
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| NECTA | Worcester MA |
| Region | Northeastern Connecticut |
| Incorporated | 1785 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Selectman-town meeting |
| - First selectman | Larry Groh, Jr.[1] |
| Area | |
| - Total | 126.1 km² (48.7 sq mi) |
| - Land | 121.6 km² (46.9 sq mi) |
| - Water | 4.4 km² (1.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 9,345 |
| - Density | 77/km² (199/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 06255, 06262, 06277 |
| Area code(s) | 860 |
| FIPS code | 09-75870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213516 |
| Website: http://www.thompsonct.org/ | |
Thompson is a rural town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The 10 villages of Thompson include: East Thompson, Wilsonville, Fabyan, Quinebaug, Quaddick, Mechanicsville, Grosvenordale, North Grosvenordale, Thompson Hill, and West Thompson. Thompson is located in the northeastern corner of the state and is bordered on the north by Webster, Massachusetts and on the south by Putnam.
Thompson has the highest-banked race track (Thompson International Speedway, a 5/8 mile oval) in New England. This speedway holds one of the biggest race programs in New England, "The World Series of Auto Racing", where 14 divisions and about 600 cars show up each fall. Another claim to fame is that the Tri-State Marker is located just on the border of Thompson. The term "Swamp Yankee" is thought to have originated in Thompson during the American Revolution in 1776.
Thompson is also known as the site of the Great East Thompson Train Wreck in 1891, one of the worst train wrecks in American history and the only one to involve four trains.
Ossian Everett Mills, founder of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity, is buried in a small family plot in Thompson.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 48.7 square miles (126.0 km²), of which, 46.9 square miles (121.6 km²) of it is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) of it (3.51%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 8,878 people, 3,482 households, and 2,472 families residing in the town. The population density was 189.1 people per square mile (73.0/km²). There were 3,710 housing units at an average density of 79.0/sq mi (30.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.02% White, 0.42% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 3,482 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,065, and the median income for a family was $53,088. Males had a median income of $38,949 versus $26,504 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,003. About 2.8% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ Government - Town Officials
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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