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Thompson, Pennsylvania

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Thompson, Pennsylvania
Summary

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

FieldValue
official_nameThompson, Pennsylvania
settlement_typeBorough
image_skylineThompson PA Ice Cream station.jpg
image_captionIce cream store in the old railroad station
image_mapFile:Susquehanna County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Thompson Highlighted.svg
map_captionLocation of Thompson in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
pushpin_mapPennsylvania#USA
pushpin_labelThompson
pushpin_label_positionleft
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Susquehanna
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJeffry Sheldon
established_titleSettled
established_title2Incorporated
established_date21876
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km21.33
area_land_km21.33
area_water_km20.00
area_total_sq_mi0.51
area_land_sq_mi0.51
area_water_sq_mi0.00
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total255
population_density_km2202.83
population_density_sq_mi525.39
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
coordinates
postal_code_typeZip code
postal_code18465
area_code570
pop_est_as_of2021
pop_est_footnotes
population_est254
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info42-76496

Thompson is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 255 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Thompson is located at (41.862354, -75.515864).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 sqmi, all land.

History

Thompson Borough was incorporated on August 15, 1876 from part of Thompson Township. Both were named after Susquehanna County associate judge William Thompson.

The Spencer Milling Company gristmill was built on Jackson Street by G. Fenton Spencer in 1870.

Demographics

At the 2010 census there were 299 people, 126 households, and 78 families residing in the borough. The population density was 598 PD/sqmi. There were 163 housing units at an average density of 326 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.7% White, 0.3% African American, and 1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7%.

Thompson's post office

Of the 126 households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 27.8% of households were one person, and 11.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 60.8% from 18 to 64, and 16.1% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years.

The median household income was $31,875 and the median family income was $31,250. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,883. About 20.7% of families and 25.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 35.7% of those 65 or over.

United Methodist Church in Thompson

References

References

  1. "Municipalities". Susquehanna County Courthouse.
  2. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  3. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". US Census Bureau.
  4. (2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. "Thompson Township". Susquehanna County Historical Society.
  6. "Spencer Milling Company". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau.
  8. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  9. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". U.S. Census Bureau.
  10. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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