Guide to Thomson Minnesota

Thomson
(city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

159

152

132

153

159

+3.92

Land Area (sq. mile)

1.80

1.97

1.88

0.00

Density (persons per sq. mile)

88.33

77.16

70.21

81.31

84.57

+3.26

+4.01

Housing Units

+13.43

Households

+14.06

Persons Per Household

3.23

2.69

2.39

2.18

-0.21

-8.79

Thomson was a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, along the St. Louis River. On November 5, 2013, a vote to authorize the consolidation of Thomson and nearby Carlton passed with a 95% approval. Thomson is adjacent to Jay Cooke State Park and is located on the Willard Munger State Trail. Minnesota Highway 210 serves as a main arterial route in the community.

As of the census of 2010, there were 159 people, 73 households, and 48 families residing in the city. The population density was 85.0 inhabitants per square mile (32.8/km2). There were 76 housing units at an average density of 40.6 per square mile (15.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% White, 1.3% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races.

There were 73 households of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 1.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.69.

The median age in the city was 48.2 years. 17% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 35.9% were from 45 to 64; and 18.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

THOMSON Township received its name from the station and village of the St. Paul and Duluth and Northern Pacific Railroads, built in 1870. This village was the county seat from that date until 1886 and was incorporated as a village in 1891; it had a post office, 1870-1955. The name was given by officers of the former line in honor of David Thompson, the Canadian explorer and geographer, but it has been generally spelled as if for James Thomson (1700-1748), the Scottish poet, author of "The Seasons." Articles in the St. Paul newspapers of 1869 and 1870, however, spelled the name Thompson and stated it was named for J. Edgar Thompson, president of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad.

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