Thompson, Pennsylvania

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Geography

Thompson is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (41.862354, -75.515864).[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., 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.[3]

The Spencer Milling Company gristmill was built on Jackson Street by G. Fenton Spencer in 1870.[4]

Demographics

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At the 2010 census there were 299 people, 126 households, and 78 families residing in the borough. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 163 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. 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%.[8]

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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.

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United Methodist Church in Thompson

References

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