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Thompson, Pennsylvania
Borough
Ice cream store in the old railroad station
Ice cream store in the old railroad station
Location of Thompson in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Thompson in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
Thompson, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Thompson, Pennsylvania
Thompson, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Thompson, Pennsylvania is located in the United States
Thompson, Pennsylvania
Thompson, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Susquehanna
Incorporated 1876
Area
 • Total 0.51 sq mi (1.33 km2)
 • Land 0.51 sq mi (1.33 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 299
 • Estimate 
(2019)
269
 • Density 525.39/sq mi (202.83/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
18465
Area code(s) 570 Exchange: 727
FIPS code 42-76496

Thompson is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 299 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Thompson is located at 41°51′44″N 75°30′57″W / 41.86222°N 75.51583°W / 41.86222; -75.51583 (41.862354, -75.515864).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it 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

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 249
1890 302 21.3%
1900 309 2.3%
1910 322 4.2%
1920 295 −8.4%
1930 321 8.8%
1940 339 5.6%
1950 320 −5.6%
1960 286 −10.6%
1970 307 7.3%
1980 303 −1.3%
1990 291 −4.0%
2000 299 2.7%
2010 299 0.0%
2019 (est.) 269 −10.0%
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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 598 people per square mile (233.5/km2). There were 163 housing units at an average density of 326 per square mile (127.3/km2). 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%.

USPO Thompson PA 18465-9998
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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