Thompson, Pennsylvania

Thompson, Pennsylvania
Borough
Ice cream store in the old railroad station Ice cream store in the old railroad station
Thompson, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Susquehanna
Incorporated	1876
Area
• Total	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	299
• Density	598/sq mi (233.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code	18465
Area code(s)	570 Exchange: 727

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

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%
Est. 2014	279		−6.7%
Sources:

As of the census of 2010, 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% of the population.

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Thompson's post office

There were 126 households out of which 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 all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age 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% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years.

The median income for a household in the borough was $31,875, and the median income for a family 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 sixty five or over.