Thompson, Pennsylvania
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Thompson is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 255 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
Geography
[edit]Thompson is located at Template:Coord (41.862354, -75.515864).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.
History
[edit]Thompson Borough was incorporated on August 15, 1876 from part of Thompson Township. Both were named after Susquehanna County associate judge William Thompson.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Spencer Milling Company gristmill was built on Jackson Street by G. Fenton Spencer in 1870.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
[edit]Template:US Census population At the 2010 census there were 299 people, 126 households, and 78 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 163 housing units at an average density of Template: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%.<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref>
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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