Editing Thompson Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Thompson Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Thompson Township, Michigan.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Thompson Township Hall
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| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
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| pushpin_label      = Thompson Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Thompson Township, MI location2.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Schoolcraft County, Michigan|Schoolcraft County]]
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Schoolcraft County, Michigan|Schoolcraft]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Theresa Lund
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Tracy Smith
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1882

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 
| area_land_km2      = 
| area_water_km2     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 118.33
| area_land_sq_mi    = 112.38
| area_water_sq_mi   = 5.95

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 808
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 7.1

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 208
| elevation_ft       = 682
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|58|30|N|86|21|49|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49835 ([[Garden, Michigan|Garden]])<br>49854 ([[Manistique, Michigan|Manistique]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 906|906]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-79580<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1627161<ref>{{gnis|1627161}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://thompsontownshipmi.com/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
[[File:Christmas Tree Ship historic marker.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Michigan State Historic Preservation Office|Michigan State Historic Site]] marker commemorating the ''[[Rouse Simmons]]'' (Christmas Tree Ship), which departed from Thompson Township and sank soon after with thousands of Christmas trees.]] 
'''Thompson Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Schoolcraft County, Michigan|Schoolcraft County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of 2020, its population was 808.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Thompson_township,_Schoolcraft_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2615379580 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

== History ==
After the [[timber]] boom of the late 19th century, Thompson Township's chief assets included second-growth trees such as [[Abies balsamea|balsam]] and [[aspen]].  The schooner ''[[Rouse Simmons]]'', loaded with balsam [[Christmas trees]], left Thompson Harbor for [[Chicago]] in November, 1912.  The schooner sank with all hands off [[Two Rivers, Wisconsin]], becoming one of the most famous [[shipwreck]]s in Lake Michigan history.

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|118.33|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|112.38|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|5.95|sqmi|km2}} (5.02%) water.

Thompson Township has a shoreline on [[Indian Lake (Schoolcraft County, Michigan)|Indian Lake]] and [[Lake Michigan]], as well as containing portions of the [[Hiawatha National Forest]].  [[Palms Book State Park]] and [[Indian Lake State Park (Michigan)|Indian Lake State Park]] are also located within the township.  Major roadways include [[U.S. Route 2 in Michigan|U.S. Route 2]], [[M-94 (Michigan highway)|M-94]], and [[M-149 (Michigan highway)|M-149]].

== Demographics ==
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 671 people, 278 households, and 219 families living in the township.<ref name="GR2" /> The [[population density]] was 5.9 per square mile (2.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 608 housing units at an average density of 5.4 per square mile (2.1/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 87.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African-American]], 9.54% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.30% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latinos]] of any race were 0.30% of the population. Having a predominantly [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]] population in 2020, its population increased to 808.<ref name=":0" />

In 2000, there were 278 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.68. In the township the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the township was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $41,731. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $26,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $24,045. About 7.5% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.3% of those under the age of 18 and 3.8% of those 65 and older. The 2021 census estimates determined its median household income was $63,625.<ref name=":0" />

==Transportation==
[[Indian Trails]] provides daily intercity bus service via Thompson between [[St. Ignace, Michigan|St. Ignace]] and [[Ironwood, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web | title=ST. IGNACE-SAULT STE. MARIE-IRONWOOD | publisher=[[Indian Trails]] | date=January 15, 2013 | accessdate=2013-02-28 | url=http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1489_0.pdf | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704084717/http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1489_0.pdf | archivedate=July 4, 2014 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Schoolcraft County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Schoolcraft County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan populated places on Lake Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1882]]
[[Category:1882 establishments in Michigan]]