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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Thompsonville, Illinois | official_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]] | image_skyline = Thompsonville-Village-Hall-il.jpg | imagesize = 250px | image_alt = | image_caption = Village Hall | image_flag = | image_seal = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | anthem = | image_map = File:Franklin County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Thompsonville Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Thompsonville in Franklin County, Illinois. | image_map1 = Illinois in United States (US48).svg | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = Location of Illinois in the United States | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|37|54|59|N|88|45|42|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | grid_name = | grid_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Illinois | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = [[Franklin County, Illinois|Franklin]] | subdivision_type3 = Township | subdivision_name3 = [[Cave Township, Franklin County, Illinois|Cave]] | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | established_title4 = | established_date4 = | established_title5 = | established_date5 = | established_title6 = | established_date6 = | established_title7 = | established_date7 = | extinct_title = | extinct_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = | seat1_type = | seat1 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Village president | leader_name1 = | total_type = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 5.30 | area_total_sq_mi = 2.05 | area_land_km2 = 5.26 | area_land_sq_mi = 2.03 | area_water_km2 = 0.04 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.02 | area_water_percent = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 502 | elevation_point = | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_max_point = | elevation_max_rank = | elevation_min_footnotes = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_ft = | elevation_min_point = | elevation_min_rank = | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 486 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = 92.40 | population_density_sq_mi = 239.29 | population_metro_footnotes = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_density = | population_density_rank = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | population_blank2_title = | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank2_km2 = | population_density_blank2_sq_mi = | population_demonym = | population_note = | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_info1 = | demographics_type2 = | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = | demographics2_info1 = | timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]] | utc_offset1 = -6 | timezone1_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]] | utc_offset1_DST = -5 | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST = | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code|ZIP Code(s)]] | postal_code = 62890 | postal2_code_type = | postal2_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = [[Area code 618#United States|618]] | geocode = | iso_code = | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 17-75159 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 419677<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|419677}}</ref> | blank2_name = | blank2_info = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | blank1_name_sec2 = | blank1_info_sec2 = | blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons | blank2_info_sec2 = Thompsonville, Illinois | website = | footnotes = }} '''Thompsonville''' is a village in [[Cave Township, Franklin County, Illinois|Cave Township]], [[Franklin County, Illinois|Franklin County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 486 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1775159 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> == History == There was an early settlement started in the general vicinity called "Jordan's Settlement". It was founded in 1811.{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} ==Geography== Thompsonville is located in southeastern Franklin County at {{coord|37|54|59|N|88|45|42|W|type:city}} (37.916443, -88.761564).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Illinois Route 34]] passes through the village, leading northwest {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Benton, Illinois|Benton]], the [[county seat]], and southeast {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Harrisburg, Illinois|Harrisburg]]. [[Illinois Route 149]] leads west from Thompsonville {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[West Frankfort, Illinois|West Frankfort]]. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Thompsonville has a total area of {{convert|2.05|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|2.03|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.22%) is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.78%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=left |1880= 172 |1890= 309 |1900= 398 |1910= 573 |1920= 577 |1930= 569 |1940= 568 |1950= 530 |1960= 428 |1970= 449 |1980= 610 |1990= 602 |2000= 571 |2010= 543 |2020= 486 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref name=":0" /> there were 486 people, 220 households, and 112 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|237.42|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 261 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|127.50|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.03% of the population. There were 220 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.09% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.09% were non-families. 45.91% of all households were made up of individuals, and 31.82% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.45 and the average family size was 2.40. The village's age distribution consisted of 29.6% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 17.4% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 59.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 66.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $35,833, and the median income for a family was $63,611. Males had a median income of $43,417 versus $14,286 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $19,557. About 17.9% of families and 24.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 24.8% of those age 65 or over. ==References== {{Commons category|Thompsonville, Illinois}} {{reflist}} {{Franklin County, Illinois}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Villages in Franklin County, Illinois]] [[Category:Populated places in Southern Illinois]] [[Category:Villages in Illinois]]
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