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Thomson, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Davenport (IA). It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the southwest of Thomson and has a population of 98,359 people.<1>

The next largest community is Dubuque (IA). It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the northwest of Thomson and has a population of 57,686 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bettendorf (IA)   SW33 mi [53.1 km]32,5844.19% increase
 Clinton (IA)   SW10 mi [16.09 km]26,4074.92% decrease
 Maquoketa (IA)   W29 mi [46.67 km]5,9083.34% decrease
 Colona   S37 mi [59.5 km]5,2321.14% increase
 Dixon   E33 mi [53.1 km]15,0335.7% decrease
 East Moline   SW36 mi [57.9 km]20,8922.75% increase
 Freeport   NE32 mi [51.5 km]24,6156.91% decrease
 Geneseo   S36 mi [57.9 km]6,4370.66% decrease
 Milan   SW43 mi [69.2 km]5,1863.03% decrease
 Moline   SW39 mi [62.8 km]43,0881.55% decrease
 Rock Falls   SE25 mi [40.23 km]9,3072.85% decrease
 Rock Island   SW42 mi [67.6 km]38,1393.89% decrease
 Silvis   SW36 mi [57.9 km]7,7706.89% increase
 Sterling   SE24 mi [38.62 km]15,1242.12% decrease
 Monroe (WI)   NE49 mi [78.9 km]10,4813.34% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Andover (IA)   W7 mi [11.27 km]843.45% decrease
 Camanche (IA)   SW14 mi [22.53 km]4,2801.54% increase
 Elvira (IA)   SW14 mi [22.53 km]---
 Goose Lake (IA)   W13 mi [20.92 km]2340.86% increase
 Green Island (IA)   NW16 mi [25.75 km]---
 Miles (IA)   NW11 mi [17.7 km]4414.55% decrease
 Preston (IA)   W15 mi [24.14 km]9203.06% decrease
 Sabula (IA)   NW7 mi [11.27 km]6493.13% decrease
 Albany   SW13 mi [20.92 km]9132.01% increase
 Chadwick   E11 mi [17.7 km]4716.73% decrease
 Coleta   E16 mi [25.75 km]1512.58% decrease
 Fulton   S7 mi [11.27 km]3,8321.26% decrease
 Morrison   SE13 mi [20.92 km]4,3033.24% decrease
 Mount Carroll   NE10 mi [16.09 km]1,6599.44% decrease
 Savanna   N8 mi [12.87 km]3,2119.35% decrease

Carroll County

Thomson is located in Carroll County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll: Stephenson, Ogle, Whiteside, Clinton (IA), Jackson (IA) and Jo Daviess.

While not sharing a border with Carroll, the following counties are close to Thomson: Scott (IA), Rock Island and Lee.

Below are counties that are near Thomson (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Thomson:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Thomson
 Clinton County (IA)   WElk River Junction (IA)3 miles [4 km]
 Dubuque County (IA)   NWWilkins (IA)37 miles [59 km]
 Jackson County (IA)   NWSabula (IA)7 miles [11 km]
 Scott County (IA)   SWMcCausland (IA)23 miles [37 km]
 Bureau County   SEYorktown30 miles [48 km]
 Henry County   SShady Beach30 miles [48 km]
 Jo Daviess County   NMassbach18 miles [28 km]
 Lee County   EPrairieville27 miles [43 km]
 Ogle County   EEagle Point21 miles [33 km]
 Rock Island County   SWCordova23 miles [37 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Thomson. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Thomson.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Thomson and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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