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Thompson, North Dakota

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The 2000 Census showed that Thompson had a population of 1,006 people.^<1> This represents 0.16% of the total population of North Dakota, making it the state's 65th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	959	-4.67%	+0.52% since 2007
2007	954	-5.17%	-1.55% since 2006
2006	969	-3.68%	-1.42% since 2005
2005	983	-2.29%	-1.4% since 2004
2004	997	-0.89%	+0.1% since 2003
2003	996	-0.99%
2002	996	-0.99%	+0.3% since 2001
2001	993	-1.29%	-1.29% since 2000
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2000	1,006	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
57	North Sioux	SW	201 mi [323.5 km]	1,157	3.86% increase
58	Burlington	W	202 mi [325.1 km]	1,000	8.76% decrease
59	Crosby	W	294 mi [473.1 km]	952	12.58% decrease
60	Kenmare	W	237 mi [381.4 km]	1,075	0.56% decrease
61	Hankinson	S	118 mi [189.9 km]	981	7.28% decrease
62	Walhalla	NW	87 mi [140 km]	899	14.95% decrease
63	Cooperstown	SW	52 mi [83.7 km]	888	15.67% decrease
64	Velva	W	178 mi [286.5 km]	906	13.63% decrease

The city of Thompson is located in Grand Forks County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Grand Forks County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Thompson.

Thompson had 339 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

Grand Forks County

Thompson is located in Grand Forks County.

The county had a population of 65,947 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 1,006 people, Thompson contained 1.53% of the Grand Forks County total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Grand Forks County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Thompson.

A Census Quickfact is available for Grand Forks County (QF-38035).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Grand Forks County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Walsh	QF-38099	NW	10,880	11.95% decrease
Polk (MN)	QF-27119	E	30,694	2.19% decrease
Traill	QF-38097	S	7,820	7.64% decrease
Steele	QF-38091	SW	1,795	19.83% decrease
Nelson	QF-38063	W	3,166	14.34% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Thompson:

	State Code:	38 (North Dakota)
	County Code:	035 (Grand Forks County)
	Place Code:	78660 (Thompson)

	State & County Code:	38035 (North Dakota/Grand Forks County)

	State & Place Code:	3878660 (North Dakota/Thompson)

Thompson is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Thompson.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Thompson and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation


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