Thompsons, Texas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Houston. It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the northeast of Thompsons and has a population of 1,953,631 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Pasadena. It is located about 31 miles [49 km] to the east of Thompsons and has a population of 141,674 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alvin	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	22,853	6.72% increase
	Angleton	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	18,613	2.66% increase
	Bay City	SW	40 mi [64.4 km]	17,891	4.16% decrease
	Baytown	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	70,330	5.87% increase
	Deer Park	NE	33 mi [53.1 km]	30,890	8.31% increase
	Friendswood	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	33,979	17.02% increase
	Galveston	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	57,086	0.28% decrease
	La Porte	E	37 mi [59.5 km]	34,274	7.51% increase
	Lake Jackson	S	32 mi [51.5 km]	27,417	3.91% increase
	League City	E	31 mi [49.89 km]	71,222	56.72% increase
	Missouri City	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	74,723	41.22% increase
	Pearland	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	82,903	120.25% increase
	Rosenberg	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	33,595	39.73% increase
	Sugar Land	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	80,704	27.44% increase
	Texas City	E	44 mi [70.8 km]	44,491	7.15% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arcola	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,230	17.37% increase
	Cumings	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Fairchilds	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	995	46.76% increase
	Fifth Street	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	First Colony	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Fresno	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Greatwood Village	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Greatwood	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Meadows Place	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	6,427	30.84% increase
	Missouri City Estates	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	New Territory	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Pleak	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,338	41.29% increase
	Richmond	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	13,493	21.77% increase
	Sienna Plantation	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Stafford	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	19,541	24.62% increase

Fort Bend County

Thompsons is located in Fort Bend County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fort Bend: Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Waller and Wharton.

While not sharing a border with Fort Bend, the following counties are close to Thompsons: Galveston, Dallas and Matagorda.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Thompsons
	Austin County	W	Wallis	27 miles [43 km]
	Brazoria County	SE	English	10 miles [16 km]
	Chambers County	E	Shoreacres	37 miles [59 km]
	Colorado County	W	Chesterville	35 miles [56 km]
	Dallas County	NE	Brookhollow	24 miles [38 km]
	Galveston County	E	Analea White Hall	24 miles [38 km]
	Harris County	NE	Gessport	11 miles [17 km]
	Hunt County	SW	McCroskey	33 miles [53 km]
	Matagorda County	SW	Pledger	27 miles [43 km]
	Waller County	NW	Johnsue	25 miles [40 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Texas<3>

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