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Thompson, North Dakota

Thompson, North Dakota
City
S&T Quick Stop, the town's gas station and convenience store.
S&T Quick Stop, the town's gas station and convenience store.
Location of Thompson, North Dakota
Location of Thompson, North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°46′33″N 97°6′24″W / 47.77583°N 97.10667°W / 47.77583; -97.10667Coordinates: 47°46′33″N 97°6′24″W / 47.77583°N 97.10667°W / 47.77583; -97.10667
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Grand Forks
Metro Greater Grand Forks
Founded 1881
Area
 • Total 0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
 • Land 0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation 873 ft (266 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 986
 • Estimate (2015) 1,005
 • Density 2,143.5/sq mi (827.6/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 58278
Area code(s) 701
FIPS code 38-78660
GNIS feature ID 1032471
Highways ND 15
Website http://www.cityofthompsonnd.com/

Thompson is a city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the "Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks". It is located on the border of Allendale and Walle townships, with Walle on the east and Allendale on the west. The population was 986 at the 2010 census. Thompson was founded in 1881.

The S&T Quick Stop was previously (and more widely), also better, known as Tim's Quick Stop.

Thompson is located at 47°46′33″N 97°06′24″W / 47.775821°N 97.106538°W / 47.775821; -97.106538 (47.775821, -97.106538).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.47 square miles (1.22 km2), of which, 0.46 square miles (1.19 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 986 people, 356 households, and 293 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,143.5 inhabitants per square mile (827.6/km2). There were 362 housing units at an average density of 787.0 per square mile (303.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.1% White, 0.3% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.


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