Thompsonville, Illinois | |
Village | |
Country | United States |
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State | Illinois |
County | Franklin |
Township | Cave |
Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
Coordinates | 37°54′59″N 88°45′42″W / 37.91639°N 88.76167°WCoordinates: 37°54′59″N 88°45′42″W / 37.91639°N 88.76167°W |
Area | 2.05 sq mi (5 km2) |
- land | 2.03 sq mi (5 km2) |
- water | 0.02 sq mi (0 km2) |
Population | 543 (2010) |
Density | 267.4/sq mi (103/km2) |
Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
- summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Postal code | 62890 |
Area code | 618 |
Thompsonville is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 543 at the 2010 census.
There was an early settlement started in the general vicinity called "Jordan's Settlement". It was founded in 1811.
Thompsonville is located in southeastern Franklin County at 37°54′59″N 88°45′42″W / 37.91639°N 88.76167°W (37.916443, -88.761564).Illinois Route 34 passes through the village, leading northwest 10 miles (16 km) to Benton, the county seat, and southeast 21 miles (34 km) to Harrisburg. Illinois Route 149 leads west from Thompsonville 9 miles (14 km) to West Frankfort.
According to the 2010 census, Thompsonville has a total area of 2.046 square miles (5.30 km2), of which 2.03 square miles (5.26 km2) (or 99.22%) is land and 0.016 square miles (0.04 km2) (or 0.78%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 571 people, 222 households, and 166 families residing in the village. The population density was 278.6 people per square mile (107.5/km²). There were 243 housing units at an average density of 118.6 per square mile (45.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.77% White, 0.35% Native American, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.