Thomson, Illinois
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 The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad depot in Thomson in November 2016, serving as a museum.
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| Nickname: The Melon Capital of the World | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Carroll |
| Township | York |
| Elevation | 597 ft (182 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°57′31″N 90°05′56″W / 41.95861°N 90.09889°WCoordinates: 41°57′31″N 90°05′56″W / 41.95861°N 90.09889°W |
| Area | 2.38 sq mi (6 km2) |
| - land | 2.38 sq mi (6 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 590 (2010) |
| Density | 253.2/sq mi (98/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 61285 |
| Area code | 815 |
  Location of Thomson within Illinois
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| Website: http://www.thomsonil.com | |
Thomson is a village along Illinois Route 84 near the Mississippi River in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population was 590 at the 2010 census, up from 559 at the 2000 census. Just north of the village is the Thomson Correctional Center, a mostly-unused maximum security state prison.
Thomson is known for watermelons, and it has the nickname "Melon Capital of the World."
Thomson is located at 41°57′37″N 90°6′11″W / 41.96028°N 90.10306°W (41.960168, -90.103152), about a mile (kilometer and a half) east of the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Clinton, Iowa, 38 miles (61 km) northeast of Moline, Illinois in the Quad Cities, and 120 miles (190 km) west of Chicago.
According to the 2010 census, Thomson has a total area of 2.38 square miles (6.16 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 559 people, 234 households, and 160 families residing in the village. The population density was 253.2 people per square mile (97.7/km²). There were 244 housing units at an average density of 110.5 per square mile (42.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.32% White, 0.54% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.
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