Thomson, Illinois

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name = Thomson
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category = Village
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nickname = The Melon Capital of the World


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country = United States
state = Illinois
region_type = County
region = Carroll
district_type = Township
district = York
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leader_type = Village President
leader = Jerry "Duke" Hebeler
timezone = CST
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postal_code = 61285
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map_caption = Location of Thomson within Illinois
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commons = Thomson, Illinois
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website = http://www.thomsonil.com
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Thomson is a village in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population was 559 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Thomson is located at coor dms|41|57|37|N|90|6|11|W|city (41.960168, -90.103152)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 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/sq mi (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.

There were 234 households out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $39,000 versus $22,143 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,261. About 4.5% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.gocarrollcounty.com/ Carroll County]