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Population (year 2000): 559. Estimated
population in July 2005: 536 (-4.1% change)
Males: 267 (47.8%), Females: 292 (52.2%)
Carroll County
Zip code:
61285
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $36,667 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,800 (year 2000)
Races in Thomson:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Korean (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (29.5%), Irish (14.3%),
English (10.0%), United States (8.2%), Dutch (7.5%), French
(5.7%).
Elevation: 600 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Thomson
- High school or higher: 83.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Thomson village
- Never married: 24.8%
- Now married: 57.8%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+3.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Thomson:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER - CLINTON (about 11 miles;
CLINTON, IA)
- MORRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
MORRISON, IL)
- CGH MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; STERLING, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Thomson:
- CLINTON MUNI (about 18 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 34 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 46 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thomson:
- TRI-TOWNSHIP (about 6 miles; SAVANNA, IL; ID: SFY)
- ERIE AIR PARK (about 21 miles; ERIE, IL; ID: 3H5)
- FOSTER FIELD (about 34 miles; APPLE RIVER, IL; ID:
7A4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Thomson:
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 43 miles; MOLINE, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 45
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 46 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 61 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 85 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
Public primary/middle schools in Thomson:
- THOMSON JR SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 181;
Location: 801 SOUTH STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)
- THOMSON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 114; Location:
801 SOUTH STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Thomson:
- YORK TWP. P.L. (Operating income: $118,325;
Location: 1005 WEST MAIN; 13,318 books; 173 audio
materials; 1,132 video materials; 34 serial
subscriptions)
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