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Population (year 2000): 596. Estimated
population in July 2005: 567 (-4.9% change)
Males: 282 (47.3%), Females: 314 (52.7%)
Winnebago County
Zip code:
50478
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $32,868 (year 2000)
Median house value: $34,600 (year 2000)
Races in Thompson:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (47.7%), German (40.6%),
Irish (7.6%), Dutch (6.5%), English (5.5%), United States
(4.7%).
Elevation: 1270 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Thompson
- High school or higher: 84.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Thompson city
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+15.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Thompson:
- HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
BRITT, IA)
- UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 30 miles; BLUE
EARTH, MN)
- NAEVE HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Thompson:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 35 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 97 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thompson:
- FOREST CITY MUNI (about 15 miles; FOREST CITY, IA;
ID: FXY)
- LAKE MILLS MUNI (about 19 miles; LAKE MILLS, IA; ID:
0Y6)
- WELLS MUNI (about 24 miles; WELLS, MN; ID: 68Y)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Thompson:
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 57 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 60
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 69 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 86 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,968)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
Public primary/middle school in Thompson:
- NORTH IOWA MIDDLE SCH (Students: 179;
Location: 108 4TH AVENUE W; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Thompson:
- THOMPSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$19,811; Location: 142 JACKSON ST N., PO BOX 81; 4,380
books; 220 audio materials; 264 video materials; 17
serial subscriptions)
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