Thompson is a

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in the southern part of Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 16,550 at the 2020 census.US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report Thompson, Sullivan County, New York QuickFacts https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/thompsontownsullivancountynewyork The town is named after William Thompson, an early settler.

History

The town was first settled in 1749. Thompson was established in 1803 from the town of Mamakating. Part of the town was taken from the town of

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in 1826.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (3.77%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 14,189 people, 5,543 households, and 3,481 families residing in the town. The

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was 168.7 people per square mile (65.1/km²). There were 9,258 housing units at an average density of 110.1 per square mile (42.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 73.70%

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, 16.94%

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, 0.18% Native American, 1.85% Asian, 0.03%

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, 4.64% from

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, and 2.67% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 14.56% of the population. There were 5,543 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.04. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,511, and the median income for a family was $41,043. Males had a median income of $37,759 versus $26,692 for females. The

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for the town was $18,668. About 18.3% of families and 23.3% of the population were below the

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, including 34.9% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the town of Thompson

* Bridgeville – a hamlet southeast of Monticello on Route 17. *Coopers Corners – a hamlet west of Monticello. *East Monticello – a location east of Monticello on Route 17. *Emerald Green – a hamlet by the eastern town line on Route 17. *Glen Wild – a hamlet east of Monticello. The

Anshei Glen Wild Synagogue Anshei Glen Wild Synagogue is a small former Orthodox Jewish synagogue located on Glen Wild Road, Sullivan County Route 58, in the unincorporated community of Glen Wild, New York, in the United States. The congregation was founded in 1913 by ...

and

Glen Wild Methodist Church Glen Wild Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church on Old Glen Wild Road in Glen Wild, Sullivan County, New York. It was built in 1867 and is a rectangular, wood-frame building with board and batten siding in a vernacular Gothic Revival ...

are listed on the

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. *

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– a hamlet north and west of Monticello. *

Kiamesha Lake Kiamesha Lake is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Thompson, in east-central Sullivan County, New York, United States. The zip code for Kiamesha Lake is 12751. Kiamesha Lake is located on Route 42, between Monticello and Fa ...

– a hamlet north of Monticello on Route 42. *Maplewood – a hamlet west of Monticello. *Melody Lake – a location by the southern town line. *

Monticello Monticello ( ) was the primary plantation of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, who began designing Monticello after inheriting land from his father at age 26. Located just outside Charlottesville, V ...

– village which is the county seat. * Rock Hill – a hamlet southeast of Monticello on Route 17. * Sackett Lake – a location in the southwestern part of the town. *Thompsonville – a hamlet in the eastern part of the town.

References

External links

Official website
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