| Official Name: | Thompson, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Thompson |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Susquehanna |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jeffry Sheldon[1] |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1876 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.33 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.33 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.51 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.51 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 255 |
| Population Density Km2: | 202.83 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 525.39 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 41.8622°N -75.5158°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
| Postal Code: | 18465 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 254 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-76496 |
Thompson is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 255 at the 2020 census.[3]
Thompson is located at 41.8622°N -75.5158°W (41.862354, -75.515864).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5sqmi, all land.
Thompson Borough was incorporated on August 15, 1876 from part of Thompson Township. Both were named after Susquehanna County associate judge William Thompson.[5]
The Spencer Milling Company gristmill was built on Jackson Street by G. Fenton Spencer in 1870.[6]
At the 2010 census there were 299 people, 126 households, and 78 families residing in the borough. The population density was 598sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 163 housing units at an average density of 326sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.7% White, 0.3% African American, and 1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7%.[7]
Of the 126 households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 27.8% of households were one person, and 11.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 60.8% from 18 to 64, and 16.1% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years.
The median household income was $31,875 and the median family income was $31,250. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,883. About 20.7% of families and 25.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 35.7% of those 65 or over.