Rural Municipality of Thompson
Rural Municipality of Thompson | |
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 Miami Railway Station | |
 Location of the RM of Thompson in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°22′37″N 98°14′21″W / 49.37694°N 98.23917°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Area | |
| • Land | 531.24 km2 (205.11 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,518 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 204 and 431 |
Thompson is a rural municipality (RM) in the Pembina Valley Region of Manitoba, Canada. It had a population of 1,259 according to the Canada 2006 Census.
The RM was incorporated on 1 November 1908. It took its name from an early settler and its first postmaster, William Thompson. Thompson homesteaded on 5-5-6W in about 1874 and his home was central to the early community. The area was known locally as Thompsonville at that time.
Communities
[edit]Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Thompson had a population of 1,518 living in 434 of its 471 total private dwellings, a change of 6.8% from its 2016 population of 1,422. With a land area of 531.24 km2 (205.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- Manitoba Municipalities: Rural Municipality of Thompson
- Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 273) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
- Thompson RM, MB Community Profile
- Map of Thompson R.M. at Statcan
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