Summary for Thomson

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Located in: Carlton County (see below)

Time Zone: Thomson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 218

Elevation: 1,060 feet [323.09 m] above sea level<1>

Total Area:<2> 2.23 sq. miles [5.8 km²] - of which 16.32% is water (0.36 sq. miles [0.9 km²])

Housing Units:<3> 76

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Thomson:

Lat: 46.667600° (or 46°40'3" N)

Lon: -92.389900° (or -92°23'23" W)

USGS Topo Map: Cloquet<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Thomson

GNIS ID: 2396051

FIPS State / Place Code: 27 / 64750

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Thomson)

The city of Carlton is the County Seat for Carlton County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Carlton)

Population

Total Area: 875 sq. miles [2,267 km²] - of which 1.59% is water (13.9 sq. miles [36 km²])

Housing Units: 15,656

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Carlton

GNIS ID: 659454

FIPS State / County Code: 27 / 017

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Thomson)

About Minnesota

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Minnesota

Official Website: https://mn.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Minnesota

GNIS ID: 662849

FIPS State: 27

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Thomson)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thomson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Thomson. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Thomson, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Thomson.
<6>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.