Welcome to Thompson Falls ...

The city of Thompson Falls is located in Sanders County<1> and is the County Seat for Sanders County.

The location of Thompson Falls has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thompson Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Thompson Falls has a population of 1,408 people<3> (see below for details).

Thompson Falls is 2,640 feet [805 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Thompson Falls is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Thompson Falls lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Thompson Falls (for example, toward Osburn (ID)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Thompson Falls is within the (406) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Thompson Falls had an population of 1,408 people. This is an increase of 7.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Thompson Falls had a population of 1,313 people (or 11.52% of the total population of Sanders County). This makes Thompson Falls the county's most populous community.

The population of Thompson Falls represents 0.13% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 47th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,313 people, the population of Thompson Falls has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,321 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Thompson Falls.

Communities near Thompson Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thompson Falls.

• Eddy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy
  • Eddy is located in Sanders County
• De Borgia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Borgia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Borgia
  • De Borgia is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Borgia <5>
• Haugan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugan
  • Haugan is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haugan <5>
• Saltese
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltese
  • Saltese is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltese <5>
• Cabin City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin City
  • Cabin City is located in Mineral County
• East Portal ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
  • East Portal is located in Mineral County
• Trout Creek
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
  • Trout Creek is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <5>
• Burke ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Burke is located in Shoshone County (ID)
• Mullan
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
  • Mullan is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <5>
• Plains
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Plains is located in Sanders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Thompson Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thompson Falls.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thompson Falls. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thompson Falls.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompson Falls. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Thompson Falls.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thompson Falls ...

Looking for more information about Thompson Falls? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Thompson Falls, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Thompson Falls.

Adding Thompson Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thompson Falls in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Thompson Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Thompson Falls post office opened in 1912.

We also found Thompson Falls on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thompson Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thompson Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sanders County: www.co.sanders.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/