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Census Data for Thompsons Lake

As far as we can tell, Thompsons Lake<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Thompsons Lake, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Altamont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Voorheesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Delanson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Colonie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Schenectady
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Esperance
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esperance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
    • Esperance is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esperance <2>
  • Schoharie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
    • Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <2>
  • Scotia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Albany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Middleburgh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rensselaer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
    • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <2>
  • Castleton-on-Hudson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton-on-Hudson
    • Castleton-on-Hudson is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton-on-Hudson <2>
  • Continue List   (560 more) ...
    • Menands
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ravena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Watervliet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
      • Watervliet is located in Albany County
      • Former names for Watervliet:
      • Gibbonsville
      • Port Schuyler
      • West Troy
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <2>

Albany County ...

Thompsons Lake is located in Albany County<4>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Albany County.

Miscellaneous Information for Thompsons Lake ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Albany County or the community of Thompsons Lake:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Thompsons Lake:
    • GNIS ID for Thompsons Lake: 967424
    • GNIS ID for Albany County: 974099
    • GNIS ID for State of New York: 1779796
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Thompsons Lake is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Thompsons Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Thompsons Lake may originally have been Thompson's Lake. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Thompsons Lake might be written as Thompson Lake. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Thompsons Lake.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.