Thompsonville, Michigan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Thompsonville, Michigan
Village
Location within Benzie County
Thompsonville, Michigan Location in Michigan
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Benzie
Townships	Colfax and Weldon
Area
• Total	1.00 sq mi (2.58 km2)
• Land	1.00 sq mi (2.58 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	794 ft (242 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	451
• Density	452.81/sq mi (174.88/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49683
Area code(s)	231
FIPS code	26-79600
GNIS feature ID	1614783

Thompsonville is a village in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village had a population of 451 at the 2020 census, up from 441 at the 2010 census. The village lies immediately north of the Manistee County line, and is divided between Colfax and Weldon townships.

Crystal Mountain, one of Michigan's largest ski resorts, is located just west of Thompsonville.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.00 square mile (2.59 km²), all land.

Origin

Thompsonville was established when construction of the lines of two railroads, the Chicago & West Michigan and the Frankfort & South Eastern, crossed here in 1889. The village, originally called Lyndonville, was platted on July 23, 1890, and was named for Sumner S. Thompson,(4/12/1823-10/24/1889), who was the President of the Frankfort and South Eastern Railroad at the time of his death. Of the two railroads serving the village, the Chicago & West Michigan was merged into the Pere Marquette Railway in 1900 and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in 1947, while the Frankfort & South Eastern was acquired in 1892 by the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan, which in turn was reorganized in 1895 as the Ann Arbor Railroad.

Points of interest

• Thompsonville is best known for the ski resort located there, Crystal Mountain.
• The junction between the two railroadsAA Railroad and C&O Railway is known locally as the "Diamond Crossing". In 1982, C&O Railway made its last train through Thompsonville before the closure. 9 Years later in 1991, Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway train was the last train through Thompsonville. When the railbeds were razed, the "Diamond Crossing" was saved from the dismantling of the railroad tracks and moved. It can be seen with Caboose on tracks adjacent to the George W. Sharp Park.
• A Michigan Historical Commission Historical Marker #2335 was registered in the fall of 2020 and is situated near the site of the Diamond Crossing.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 441 people, 183 households, and 112 families living in the village. The population density was 441.0 inhabitants per square mile (170.3/km²). There were 245 housing units at an average density of 245.0 per square mile (94.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.8% White, 0.2% African American, 2.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 183 households, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.2% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.8% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.99.

The median age in the village was 38.5 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.1% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.

Climate

This climatic region has large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Thompsonville has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

See also

In Spanish: Thompsonville (Míchigan) para niños