Thomson, Georgia Thomson, Georgia Location in Mc - Duffie County and the state of Georgia Location in Mc - Duffie County and the state of Georgia State Georgia Website Thomson website Thomson, originally called Slashes is a town/city in Mc - Duffie County, Georgia, United States.
The town/city is the governmental center of county of Mc - Duffie County. Thomson's nickname is "The Camellia City of the South", with respect to the thousands of camellia plants throughout the city.
Thomson was established in 1837 as a depot on the Georgia Railroad.
It was retitled in 1853 for barns official John Edgar Thomson and incorporated February 15, 1854 as a town and in 1870 as a city.
Thomson, originally called Slashes, was established in 1837 as a depot on the Georgia Railroad.
In 1870, Thomson was designated seat of the newly formed Mc - Duffie County.
The Old Rock House, assembled in 1785, is said to be one of Georgia's earliest documented homes with its initial design intact.
Thomson is positioned at 33 28 2 N 82 29 58 W (33.467346, -82.499450). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.95 square miles (5.1 km2), all land.
Thomson is considered part of the Central Savannah River Area geographical designation.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,828 citizens , 2,609 homeholds, and 1,792 families residing in the city.
There were 2,609 homeholds out of which 36.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 35.7% were married couples living together, 28.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $23,179, and the median income for a family was $30,015.
The Mc - Duffie County School District holds pre-school to undertaking twelve, and consists of four elementary schools, a middle school, a high school and an alternative school. The precinct has 262 full-time teachers and over 4,312 students. Thomson Elementary School Thomson Middle School Thomson High School Romulus Moore - One of the first black legislators in the Georgia State Assembly, and one of the beginning fathers of the civil rights movement.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 23, 2010.
School Stats, Retrieved June 23, 2010.
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