Facts About Thompson
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Thompson is the largest city in the Northern Region of Manitoba.
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Thompson was incorporated as a town in 1967 on Canada’s Centennial Anniversary.
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Thompson is known as the “Hub of the North”.
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Thompson covers an area of 20.79 square kilometres and is located on the Precambrian Canadian Shield.
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Thompson was originally founded in 1956 as a mining town.
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In 1970 Thompson gained city status in the royal presence of Queen Elizabeth II.
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The Estimated Population of Thompson is 13,678.
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The city is surrounded by boreal forest and bordered on the west and north by the Burntwood River.
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The median age in Thompson is 30.8 years old, significantly below Canada’s median age of 41.0.
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“Thompson” is a song by Les Surveillantes, found on their album titled La racine carrée du coeur.
