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Manitoba Communities: Thompson (City)
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This municipality in northern Manitoba (as distinct from the municipality in southern Manitoba) is named for John Fairfield Thompson (c1881-1968), Board Chairman of the International Nickel Company (INCO) that operated mines in the region.
Present Status
City of Thompson (7 July 1970)
Incorporation History
Town of Thompson (1 January 1967)
City of Thompson (7 July 1970)Adjoining Municipalities
none
Land Area (square km)
20.79
Population
Year
Total
1966
19761
1971
19001
1976
17291
1981
14288
1986
14701
1991
14977
1996
14385
2001
13256
2006
13446
2011
13123
2016
13678
2021
13035
Mayors
Term
Mayor
1967-1968
John R. Knight
1968-1971
A. B. Campbell
1971-1972
?
1972-1977
Thomas Joseph Patrick “Tom” Farrell (1938-2022)
1977-1991
Donald G. MacLean (c1921-1991)
1991-2006
William “Bill” Comaskey (1945-2011)
2006-2014
Tim Johnston
2014-2018
Dennis Fenske
2018-?
Colleen Smook
Memorable Manitobans
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Historic Sites
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History Books
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Maps
Sources:
“Mining magnate John Thompson dies in N.Y.,” Winnipeg Tribune, 15 July 1968.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 March 2023
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