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A town of 16,714 people in Sullivan County, New York
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Town in New York, United States
1,797Population
87.5 sq miArea
1,476 ftElevation

Thompson is a town in the southern part of Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was recorded as 16,550 in the 2020 census. The town is named after William A. Thompson, an early settler who served as the first judge of Sullivan County.

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The public schools Thompson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 90% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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