Rural Municipality of Thompson
Rural Municipality of Thompson | |
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Miami Railway Station | |
Location of the RM of Thompson in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°22′37″N 98°14′21″W / 49.37694°N 98.23917°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Pembina Valley |
| Area | |
| • Land | 531.24 km2 (205.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,518 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 204 and 431 |
| Website | www |
Thompson is a rural municipality (RM) in the Pembina Valley Region of Manitoba, Canada. It had a population of 1,259 according to the Canada 2006 Census.
The RM was incorporated on 1 November 1908. It took its name from an early settler and its first postmaster, William Thompson. Thompson homesteaded on 5-5-6W in about 1874 and his home was central to the early community. The area was known locally as Thompsonville at that time.