Rural Municipality of Thompson | |
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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 | |
• Total | 1,518 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area codes | 204 and 431 |
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.