Fort Thompson

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  5. Fort Thompson Family Information
  6. Fort Thompson Education Information
  7. Fort Thompson Public Benefits Information
  8. Fort Thompson Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Fort Thompson Zip Codes


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Fort Thompson Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 1,375
  • Land Area (2000): 26.685 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 5.861 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 355
Fort Thompson Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 3 0.22%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,346 99.78%

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Fort Thompson Employment Information Back to top
Fort Thompson Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Health Care 23 19.66%
2. Public Administration 23 19.66%
3. Construction 14 11.97%
4. Educational Services 13 11.11%
5. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 10 8.55%
6. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 9 7.69%
7. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 5 4.27%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 4 3.42%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 4 3.42%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3 2.56%
11. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 3 2.56%
12. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 2 1.71%
13. Metal Manufactuing 2 1.71%
14. Utilities 2 1.71%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 21 18.42%
2. Health Care 19 16.67%
3. Food and Beverage Stores 14 12.28%
4. Public Administration 12 10.53%
5. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 10 8.77%
6. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 9 7.89%
7. Social Assistance 7 6.14%
8. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 6 5.26%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 4 3.51%
10. Construction 3 2.63%
11. Private Household Services 3 2.63%
12. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 2 1.75%
13. Finance and Insurance 2 1.75%
14. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 2 1.75%

Fort Thompson Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Personal Care, Not child care 14 11.97%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 8 6.84%
3. Health Technologists and Technicians 8 6.84%
4. Law Enforcement Workers 7 5.98%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 7 5.98%
6. Agricultural Workers 6 5.13%
7. Construction Laborers 6 5.13%
8. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 5 4.27%
9. Cashiers 4 3.42%
10. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 4 3.42%
11. Other Motor Vehicle Operators 4 3.42%
12. Other Protective Service Workers 4 3.42%
13. Farmers and Farm Managers 3 2.56%
14. Other Material Moving Workers 3 2.56%
15. Other Production Occupations 3 2.56%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 3 2.56%
17. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 2 1.71%
18. Carpenters 2 1.71%
19. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 2 1.71%
20. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 2 1.71%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 10 8.77%
2. Other Management Occupations 8 7.02%
3. Secretaries and Admins 8 7.02%
4. Cashiers 7 6.14%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 7 6.14%
6. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 6 5.26%
7. Other Food Preparation and Servers 6 5.26%
8. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 5 4.39%
9. Child Care Workers 5 4.39%
10. Other Personal Care, Not child care 5 4.39%
11. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 5 4.39%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 4 3.51%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 4 3.51%
14. Other Sales and Related Occupations 4 3.51%
15. Business Operations Specialists 3 2.63%
16. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 3 2.63%
17. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 3 2.63%
18. Communications Equipment Operators 2 1.75%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 2 1.75%
20. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 2 1.75%

Fort Thompson Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 260 32.14%
15-35 hours 42 5.19%
1-14 hours 3 0.37%
No regular hours 504 62.30%

Fort Thompson Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 0 0.00%
5 AM-5:29 AM 0 0.00%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 3 1.32%
6 AM-6:29 AM 6 2.64%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 8 3.52%
7 AM-7:29 AM 18 7.93%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 62 27.31%
8 AM-8:29 AM 64 28.19%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 6 2.64%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 24 10.57%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 3 1.32%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 21 9.25%
4 PM-11:59 PM 12 5.29%

Fort Thompson Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 25 11.01%
5-9 140 61.67%
10-14 20 8.81%
15-19 17 7.49%
20-24 6 2.64%
25-29 2 0.88%
30-34 13 5.73%
35-39 0 0.00%
40-44 0 0.00%
45-59 1 0.44%
60-89 0 0.00%
At least 90 3 1.32%

Fort Thompson Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 210 92.51%
30-44 0 0.00% 13 5.73%
45-59 1 0.44% 0 0.00%
At least 60 0 0.00% 3 1.32%

Fort Thompson Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 29 12.61%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 171 74.35%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 11 4.78%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1 0.43%
Color 6 Box Walked 15 6.52%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 3 1.30%

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Fort Thompson Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 317 (1,334 people)
Families (2000): 261 (1,199 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 22
People at same address in 1995: 823
Fort Thompson Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 164 51.74%
$10,000-$14,999 26 8.20%
$15,000-$19,999 15 4.73%
$20,000-$24,999 24 7.57%
$25,000-$29,999 22 6.94%
$30,000-$34,999 15 4.73%
$35,000-$39,999 22 6.94%
$40,000-$44,999 2 0.63%
$45,000-$49,999 12 3.79%
$50,000-$59,999 11 3.47%
$60,000-$74,999 3 0.95%
$75,000-$99,999 1 0.32%
$100,000-$124,999 0 0.00%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 0 0.00%

Fort Thompson Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 45 13.85%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 42 12.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 10 3.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 44 13.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 2 0.62%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 46 14.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.62%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 46 14.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 37 11.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 51 15.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Fort Thompson Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 164 33.61%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3 0.61%
Public Assistance 44 9.02%
Retirement 10 2.05%
Self Employment 6 1.23%
Social Security 38 7.79%
Supplemental Security 23 4.71%
Wage / Salary 161 32.99%
Other 39 7.99%

Fort Thompson Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 30 32.61%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 62 67.39%

Fort Thompson Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 51 12.44%
Color 1 Box Married 121 29.51%
Color 2 Box Never Married 227 55.37%
Color 3 Box Widowed 11 2.68%

Fort Thompson Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 58 13.30%
Color 1 Box Married 148 33.94%
Color 2 Box Never Married 192 44.04%
Color 3 Box Widowed 38 8.72%

Fort Thompson Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Fort Thompson Education Information Back to top
Fort Thompson Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 83 11.17%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 287 38.63%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 220 29.61%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 116 15.61%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 16 2.15%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 14 1.88%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 7 0.94%

Fort Thompson Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 46 3.35% 4 0.29% 50 3.64%
Kindergarten 35 2.55% 6 0.44% 41 2.98%
Grades 1-4 123 8.95% 13 0.95% 136 9.89%
Grades 5-8 127 9.24% 24 1.75% 151 10.98%
Grades 9-12 115 8.36% 20 1.45% 135 9.82%
Undergrad college 27 1.96% 0 0.00% 27 1.96%
Graduate or professional school 2 0.15% 0 0.00% 2 0.15%
Total 475 34.55% 67 4.87% 542 39.42%

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Fort Thompson Public Benefits Information Back to top
Fort Thompson Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 476 35.39%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 869 64.61%

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Fort Thompson Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Fort Thompson Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 318 23.13%
10-19 Years 368 26.76%
20-29 Years 178 12.95%
30-39 Years 168 12.22%
40-49 Years 150 10.91%
50-59 Years 92 6.69%
60-69 Years 58 4.22%
70-79 Years 30 2.18%
80-89 Years 10 0.73%
90+ Years 3 0.22%

Fort Thompson Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 703 51.13%
Color 1 Box Female 672 48.87%

Fort Thompson Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1,318 95.85%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 36 2.62%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 13 0.95%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 7 0.51%
Color 1 Box African-American 1 0.07%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Asian 0 0.00%

Fort Thompson Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 23 42.59%
2. Norwegian 15 27.78%
3. Czech 6 11.11%
4. English 3 5.56%
5. Irish 3 5.56%
6. Dutch 2 3.70%
7. Finnish 2 3.70%

Fort Thompson Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,030 86.55%
2. Other Native North American 150 12.61%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 4 0.34%
4. Navajo 4 0.34%
5. Tagalog 2 0.17%

Fort Thompson Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 1,346 99.78%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 3 0.22%

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Fort Thompson Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Fort Thompson Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
57339