Thompson, IA

Thompson is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The 2020 census counted 495 residents. Thompson is home to the Winnebago County Fair, held annually, various agricultural businesses, a public outdoor swimming pool, the Thompson Museum, and Bethany Lutheran Church, built in 1902. Thompson was platted in 1892. Linden Hill, a small CSA farm and farm stand, produces vegetables, honey and herbs. In 2021, Ovation Farms, a former Rembrandt Foods farm, was acquired by Iowa Cage-Free, part of the Versova family of companies.

Thompson High School graduated its first class in 1900, and its last class in 1989. Thompson's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Iowa setting. The local scoop is how Thompson's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Thompson was incorporated as a city in 1894. Thompson is home to Winnebago County Fair, held annually, various agricultural businesses.