Thomson, Georgia
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Thomson (originally called Slashes) is a city in McDuffie County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,814 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of McDuffie County.[4] Thomson's nickname is "The Camellia City of the South", in honor of the thousands of camellia plants throughout the city. Thomson was founded in 1837 as a depot on the Georgia Railroad. It was renamed in 1853 for railroad official John Edgar Thomson and incorporated February 15, 1854 as a town and in 1870 as a city. It is part of the Augusta – Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Thomson, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 33°28′2″N 82°29′58″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | McDuffie |
Area | |
• Total | 4.79 sq mi (12.42 km2) |
• Land | 4.78 sq mi (12.38 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,814 |
• Density | 1,425.52/sq mi (550.43/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 30824 |
Area code | 706 |
FIPS code | 13-76280[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0356589[3] |
Website | www |
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