▁" J ord an ' s ▁S ett lement ". ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Thompson ville ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁Franklin ▁County ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 7 . 9 1 6 4 4 3 , ▁- 8 8 . 7 6 1 5 6 4 ). ▁Illinois ▁Route ▁ 3 4 ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁village , ▁leading ▁north west ▁ ▁to ▁Bent on , ▁the ▁county ▁seat , ▁and ▁sout heast ▁ ▁to ▁Harris burg . ▁Illinois ▁Route ▁ 1 4 9 ▁leads ▁west ▁from ▁Thompson ville ▁ ▁to ▁West ▁Frank fort . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁Thompson ville ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁( or ▁ 9 9 . 2 2 %) ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( or ▁ 0 . 7 8 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 7 1 ▁people , ▁ 2 2 2 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 6 6 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 2 7 8 . 6 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 0 7 . 5 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 4 3 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 1 1 8 . 6 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 4 5 . 8 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of