Thomson was a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, located along the Saint Louis River.

[6] On November 5, 2013, a vote to authorize the consolidation of Thomson and nearby Carlton passed with a 95% approval.

Minnesota Highway 210 and Dalles Avenue are two of the main routes in the community.

Thomson was founded in 1870, and named for David Thompson, a Canadian explorer and surveyor.

[7] A post office was established at Thomson in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.

The racial makeup of the city was 97.39% White, 0.65% Native American, and 1.96% from two or more races.

21.9% were of Irish, 20.2% Finnish, 15.8% Norwegian, 14.0% German, 8.8% Polish and 7.0% Swedish ancestry.