Thomson, Georgia

Thomson, Georgia
City
Thomson Main Street
Location in McDuffie County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°28′2″N 82°29′58″W / 33.46722°N 82.49944°W / 33.46722; -82.49944
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	McDuffie
Area [1]
• 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.thomson-mcduffie.gov

Thomson (originally called Slashes) is a city and the county seat of McDuffie County, Georgia, United States.^[4] The population was 6,814 at the 2020 census. 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.