thumb|right|250px|[[Michigan State Historic Preservation Office|Michigan State Historic Site marker commemorating the Rouse Simmons (Christmas Tree Ship), which departed from Thompson Township and sank soon after with thousands of Christmas trees.]]
Thompson Township is a civil township of Schoolcraft County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, its population was 808.
History
After the timber boom of the late 19th century, Thompson Township's chief assets included second-growth trees such as balsam and aspen. The schooner Rouse Simmons, loaded with balsam Christmas trees, left Thompson Harbor for Chicago in November, 1912. The schooner sank with all hands off Two Rivers, Wisconsin, becoming one of the most famous shipwrecks in Lake Michigan history.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (5.02%) water.
Thompson Township has a shoreline on Indian Lake and Lake Michigan, as well as containing portions of the Hiawatha National Forest. Palms Book State Park and Indian Lake State Park are also located within the township. Major roadways include U.S. Route 2, M-94, and M-149.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 671 people, 278 households, and 219 families living in the township.