Editing Farmington, Connecticut

{{Short description|Town in Connecticut, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Farmington, Connecticut
| official_name            = 
| settlement_type          = [[New England town|Town]]
| image_skyline            = File:Farmington, Connecticut.png
| image_caption            = Aerial view of the [[Farmington Historic District (Farmington, Connecticut)|Farmington Historic District]]
| image_seal               = FarmingtonCTseal.png
| motto                    = "Respecting History, Planning The Future"<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.farmington-ct.org/|title= Town of Farmington Connecticut|publisher= Town of Farmington Connecticut|access-date= September 22, 2012|archive-date= May 3, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090503071747/http://www.farmington-ct.org/|url-status= dead}}</ref>
| image_map                = {{switcher|[[File:Farmington CT lg.PNG|230px|frameless|alt=Farmington's location within Hartford County and Connecticut]]|&nbsp;[[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford County]] and Connecticut|[[File:Capitol Region incorporated and unincorporated areas Farmington highlighted.svg|250px|frameless|alt=Farmington's location within the Capitol Planning Region and the state of Connecticut]]|&nbsp;[[Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut|Capitol Planning Region]] and Connecticut|default=1}}
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| coordinates              = {{coord|41|43|40|N|72|50|25|W|region:US-CT|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Connecticut}}
| subdivision_type2        = [[County (United States)|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[Councils of governments in Connecticut|Region]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut|Capitol Region]]
| parts_type               = Communities
| parts                    = Farmington<br />Bensted&nbsp;Corner<br />East&nbsp;Farmington&nbsp;Heights<br />Farmington&nbsp;Station<br />Oakland&nbsp;Gardens<br />River&nbsp;Glen<br />Unionville
| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = June 1640
| established_title1       = Incorporated
| established_date1        = December 1645
| established_title2       = Consolidated
| established_date2        = 1947
| government_type          = [[Council-manager]]
| leader_title             = Town Council
| leader_name              = C.J. Thomas (R), Chm<br />Rafeena Bacchus Lee (D)<br />Joseph Capidoferro  (R)<br />Edward Giannaros (D)<br />Johnny Carrier (R)<br />Brian Connolly (D)<br />Keith Vibert (R)
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_total_km2           = 74.5
| area_land_km2            = 72.6
| area_water_km2           = 2.0
| elevation_m              = 49
| elevation_ft             = 161
| population_total         = 26712
| population_as_of         = 2020
| population_density_km2   = auto
| timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset               = −5
| timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset_DST           = −4
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code              = 06032, 06085
| area_code                = [[Area codes 860 and 959|860/959]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 09-27600
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 0213430
| blank3_name              = Interstates
| blank3_info              = [[File:I-84.svg|25px|link=Interstate 84 in Connecticut]]
| blank4_name              = U.S. Highways
| blank4_info              = [[File:US 6.svg|25px|link=U.S. Route 6 in Connecticut]]
| blank5_name              = State Routes
| blank5_info              = [[File:Connecticut Highway 4.svg|25px|link=Connecticut Route 4]] [[File:Connecticut Highway 10.svg|25px|link=Connecticut Route 10]] [[File:Connecticut Highway 177.svg|25px|link=Connecticut Route 177]]
| website                  = {{URL|www.farmington-ct.org}}
}}

'''Farmington'''  is a town in [[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford County]] in the [[Farmington Valley]] area of central [[Connecticut]] in the United States. The town is part of the [[Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut|Capitol Planning Region]]. The population was 26,712 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0900327600| title=Census - Geography Profile: Farmington town, Hartford County, Connecticut| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref> It sits 10 miles west of Hartford at the hub of major I-84 interchanges, 20 miles south of [[Bradley International Airport]] and two hours by car from [[New York City]] and [[Boston]]. It has been home to the world headquarters of several large corporations including [[Otis Elevator Company]], [[United Technologies]], and [[Carvel (franchise)|Carvel]]. The northwestern section of Farmington is a suburban neighborhood called Unionville.

==History==
===Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries===
{|
!Town
!Date of separation
|-
|[[Harwinton, Connecticut|Harwinton]] (portion)
|1737
|-
|[[Southington, Connecticut|Southington]]
|1779
|-
|[[Berlin, Connecticut|Berlin]]
|1785
|-
|[[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]]
|1785
|- 
|[[Wolcott, Connecticut|Wolcott]] (eastern part)
|1796
|-
|[[Burlington, Connecticut|Burlington]] (from Bristol)
|1806
|-
|[[Avon, Connecticut|Avon]] 
|1830
|-
|[[Bloomfield, Connecticut|Bloomfield]] 
|1835
|-
|[[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]] (from Berlin)
|1850
|-
|[[Plainville, Connecticut|Plainville]] 
|1869
|}

Farmington was originally inhabited by the [[Tunxis]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Indian]] tribe.  In 1640, a community of English immigrants was established by residents of Hartford, making Farmington the oldest inland settlement west of the [[Connecticut River]] and the twelfth oldest community in the state.  Settlers found the area ideal because of its rich soil, location along the floodplain of the [[Farmington River]], and valley geography.

The town and river were given their present names in 1645, which is considered the incorporation year of the town.  The town's boundaries were later enlarged several times, making it the largest in the [[Connecticut Colony]]. The town was named "Farmington" on account of its location within a farming district.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoEyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA332|year=1903|publisher=Connecticut Magazine Company|page=332}}</ref>

Farmington has been called the "mother of towns" because its vast area was divided to produce nine other central Connecticut communities. The borough of Unionville, in Farmington's northwestern corner, was once home to many factories harnessing the [[water power]] of the Farmington River.

Farmington is steeped in [[New England]] history.  Main Street, in the historic village section, is lined with [[American colonial architecture|colonial]] estates, some of which date back to the 17th century. On May 19, 1774, in response to the adoption of the [[Boston Port Act]], the people of Farmington assembled, held a mock trial for the bill, found the bill guilty of "being instigated by the devil," and subsequently had a copy of the bill hung and then set on fire.<ref>{{cite web|title=Proceedings of Farmington, Connecticut, on the Boston Port Act; May 19, 1774|url=https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/proc_farm_ct_1774.asp|access-date=July 4, 2021|publisher=Avalon Project}}</ref> During the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], [[George Washington]] passed through Farmington on several occasions and referred to the town as "the village of pretty houses."<ref>{{cite news |first=Eve |last=Glasberg |title=A 'Village of Pretty Houses,' Where Women's Lives Were Reshaped |url=http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/03/03/travel/03trip.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1146283463-YKay2YVq+ebGHCcNTtHgUA/ |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 3, 2006 |access-date=March 15, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313210323/http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/03/03/travel/03trip.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1146283463-YKay2YVq+ebGHCcNTtHgUA%2F |archive-date=March 13, 2007 }}</ref>  In addition, French troops under General [[Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau|Rochambeau]] encamped in Farmington en route to [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]] to offer crucial support to General Washington's army.

===Nineteenth century===
[[File:John Warner Barber - Northwest View of Farmington from Round Hill.jpg|thumb|left|''Northwest View of Farmington from Round Hill'', by [[John Warner Barber]], 1836]]
[[File:PostcardPO&StageCoachFarmingtonCT1906.jpg|thumb|right|Post office and stage coach, 1907 postcard]]

The majority of Farmington residents were [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionists]] and were active in aiding escaped [[slavery in the United States|slaves]]. Several homes in the town were "safe houses" on the [[Underground Railroad]]. The town became known as "Grand Central Station"<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.charteroaktree.com/farmingtonamistadtour.html | access-date=September 20, 2010 | title=Underground Railroad, Black History Freedom Trail and Amistad Sites Tour in Farmington | publisher=Heritage Trails Sightseeing Tours | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925013335/http://www.charteroaktree.com/farmingtonamistadtour.html | archive-date=September 25, 2010 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.farmingtonhistoricalsociety-ct.org/fh_farmhist_pg4.html | publisher=Farmington Historical Society | access-date=September 20, 2010 | title=History of Farmington | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109080759/http://www.farmingtonhistoricalsociety-ct.org/fh_farmhist_pg4.html | archive-date=November 9, 2010 | url-status=dead }}</ref> among escaped slaves and their "guides".

Farmington played an important role in the famous [[United States v. The Amistad|''Amistad'' trial]].  In 1841, 38 [[Mende people|Mende]] [[Ethnic groups of Africa|Africans]] and [[Joseph Cinqué|Cinqué]], the leader of the revolt on the ''Amistad'' [[slave ship]], were housed and educated in Farmington after the U.S. government refused to provide for their return to Africa following the trial.  The Mende were educated in English and [[Christianity]] while funds were raised by residents for their return to Africa.

The [[Farmington Canal]], connecting [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]] with [[Northampton, Massachusetts]], passed through the Farmington River on its eastern bank and was in operation between 1828 and 1848.  The canal's [[Right-of-way (transportation)|right of way]] and [[towpath]] were eventually used for a railroad, portions of which were active up to the 1990s.  Part of the canal and railroad line has now been converted to multi-use paved trails, called the [[Farmington Canal Heritage Trail]] and the Farmington River Trail, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trail System {{!}} Town of Farmington, CT|url=https://www.farmington-ct.org/community/trail-system|access-date=December 9, 2020|website=www.farmington-ct.org}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Ct rattle west.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Rattlesnake Mountain]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|74.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|72.6|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.0|km2|order=flip}}, or 2.65%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US0900327600| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212144550/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US0900327600| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Farmington town, Hartford County, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref>

After its founding, Farmington gave up territory to form [[Southington, Connecticut|Southington]] (1779), [[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]] (1785), [[Avon, Connecticut|Avon]] (1830), [[Plainville, Connecticut|Plainville]] (1869), and parts of [[Berlin, Connecticut|Berlin]] (1785) and [[Bloomfield, Connecticut|Bloomfield]] (1835).<ref>Barry, Ann P. “Connecticut Towns and Their Establishment.”  Hartford, CT:  Connecticut State Library, Archives, History, and Genealogy Unit, 1985.</ref>  Farmington presently borders the towns of [[Avon, Connecticut|Avon]], [[Burlington, Connecticut|Burlington]], [[Newington, Connecticut|Newington]], [[West Hartford, Connecticut|West Hartford]], and [[Plainville, Connecticut|Plainville]], and the cities of [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]] and [[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]].

Farmington is mostly wooded, but there are also meadows and hills in the east and southeast. There are also numerous ponds and lakes. The [[Farmington River]] runs through the town from the northwest from Burlington, enters Unionville, then takes a sharp turn near Farmington Center and flows north towards Avon. The [[Metacomet Ridge]], a {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}} range of low [[basalt|traprock]] mountain ridges, occupies the east side of Farmington as [[Pinnacle Rock (Connecticut)|Pinnacle Rock]], [[Rattlesnake Mountain (Connecticut)|Rattlesnake Mountain]], [[Farmington Mountain]], and [[Talcott Mountain]].

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
| type     = USA
| footnote = Source: [http://www.sots.state.ct.us/RegisterManual/regman.htm Interactive Connecticut State Register & Manual] and [http://eire.census.gov/popest/data/cities.php U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division]
|1756 |3707
|1774 |6069
|1782 |5542
|1790 |2696
|1800 |2809
|1810 |2748
|1820 |3042
|1830 |1901
|1840 |2041
|1850 |2630
|1860 |3144
|1870 |2616
|1880 |3017
|1890 |3179
|1900 |3331
|1910 |3478
|1920 |3844
|1930 |4548
|1940 |5313
|1950 |7026
|1960 |10813
|1970 |14390
|1980 |16407
|1990 |20608
|2000 |23641
|2010 |25340
|2020 |26712
}}

{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 25,340 people, 9,496 households, and 6,333 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|879.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 11,072 housing units at an average density of {{convert|351.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 85.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.59% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.98% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race, 2.43% from two or more races, 2.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.49% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=06000US0900327600&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US09%7C05000US09003%7C06000US0900327600&_street=&_county=Farmington&_cityTown=Farmington&_state=04000US09&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=060&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y|title=Farmington, Connecticut fact sheet|year=2010|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 6, 2007|work=American Fact Finder|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203214833/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=06000US0900327600&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US09%7C05000US09003%7C06000US0900327600&_street=&_county=Farmington&_cityTown=Farmington&_state=04000US09&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=060&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y|archive-date=December 3, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There were 10,522 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. Of all households, 29.6% were made up of individuals.  The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

In 2018, the median household income was $94,606 and the [[per capita income]] for the town was $56,571.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Farmington town, Hartford County, Connecticut|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/farmingtontownhartfordcountyconnecticut/PST045219|access-date=July 8, 2020|website=www.census.gov|language=en}}</ref>  About 3.1% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==

{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ Farmington town vote<br /> by party in presidential elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922|title = General Elections Statement of Vote 1922}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Night Reporting|url=https://ctemspublic.pcctg.net/#/selectTown|access-date=May 2, 2021|website=CT Secretary of State}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.95%''' ''9,616''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.41% ''6,160''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.64% ''261''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.37%''' ''7,634''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.79% ''5,977''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.84% ''692''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.89%''' ''7,013''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.97% ''6,611''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.15% ''158''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.48%''' ''8,088''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.38% ''5,822''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.14% ''161''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.62%''' ''7,209''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.97% ''6,298''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.41% ''193''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.49%''' ''6,374''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.97% ''5,443''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.55% ''563''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.48%''' ''5,415''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.56% ''4,739''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|10.96% ''1,250''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''39.74%''' ''4,917''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.54% ''4,893''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|20.72% ''2,564''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.12% ''4,847''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.02%''' ''5,803''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.86% ''92''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.25% ''3,542''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.37%''' ''5,931''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.38% ''36''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.91% ''3,173''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''47.47%''' ''4,314''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|17.62% ''1,601''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.63% ''3,536''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.01%''' ''4,927''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.35% ''30''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.56% ''3,087''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.54%''' ''4,646''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.90% ''70''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.80% ''2,942''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.75%''' ''3,333''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.45% ''292''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.04%''' ''3,568''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.96% ''2,092''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.44% ''2,545''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.56%''' ''3,056''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.71% ''1,434''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.29%''' ''3,236''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|}

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of February 22, 2023<ref>{{cite web | title = Election Data - Town of Farmington | publisher = Town of Farmington | access-date = April 28, 2023 | url = https://www.farmington-ct.org/departments/registrar-of-voters/election-data }}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Active Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 6,684
| align = center | 33.10%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 4,513
| align = center | 22.35%
|-
| {{party color cell|Unaffiliated (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align = center | 8,693
| align = center | 43.05%
|-
| {{party color cell|Other Minor Parties (United States)}}
| Minor parties
| align = center | 301
| align = center | 1.49%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 20,191
! align = center | 100%
|}

==Economy==
Top employers in Farmington according to the town's 2024 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.farmington-ct.org/home/showpublisheddocument/32152/638741686112670000|title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Town of Farmington, Connecticut For the Year Ended June 30, 2024 |publisher=Town of Farmington|access-date=April 30, 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|[[UConn Health]]
|7,664
|-
|2
|[[Otis Worldwide]] 
|4,077
|-
|3
|Companions & Homemakers
|3,000
|-
|4
|[[Trumpf]]
|1,700
|-
|5
|Town of Farmington/Board of Education 
|830
|-
|6
|[[ConnectiCare]] 
|750
|-
|7
|[[Tunxis Community College]]
|500
|-
|8
|[[American Red Cross]]
|428
|-
|9
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[[United Technologies]] was headquartered on Farm Springs Road along with its subsidiary [[Otis Worldwide]]. In 2019 it was announced that United Technologies would relocated its headquarters to [[Waltham, Massachusetts]] after the merger with [[Raytheon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/under-the-radar-utc-moved-carrier-hqs-out-of-ct|title=Under the radar, UTC moved Carrier HQs out of CT|publisher=Hartford Business Journal|access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref>

[[McKesson Corporation|McKesson]] had a location in Farmington before departing in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/pharmaceutical-distributor-mckesson-to-vacate-farmington-location-150-jobs-lost|title=Pharmaceutical distributor McKesson to vacate Farmington location; 150 jobs lost|publisher=Hartford Business Journal|access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref>

[[Carvel (restaurant)|Carvel]], [[ConnectiCare]], Farmington Displays, and [[Horizon Technology Finance]], all maintain corporate headquarters in Farmington. Other prominent employers include the American Red Cross, Bank of America, [[Farmington Sports Arena]], [[Stanley Black & Decker]] and [[Trumpf|TRUMPF Inc]].

[[Farmington Bank]] was headquartered in town until it was acquired by [[People's United Bank]] in 2018.

The [[Jackson Laboratory]] of [[Bar Harbor, Maine]], is building a new facility on the grounds of the University of Connecticut Health Center, which specializes in the research and development of [[genome|genomic]] medicine. The project is part of BioScience Connecticut, an initiative designed to launch Connecticut into the forefront of [[biomedical research]]. A growing collection of doctor's offices and medical practices is concentrated in the vicinity of the [[University of Connecticut Health Center]].

Farmington is unique in that more people work within the town lines than actually live there, a characteristic atypical of a traditional suburb.

==Arts and culture==

===Locations listed on the National Register of Historic Places===

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[[File:1stChurchofChrist FarmingtonCT.jpg|thumb|right|upright|First Church of Christ. Photo by [[Jack Boucher]].]]

* [[Austin F. Williams Carriagehouse and House]] – 127 Main Street (added 1998)
* [[Farmington Historic District (Connecticut)|Farmington Historic District]] – Porter and Mountain Rds., Main and Garden Sts., Hatter's and Hillstead Lanes, and Farmington Ave. (added 1972)
* [[First Church of Christ, Congregational (Farmington, Connecticut)|First Church of Christ]] – 75 Main St. (added 1975)
* [[Gen. George Cowles House]] – 130 Main St. (added 1982)
* [[Gridley-Parsons-Staples Homestead]] – 1554 Farmington Ave. (added 1981)
* [[Hill-Stead Museum]] (added 1991).  The estate, completed in 1901 and designed for [[Alfred Atmore Pope]] by his daughter [[Theodate Pope Riddle]], one of the first woman American architects, is known for its [[Colonial Revival architecture]].  Now a museum, its 19 rooms hold a nationally recognized collection of [[Impressionism|Impressionist]] paintings by such masters as [[Édouard Manet|Manet]], [[Claude Monet|Monet]], [[James Abbott McNeill Whistler|Whistler]], [[Edgar Degas|Degas]] and [[Mary Cassatt|Cassatt]].  It is the site of the annual Sunken Garden Poetry Festival and is a [[National Historic Landmark]].
* [[Pequabuck Bridge]] – Meadow Rd. at Pequabuck River (added 1984)
* [[Shade Swamp Shelter]] – US 6 E of New Britain Ave. (added 1986)
* [[Stanley-Whitman House]] – 37 High St. (added November 15, 1966)
* [[West End Library]] – 15 School St., Unionville (added 2000)

==Education==
{{See also|Farmington Public Schools (Connecticut)}}

Farmington's seven public schools are highly regarded, ranking among the top in the state and nationally.
<ref>{{cite web 
|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/d/farmington-school-district-ct/ 
|title=Farmington School District Overview 
|website=www.niche.com 
|access-date=August 6, 2022}}</ref> The district's four pre-K to 4 elementary schools are Union School, West District School, Noah Wallace School, and East Farms School. West Woods Upper Elementary School houses grades 5 and 6. Irving A. Robbins Middle School houses grades 7 and 8. [[Farmington High School (Connecticut)|Farmington High School]] serves grades 9–12.  In 2005, Farmington High School was ranked 125 on ''Newsweek'' magazine's list of the best schools in the United States, in 2006 it was ranked 269, and in 2007, 298.<ref>{{cite web |first=Halley |last=Bondy |author2=Brillman, Dan |author3=Kaufman, Becca |title=The Top of the Class |work=[[Newsweek]] |access-date=June 17, 2007 |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=Rank&count=1327&Search=&start=200&limit=100&year=2007& |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608095734/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=Rank&count=1327&Search=&start=200&limit=100&year=2007& }}</ref>
 
[[Miss Porter's School]], a [[college preparatory school|private college preparatory school]] for girls, is located in Farmington's Historic District. The day and boarding school occupies much of the village center. Founded in 1843 by educational reformer [[Sarah Porter]], the school has played a significant part in Farmington's history since its founding. As of the mid-2010s, the school owned over 90 buildings in Farmington center, approximately 70% of which were historic. Since then, Miss Porter's has been concentrating its footprint around its core buildings at the center of Main Street. [[List of Miss Porter's School alumnae|Famous alumni]] include [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]], [[Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark]], [[Lee Bouvier|Lee Bouvier Radziwill]], [[Lilly Pulitzer]] and members of the [[Bush family|Bush]], [[Vanderbilt family|Vanderbilt]], and [[Rockefeller family|Rockefeller]] families.

[[Tunxis Community College]] is in the southwest part of the town.

==Infrastructure==
[[File:UConn Health Center.jpg|thumb|UConn Health Center]]

The [[University of Connecticut Health Center]] in Farmington employs approximately 4,600 full-time employees as of 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://health.uconn.edu/finance/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2022/01/2021-STATE-FS-12-21-21-.pdf|title=UConn Health Annual Report 2021|access-date=August 6, 2022}}</ref> The Health Center also houses John Dempsey Hospital.  The hospital provides the only full-service emergency department in the Farmington Valley and a Level III [[Neonatal Intensive Care Unit]] (NICU), one of only two in Connecticut.

===Transportation===
[[Connecticut Transit Hartford]] provides local bus service.

==Notable people==
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* [[Tim Abromaitis]], professional basketball player
* [[Steve Addazio]], college football coach<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/steve_addazio_833257.html |title=Steve Addazio |publisher=Official Site of The Boston College Eagles |access-date=March 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218104501/http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/steve_addazio_833257.html |archive-date=December 18, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Richard M. Bissell Jr.]], [[Central Intelligence Agency]] officer responsible for the [[Lockheed U-2|U-2 spy plane]] project and the [[Bay of Pigs Invasion]]<ref name="Binder">{{cite news |last=Binder |first=David |date=February 8, 1994 |title=Richard M. Bissell, 84, Is Dead; Helped Plan Bay of Pigs Invasion |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803EED81638F93BA35751C0A962958260 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York |access-date=January 2, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Nick Bonino]], NHL hockey player<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.anaheimcalling.com/2009/10/19/1091964/put-down-the-cigarette-and-drop|title= Put Down The Cigarette . . . And Drop Out of BU.|date= October 19, 2009|publisher= SB Nation|access-date= March 7, 2014|archive-date= March 7, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140307221530/http://www.anaheimcalling.com/2009/10/19/1091964/put-down-the-cigarette-and-drop|url-status= dead}}</ref>
* [[Anna Roosevelt Cowles]], eldest sister of President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and aunt of [[Eleanor Roosevelt]]<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.courant.com/2013/05/31/green-garden-with-roosevelt-ties-part-of-farmington-tour-2/|title='Green' Garden with Roosevelt Ties Part of Farmington Tour|date=May 31, 2013 |publisher =The Courant|access-date= March 7, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Ron Francis]], NHL hockey player, former Farmington resident
* [[Kevin Galvin]], business and health care advocate<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.courant.com/1996/11/21/handyman-at-work-on-a-booming-business/|title= Handyman at Work on a Booming Business|date= November 21, 1996|publisher =The Courant|access-date= March 7, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Michael Gladis]], actor, raised in Farmington and graduated from [[Farmington High School (Connecticut)|Farmington High School]]<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.courant.com/community/farmington/hc-famous-folks-with-a-farmington-connection-2-002,0,5952091.photo|title=  Michael Gladis|work=  The Courant|access-date=  March 7, 2014|archive-date=  March 7, 2014|archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20140307224049/http://www.courant.com/community/farmington/hc-famous-folks-with-a-farmington-connection-2-002,0,5952091.photo|url-status=  dead}}</ref>
* [[George Gleason (politician)|George Gleason]], Wisconsin state assemblyman<ref>{{cite book|title=THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN|edition=15th|location=Madison, Wis.|year=1876|page=475}}</ref>
* [[Joab Hoisington]], one of the founders of [[Vermont]], militia leader on the Patriot side in the [[American Revolution]]<ref name="Society">{{cite book |date=1901 |title=Register of the California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mAsRAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA90 |location=San Francisco, CA |publisher=California Society, Sons of the American Revolution |page=90 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref><ref name="Dana">{{cite book |last=Dana |first=Henry Swan |date=1889 |title=History of Woodstock, Vermont |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y4EUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA17 |location=Boston, MA |publisher=Houghton, Mifflin and Company |pages=17–19|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[Orville Hungerford]], U.S. congressman<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=  http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000968|title= HUNGERFORD, Orville, (1790 - 1851) |dictionary =Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= March 7, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Curtis Jackson]], hip hop rapper and entrepreneur, more commonly known as [[50 Cent]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.courant.com/business/real-estate/hc-50-cents-farmington-mansion-still-on-the-market-20120815,0,4756891.photogallery|title= 50 Cent's Farmington Mansion Still On The Market|publisher= The Courant|access-date= March 6, 2014|archive-date= March 7, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140307224045/http://www.courant.com/business/real-estate/hc-50-cents-farmington-mansion-still-on-the-market-20120815,0,4756891.photogallery|url-status= dead}}</ref>
* [[Tebucky Jones]], former [[New England Patriots]] football player{{Citation needed|date = March 2014}}<!--MISSING CONNECTION TO FARMINGTON-->
* [[Chauncey Langdon]], U.S. congressman from [[Vermont]], born in Farmington<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=  http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000066|title= LANGDON, Chauncey, (1763 - 1830)|dictionary =Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= March 7, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Timothy Merrill]], [[Secretary of State of Vermont]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Thompson |first=Daniel. P. |date=1860 |title=History of the Town of Montpelier |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_XjrM-mA4Uo8C |location=Montpelier, VT |publisher=E. P. Walton |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_XjrM-mA4Uo8C/page/n214 211]–213}}</ref>
* [[Mary Jane Osborn]], biochemist and microbiologist, died in Farmington in 2019 at the age of 91.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asbmb.org/asbmbtoday/201905/Retrospective/Osborn/|title=Retrospective: Mary Jane Osborn (1927–2019)|website=www.asbmb.org|access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Erin Pac]], U.S. Olympic Women's [[bobsled]] team and [[Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Two-woman|two-woman bobsled event]] bronze medalist at the 2010 Winter Olympics<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.courant.com/2010/03/13/erin-pac-returns-home-with-olympic-medal/|title= Erin Pac Returns Home With Olympic Medal|date= March 13, 2010|publisher =The Courant|access-date= March 7, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Alfred Atmore Pope]], industrialist and art collector, resided at [[Hill-Stead]] from 1901 to 1913; father of Theodate Pope Riddle<ref>{{cite book|last=Linebaugh|first=Donald|title=The Springfield Gas Machine: Illuminating Industry and Leisure, 1860s–1920s|year=2012|publisher=Univ. of Tennessee Press|page=302|isbn=9781572338357|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uHVQVJknYnMC&q=Alfred+Atmore+Pope+Farmington+ct&pg=PA302}}</ref> 
* [[Theodate Pope Riddle]], noted architect and founder of [[Hill–Stead Museum]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Joan Marter|author-link=Joan Marter|title=The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art, Volume 1|year=2011|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=147|isbn=9780195335798|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sPGdBxzaWj0C&q=Alfred+Atmore+Pope+Farmington+ct&pg=RA3-PA147}}</ref> 
* [[Aric Rindfleisch]], professor of [[business administration]] and department head at the College of Business at Illinois<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://business.illinois.edu/profile/aric-rindfleisch/|title = Profile}}</ref>
* [[Kathleen Rubins]], NASA astronaut and 60th woman in space; born in Farmington<ref>https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/rubins-k.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
* [[Amir Satvat]], video game executive known for efforts helping jobseekers<ref>{{Cite web |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |author-link=Dean Takahashi |date=2023-08-18 |title=How one man found game jobs for at least 450 people in the downturn |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/how-one-man-found-game-jobs-for-at-least-450-people-in-the-downturn-the-deanbeat/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |work=[[VentureBeat]]}}</ref>
* [[Pawel Szajda]], actor, born and raised in Farmington, graduated from [[Farmington High School (Connecticut)|Farmington High School]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.courant.com/community/farmington/hc-pawel-szajda-20130123,0,4524402.photo|title= Pawel Szajda|publisher= The Courant|access-date= March 7, 2014|archive-date= March 7, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140307224043/http://www.courant.com/community/farmington/hc-pawel-szajda-20130123,0,4524402.photo|url-status= dead}}</ref>
* [[Kristen Taekman]], model and cast member of ''[[The Real Housewives of New York City]]'', born and raised in Farmington
* [[Eli Todd]], pioneer in the [[treatment of mental disorders]]
* [[John Treadwell]], fourth governor of the state of Connecticut<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_connecticut/col2-content/main-content-list/title_treadwell_john.html |title=Connecticut Governor John Treadwell |publisher=National Governors Association |access-date=May 24, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Mike Tyson]], former resident. In 2004, 50 Cent bought Tyson's {{convert|18|acre|m2|adj=on}} compound, which is located about {{convert|2|mi|km}} southeast from the town center<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/50-cent-shows-off-mansion-on-cribs/ | work=CBS News | title=50 Cent Shows Off Mansion On 'Cribs' | date=November 29, 2007}}</ref>
* [[Suzy Whaley]], the first female golfer to qualify for a PGA event; currently the president of the LPGA<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.pga.com/professionals/suzy-m-whaley-pga|title= Suzy M. Whaley, PGA|publisher =PGA|access-date= March 7, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Wilford Woodruff]], fourth [[President of the Church (LDS Church)|president]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church),  born in Farmington<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/presidents-of-the-church-teacher-manual-religion-345/wilford-woodruff-fourth-president-of-the-church?lang=eng|title= Wilford Woodruff-Fourth President of the Church|publisher =The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints|access-date= March 7, 2014}}</ref>

== See also ==
* {{Portal-inline|Connecticut}}
* [[Hartford Connecticut Temple]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]

==References==
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