Editing Farmington, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Farmington, Michigan
| official_name            = City of Farmington
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = 
| website                  = {{URL|http://www.farmgov.com/|Official website}}
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| image_caption            = [[Farmington Historic District (Farmington, Michigan)|Farmington Historic District]]
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| map_caption              = Location within [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]]
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland]]
| government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Joe LaRussa
| leader_title1            = [[City manager|Manager]]
| leader_name1             = David Murphy
| established_title        = Founded
| established_date         = 1824
| established_title1       = Incorporated
| established_date1        = 1867 (village)<br />1926 (city)
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 6.90
| area_land_km2            = 6.90
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est           = 
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| population_total         = 11597
| population_metro         = 4296250 ([[Metro Detroit]])
| population_density_km2   = 1681.33
| population_density_sq_mi = 4354.86
| timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| elevation_ft             = 751
| coordinates              = {{coord|42|27|52|N|83|22|35|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| area_total_sq_mi         = 2.66
| area_land_sq_mi          = 2.66
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| elevation_m              = 229
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code              = 48332, 48335, 48336
| area_code                = [[Area codes 248 and 947|248]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 26-27380<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Farmington''' is a city in [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. A northwestern [[Metro Detroit|suburb of Detroit]], Farmington is located roughly {{convert|20|mi|km|1}} from [[downtown Detroit]], and is surrounded on most sides by the larger city of [[Farmington Hills, Michigan|Farmington Hills]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 11,594.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Farmington city, Michigan, United States |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/farmingtoncitymichigan,US/PST045222 |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

The area is known for its historic downtown, elegant [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]]-style homes, and one of Michigan's top rated public school systems, [[Farmington Public Schools (Michigan)|Farmington Public Schools]].

==History==
Farmington was the site of three Native American trails - the [[Orchard Lake Trail]], the [[Grand River Trail]], and the [[Shiawassee Trail]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.farmlib.org/HeritageCollection/slideshow1.html |title=FCL Heritage Collection: Farmington—1824–1984: A Slide Show |access-date=2010-08-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719013417/http://www.farmlib.org/HeritageCollection/slideshow1.html |archive-date=2011-07-19 }}</ref>

Farmington was founded in 1824 by Arthur Power. Like many Oakland County pioneers, he hailed from the state of [[New York (state)|New York]]. Power was a [[Quaker]], as were the settlers who joined him, and the town was first known as Quakertown. In 1826 the name Farmington was officially chosen because it was the name of Power's hometown, [[Farmington, New York]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n123 124]}}</ref>

The name Farmington, which properly refers to the {{convert|2.7|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} municipality incorporated in the early 19th century, is sometimes erroneously used to refer to the {{convert|33.3|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} neighboring city of [[Farmington Hills, Michigan|Farmington Hills]] (Farmington [[survey township|Township]] until 1973), which surrounds it.

In 1976 the [[National Register of Historic Places]] declared part of the city the [[Farmington Historic District (Farmington, Michigan)|Farmington Historic District]].

Since 2009, the city's downtown has been the center of an extensive renovation and remodeling featuring a refacing or rebuilding of many buildings on Grand River Avenue, as well as brick paver sidewalks, the Farmington Pavilion, new lighting, and landscaping. In 2007 CNNMoney.com listed Farmington as number 55 in its [[Best Places to Live]] survey. Farmington was also ranked 27th on the list for Best to Live in 2013, citing nearly US$3 million in additional city renovations and development, bumping its rank up.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ashford |first1=Kate |last2=Bartz |first2=Andrea |last3=Cox |first3=Jeff |last4=Fitch |first4=Asa |last5=Gandel |first5=Stephen |last6=Hyatt |first6=Josh |last7=Kelley |first7=Rob |last8=Knight |first8=Kathleen |last9=Light |first9=Joe |display-authors=8 |title=55. Farmington, Mich |url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0707/gallery.BPTL_top_100.moneymag/55.html |work=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Farmington, MI - Best Places to Live 2013 - Money Magazine |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/best-places/2013/snapshots/PL2627380.html |work=CNN}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.66|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-11-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

===Climate===
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| location    = Farmington, Michigan (1991–2020)
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| Jan high F  =30.4
| Feb high F  =33.7
| Mar high F  =43.6
| Apr high F  =56.7
| May high F  =68.5
| Jun high F  =78.4
| Jul high F  =82.9
| Aug high F  =80.7
| Sep high F  =73.5
| Oct high F  =60.3
| Nov high F  =46.7
| Dec high F  =35.4
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| Jan mean F  =23.0
| Feb mean F  =24.7
| Mar mean F  =33.8
| Apr mean F  =45.4
| May mean F  =57.1
| Jun mean F  =67.2
| Jul mean F  =71.4
| Aug mean F  =69.8
| Sep mean F  =62.2
| Oct mean F  =50.1
| Nov mean F  =38.2
| Dec mean F  =28.6
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| Jan low F  =15.6
| Feb low F  =15.7
| Mar low F  =24.0
| Apr low F  =34.1
| May low F  =45.8
| Jun low F  =56.0
| Jul low F  =59.8
| Aug low F  =58.9
| Sep low F  =51.0
| Oct low F  =39.9
| Nov low F  =29.7
| Dec low F  =21.8
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| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =2.34
| Feb precipitation inch  =1.75
| Mar precipitation inch  =2.07
| Apr precipitation inch  =3.05
| May precipitation inch  =3.61
| Jun precipitation inch  =3.31
| Jul precipitation inch  =3.21
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.17
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.35
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.65
| Nov precipitation inch  =2.48
| Dec precipitation inch  =2.03
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| Jan snow inch  =9.8
| Feb snow inch  =10.6
| Mar snow inch  =4.7
| Apr snow inch  =1.5
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.0
| Nov snow inch  =2.3
| Dec snow inch  =7.1
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 377
|1890= 320
|1900= 530
|1910= 564
|1920= 853
|1930= 1243
|1940= 1510
|1950= 2325
|1960= 6881
|1970= 10329
|1980= 11022
|1990= 10132
|2000= 10423
|2010= 10372
|2020= 11597
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 10,372 people, 4,624 households, and 2,735 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,899.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,959 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,869.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 71.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 13.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.1% of the population.
There were 4,624 households, of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 persons, and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $56,442, and the median income for a family was $67,407. Males had a median income of $54,780 versus $39,435 for females (2000 Census). The [[per capita income]] for the city was $36,281. About 2.6% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|title=American FactFinder|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=wayback.archive-it.org|access-date=2020-04-04|archive-date=2015-01-09|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20150109091741/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Government==
Farmington utilizes the [[Council-Manager|council-manager]] form of government. It is governed by a 5-member [[City Council|city council]], whose members serve [[at-large]]. Council elections are held on a nonpartisan basis in odd-numbered years, in which the top two vote-getters are elected to council for four-year terms, and the third-place finisher is elected for a two-year term. Following elections, the council elects one of its members to serve as [[mayor]], and another as mayor [[pro tempore]], for a two-year term.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Government |url=https://farmgov.com/government/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=City of Farmington |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current councilmembers<ref>{{Cite web |title=City Council |url=https://farmgov.com/government/city-council/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=City of Farmington |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 general election results for Oakland County, Michigan |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/elections/results/local/2023-11-07/26125/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=[[The Detroit News]] |language=en}}</ref>
!Councilmember
!Serving since
!Term expires
|-
|Joe LaRussa (mayor 2023–2025)
|2017
|2027
|-
|Johnna Balk (mayor pro tempore 2023–2025)
|2021
|2027
|-
|Kevin Parkins
|2023
|2025
|-
|Steven Schneemann
|2015
|2025
|-
|Maria Taylor
|2017
|2025
|}
The city council appoints a [[City Manager|city manager]], who oversees the day-to-day operations of the city, as well as a [[city attorney]], [[Municipal clerk|clerk]], [[Municipal treasurer|treasurer]], and [[Assessor (property)|assessor]]. Other department officers are appointed by the city manager.<ref name=":0" />

=== Federal, state, and county legislators ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[United States House of Representatives]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hendrickson |first=Clara |date=2024-11-05 |title=US Rep. Haley Stevens reelected to another 2-year term in Congress, defeating Nick Somberg |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/05/us-rep-haley-stevens-reelected/75807876007/ |access-date= |website=[[Detroit Free Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
!District
!Representative
!Party
!Since
|-
|[[Michigan's 11th congressional district|11th]]
|[[Haley Stevens]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|2019
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[Michigan Senate]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Michigan State Senate Districts (Linden) |url=https://data.michigan.gov/download/i67p-mi6f/application%2Fpdf |website=Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Senators |url=https://senate.michigan.gov/senators/senators/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Michigan Senate}}</ref>
!District
!Senator
!Party
!Since
|-
|[[Michigan's 6th Senate district|6th]]
|[[Mary Cavanagh]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2023
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[Michigan House of Representatives]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Michigan State House Districts (Hickory) |url=https://data.michigan.gov/download/fjje-2wv6/application%2Fpdf |website=Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-07 |title=2024 MI State House General Election Results |url=https://www.freep.com/elections/results/2024-11-05/michigan/state-house |access-date= |website=[[Detroit Free Press]] |language=en}}</ref>
!District
!Representative
!Party
!Since
|-
|[[Michigan's 18th House of Representatives district|18th]]
|Jason Hoskins
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2023
|-
|[[Michigan's 21st House of Representatives district|21st]]
|[[Kelly Breen (politician)|Kelly Breen]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2023
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[Oakland County Board of Commissioners]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commissioner Districts |url=https://oakgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=4f848e8372074b6b864d919929127fe4 |access-date= |website=Oakland County |via=[[ArcGIS]]}}</ref>
!District
!Commissioner
!Party
!Since
|-
|16th
|William Miller
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2019
|}

==Education==
[[File:Farmington High School Farmington Hills Michigan.JPG|thumb|[[Farmington High School (Michigan)|Farmington High School]]]]
Farmington is located in the [[Farmington Public Schools (Michigan)|Farmington Public Schools]] district. [[Farmington High School (Michigan)|Farmington High School]] and Longacre Elementary School, as well as the district's administrative offices, are located within Farmington, while the rest of the district's schools are in neighboring Farmington Hills.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maps: School Districts: Farmington Public School District |url=https://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/Schools/SD_esize_Farmington%20Public%20School%20District.pdf |access-date=2024-07-15 |website= |publisher=[[Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget|Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget]] |language= |via=}}</ref> Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School, established in 1935, is also located in Farmington.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://school.olsorrows.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=503037&type=d&pREC_ID=1028691|title=About Us|publisher=Our Lady of Sorrows School|access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref>

=== Library ===
Farmington is served by the [[Farmington Community Library]], which has a branch in downtown Farmington alongside its main location in Farmington Hills.

== Notable sites ==
The former [[Farmington Winery (Michigan)|Farmington Winery]] building is located on Grand River Avenue just west of Orchard Lake Road and houses the "Haunted Winery" during the [[Halloween]] season.

== Media ==
In addition to ''[[The Detroit News]]'' and the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'', regional newspapers serving all of southeast Michigan, the city is served by two community newspapers. The ''[[Farmington Observer]]'' is published twice a week, on Sunday and Thursday. The ''Farmington Press'' is published weekly. ''[[The Oakland Press]]'' covers all of Oakland County.

==Recognition==
In 2007, CNNMoney.com listed Farmington as number 55 in their [[Best Places to Live]] survey.
[https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0707/gallery.BPTL_top_100.moneymag/55.html Best Places to Live: Top 100 - Farmington, Mich. (55) - Money Magazine]

== Notable people==
*[[Rex Cawley]], gold medalist in the [[1964 Tokyo Olympics]]
*[[Michael Fougere]], mayor of [[Regina, Saskatchewan]]
*[[Devin Funchess]], wide-receiver for the [[Carolina Panthers]]<ref name="Harrison">{{cite web |title=Harrison (Farmington Hills, MI) Alumni Pro Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/high_schools.cgi?id=93be4bf4 |website=Pro football references |access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[Mickey Harris]], baseball pitcher
*[[Bob Johnson (ice hockey, born 1948)|Bob Johnson]], ice hockey goaltender
*[[Brent Johnson]], ice hockey player of the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
*[[Khalid Kareem]], defensive end for [[Cincinnati Bengals]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ex-Harrison star Khalid Kareem leads trio of Michigan-bred Day 3 NFL Draft picks |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/04/25/ex-farmington-hills-harrison-star-khalid-kareem-leads-trio-michigan-bred-day-3-nfl-draft-picks/3028645001/ |website=The Detroit News |access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[Robert Patrick]], Hollywood actor
*[[Drew Stanton]], former NFL quarterback<ref name="Harrison"/>
*[[Mike Vellucci]], head coach of Charlotte Checkers
*[[Garlin Gilchrist II]], Lt. Governor of [[Michigan]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Michigan}}
* [[Farmington Community Library]]

==References==
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'''General'''
* {{cite news |last=Wilkins |first=Korie |url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061219/NEWS03/612190406 |title=Merging Cities Debated |newspaper=[[The Detroit Free Press]] |date=2006-12-19 |access-date=2006-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070326233242/http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20061219%2FNEWS03%2F612190406 |archive-date=2007-03-26 |url-status=dead }}

==External links==
*[http://www.farmgov.com/ City of Farmington official website]
*[http://www.DowntownFarmington.org/ Downtown Farmington]
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