Farmington, Utah

Farmington, Utah
City
The new City Hall, built in 2010
Location in Davis County and the state of Utah
Coordinates: 40°59′12″N111°53′57″W / 40.98667°N 111.89917°W / 40.98667; -111.89917
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Davis
Settled	1847
Incorporated	February 18, 1852
Founded by	Hector Caleb Haight
Named for	Farming
Area [1]
• Total	10.05 sq mi (26.02 km2)
• Land	9.95 sq mi (25.78 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation [2]	4,305 ft (1,312 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	24,531
• Density	2,465/sq mi (951.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84025
Area code(s)	385, 801
FIPS code	49-24740 [4]
GNIS feature ID	1441004 [2]
Website	www.farmington.utah.gov

Farmington is a city in, and the county seat of, Davis County, Utah, United States. The population was 24,531 at the 2020 census. ^[3] The Lagoon Amusement Park and Station Park transit-oriented retail center (which includes a FrontRunner train station) are located in Farmington.

History

The region that is now Farmington was settled in 1847 by the Haight family, a Mormon pioneer family that established a farm and an inn. Five more pioneering families migrated to this region in the autumn of 1849. ^{[5] : 20} The region developed into an undefined community originally called North Cottonwood Settlement. ^{[5] : 21–22} In 1852, the territorial legislature picked North Cottonwood as the county seat and officially named it Farmington. ^{[5] : 24} Following orders from Daniel H. Wells and Brigham Young, Farmington residents built a wall around the city in 1853 under the direction of Major Thomas S. Smith. This walled townsite became known as "the Fort". ^{[5] : 26–29} Early church meetings were held in a log school and then an adobe structure. The county courthouse was used for religious meetings from 1855 to 1863. The city's ward moved back to the schoolhouse, and the first meetinghouse was dedicated in January 1864. ^{[5] : 33} By the early 1860s, the town of Farmington stretched for six miles between Centerville and Kaysville. ^{[5] : 29}

The Children's Primary Association of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized here on August 11, 1878. It was the birthplace of one of the longest-lived Latter-day Saint apostles, LeGrand Richards. His maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Lee Robinson, was the first bishop of what was then the North Cottonwood Ward. Lagoon Amusement Park was founded here in 1886 and occupies 100 acres (0.40 km²) of the city. Ezra T. Clark was an early settler of Farmington who later founded the Davis County Bank and built several houses in the area, some of which are located in the Clark Lane Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Water feature at Station Park in Farmington

Geography

Farmington is located in east-central Davis County. It is bordered by Kaysville and Fruit Heights to the north and by Centerville to the south. The Wasatch Mountains are to the east, and the Great Salt Lake is to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.0 square miles (25.8 km²), of which 9.8 square miles (25.5 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²), or 0.96%, is water. ^[6]

Climate

Lake-enhanced snowfall occurs frequently during the winter, and cool downslope mountain breezes occur on most summer evenings. Under the Köppen climate classification, Farmington experiences what may be classified as a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa), despite not being on the west coast of an ocean like most Mediterranean climates. It may also be classified as humid continental (Dsa), if the boundary between continental and subtropical climate is an average January temperature of 0 °C (32 °F) rather than −3 °C (27 °F).

Climate data for Farmington, Utah (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	38.1 (3.4)	43.7 (6.5)	53.3 (11.8)	62.8 (17.1)	71.2 (21.8)	81.6 (27.6)	91.5 (33.1)	90.5 (32.5)	80.0 (26.7)	66.1 (18.9)	50.3 (10.2)	39.3 (4.1)	64.0 (17.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	21.6 (−5.8)	25.8 (−3.4)	31.3 (−0.4)	38.0 (3.3)	45.7 (7.6)	52.7 (11.5)	62.9 (17.2)	61.5 (16.4)	52.0 (11.1)	40.0 (4.4)	30.4 (−0.9)	22.7 (−5.2)	40.4 (4.6)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	2.07 (53)	2.01 (51)	2.30 (58)	2.44 (62)	2.05 (52)	1.25 (32)	0.70 (18)	0.99 (25)	1.12 (28)	1.72 (44)	2.10 (53)	1.97 (50)	20.72 (526)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	13.8 (35)	11.0 (28)	5.8 (15)	2.3 (5.8)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.3 (0.76)	5.7 (14)	14.7 (37)	53.6 (135.56)
Source: NOAA [7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	591		—
1870	976		65.1%
1880	1,073		9.9%
1890	1,036		−3.4%
1900	1,050		1.4%
1910	1,280		21.9%
1920	1,170		−8.6%
1930	1,339		14.4%
1940	1,211		−9.6%
1950	1,468		21.2%
1960	1,951		32.9%
1970	2,526		29.5%
1980	4,691		85.7%
1990	9,028		92.5%
2000	12,081		33.8%
2010	18,275		51.3%
2020	24,531		34.2%
2023 (est.)	25,771		5.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [8] [3]

The Lagoon Roller Coaster, January 2013

Farmington is part of the Ogden – Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. In an 1850 census of Davis County, almost half of the Farmington residents were from New York. ^{[5] : 39}

According to the 2020 United States census ^[9] and 2020 American Community Survey ^[10] , there were 24,531 people in Farmington with a population density of 2,465.3 people per square mile (951.8/km²). Among non-Hispanic or Latino people, the racial makeup was 21,723 (88.6%) White, 166 (0.7%) African American, 58 (0.2%) Native American, 350 (1.4%) Asian, 71 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 47 (0.2%) from other races, and 780 (3.2%) from two or more races. 1,336 (5.4%) people were Hispanic or Latino.

There were 12,255 (49.96%) males and 12,276 (50.04%) females, and the population distribution by age was 8,528 (34.8%) under the age of 18, 13,530 (55.2%) from 18 to 64, and 2,473 (10.1%) who were at least 65 years old. The median age was 31.7 years.

There were 7,150 households in Farmington with an average size of 3.43 of which 5,799 (81.1%) were families and 1,351 (18.9%) were non-families. Among all families, 5,030 (70.3%) were married couples, 234 (3.3%) were male householders with no spouse, and 535 (7.5%) were female householders with no spouse. Among all non-families, 1,124 (15.7%) were a single person living alone and 227 (3.2%) were two or more people living together. 3,420 (47.8%) of all households had children under the age of 18. 5,651 (79.0%) of households were owner-occupied while 1,499 (21.0%) were renter-occupied.

The median income for a Farmington household was $99,208 and the median family income was $111,116, with a per-capita income of $34,781. The median income for males that were full-time employees was $81,027 and for females $54,635. 3.5% of the population and 2.7% of families were below the poverty line.

In terms of education attainment, out of the 13,637 people in Farmington 25 years or older, 309 (2.3%) had not completed high school, 2,008 (14.7%) had a high school diploma or equivalency, 4,757 (34.9%) had some college or associate degree, 4,267 (31.3%) had a bachelor's degree, and 2,296 (16.8%) had a graduate or professional degree.

Arts and culture

The S&S Shortline Railroad Park and Museum, located in the Farmington area, contains over 90 pieces of railroad equipment in all shapes and sizes. ^[11] It also has two separate railroads where visitors can enjoy train rides on the first Saturday of every month from June to September. The track gauges of the two railroads are 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge ^[12] and 7+1⁄2 in (190.5 mm) gauge. One interesting item in the museum's collection is a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge, oil-powered, 4-4-0 steam locomotive built by Crown Metal Products.

Parks and recreation

The Farmington Trail Committee ^[13] maintains 146.49 miles ^[14] of trail throughout the city. 36 of the trails are named that traverse from the hills on the east to the wetlands to the west. The trail system has a variety of surface material including gravel, asphalt, and concrete. There are 55 points of interest that are accessible by the trail system. ^[15]

Education

The community is served by Davis School District.

Notable people

• Henry McBride, fourth governor of Washington ^[16]
• LeGrand Richards, religious leader
• Bruce Summerhays, Champions Tour golfer
• Daniel Summerhays, PGA Tour golfer
• Obert C. Tanner founder of O.C. Tanner Co.

See also

• List of cities and towns in Utah
• Francis Peak

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farmington, Utah
3. "QuickFacts Farmington city, Utah". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. Leonard, Glen M. (1999). A History of Davis County. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah State Historical Society. ISBN   0913738433.
6. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Farmington city, Utah". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
7. "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved May 5, 2013.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
9. United States Census Bureau. "2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC)" . Retrieved October 25, 2024.
10. United States Census Bureau. "American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2009-2022)" . Retrieved October 25, 2024.
11. "S & S Shortline Railroad Park & Museum". Visit Davis County, Utah. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
12. Carson City & Mills Park RR No. 3
13. "Trails Committee – Farmington City, Utah". www.farmington.utah.gov. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
14. "Farmington Trails Information" (PDF).
15. "Master Trails Map - Mountains" (PDF).
16. "Washington Governor Henry McBride". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.

Further reading

• (1994) "Farmington" article in the Utah History Encyclopedia. The article was written by Glen M. Leonard and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024 and retrieved on April 21, 2024.

External links

• Official website