Farmington is a town in

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in the Farmington Valley area of central

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in the United States. The population was 26,712 at the 2020 census. 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

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and

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. It is home to the world headquarters of several large corporations including

Otis Elevator Company Otis Worldwide Corporation ( branded as the Otis Elevator Company, its former legal name) is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and related equipment. Based in Farmington, Connec ...

and Carvel. The northwestern section of Farmington is a suburban neighborhood called Unionville.

History

Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

Farmington was originally inhabited by the

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tribe. In 1640, a community of English immigrants was established by residents of Hartford, making Farmington the oldest inland settlement west of the

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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

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. The town was named "Farmington" on account of its location within a farming district. 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 northwest corner, was once home to many factories harnessing the

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of the Farmington River. Farmington is steeped in

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history. Main Street, in the historic village section, is lined with colonial estates, some of which date back to the 17th century. On May 19, 1774, in response to the adoption of the

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, 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. During the Revolutionary War,

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passed through Farmington on several occasions and referred to the town as "the village of pretty houses." In addition, French troops under General Rochambeau encamped in Farmington en route to

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to offer crucial support to General Washington's army.

Nineteenth century

John Warner Barber - Northwest View of Farmington from Round Hill

The majority of Farmington residents were

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and were active in aiding escaped

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. Several homes in the town were "safe houses" on the

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. The town became known as "Grand Central Station" among escaped slaves and their "guides". Farmington played an important role in the famous ''Amistad'' trial. In 1841, 38 Mende

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and Cinqué, the leader of the revolt on the ''Amistad''

slave ship Slave ships were large cargo ships specially built or converted from the 17th to the 19th century for transporting slaves. Such ships were also known as "Guineamen" because the trade involved human trafficking to and from the Guinea coast ...

, 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

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while funds were raised by residents for their return to Africa. The

Farmington Canal The Farmington Canal, also known as the New Haven and Northampton Canal, was a major private canal built in the early 19th century to provide water transportation from New Haven into the interior of Connecticut, Massachusetts and beyond. Its Mas ...

, connecting

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with

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, passed through the Farmington River on its eastern bank and was in operation between 1828 and 1848. The canal's

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and

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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 The Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is an multi-use rail trail located in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The trail was built on former New Haven and Northampton Company (NH&N) (later New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad H railbed, which ...

and the Farmington River Trail, respectively.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.65%, is water. After its founding, Farmington gave up territory to form Southington (1779),

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(1785), Avon (1830), Plainville (1869), and parts of

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(1785) and Bloomfield (1835). Farmington presently borders the towns of Avon, Burlington, Newington, West Hartford, and Plainville, and the cities of

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and

. 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 range of low traprock mountain ridges, occupies the east side of Farmington as Pinnacle Rock, Rattlesnake Mountain, Farmington Mountain, and Talcott Mountain.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 25,340 people, 9,496 households, and 6,333 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 11,072 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 85.92%

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, 2.21%

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, 0.04% Native American, 9.59% Asian, 0.49% from other races, and 2.43% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.98% of the population. There were 10,522 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were

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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

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for the town was $56,571. About 3.1% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the

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, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Economy

Top employers in Farmington according to the town's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Farmington is home to a significant and growing number of corporations. Fortune 500 industrial conglomerate United Technologies is headquartered on Farm Springs Road along with its subsidiary Otis Elevator. Carvel,

ConnectiCare EmblemHealth is one of the United States' largest nonprofit health plans. It is headquartered at 55 Water Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is a multi-billion company with over 3 million members. EmblemHealth was created in 2006 t ...

, Farmington Displays, and

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, all maintain corporate headquarters in Farmington. Other prominent employers include the American Red Cross, Bank of America,

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McKesson McKesson Corporation is an American company distributing pharmaceuticals and providing health information technology, medical supplies, and care management tools. The company delivers a third of all pharmaceuticals used in North America and emplo ...

Stanley Black & Decker Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., formerly known as The Stanley Works, is a Fortune 500 American manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware and provider of security products. Headquartered in the greater Hartford city of New Britain ...

and TRUMPF Inc.

Farmington Bank Farmington Bank was a full-service community bank in Connecticut and western Massachusetts headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. History Early days The history of Farmington Bank dates back to May 1851 when a petition was presented to the C ...

was headquartered in town until it was acquired by People's United Bank in 2018. The

Jackson Laboratory The Jackson Laboratory (often abbreviated as JAX) is an independent, non-profit biomedical research institution which was founded by a eugenicist. It employs more than 3,000 employees in Bar Harbor, Maine; Sacramento, California; Farmington, ...

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, is building a new facility on the grounds of the University of Connecticut Health Center, which specializes in the research and development of

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medicine. The project is part of BioScience Connecticut, an initiative designed to launch Connecticut into the forefront of

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. 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

Austin F. Williams Carriagehouse and House The Austin F. Williams Carriagehouse and House is a historic house at 127 Main Street in Farmington, Connecticut. Built in the mid-19th century, the property was designated a National Historic Landmark for the role it played in the celebrated c ...

– 127 Main Street (added 1998) * 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 – 75 Main St. (added 1975) *

Gen. George Cowles House The Gen. George Cowles House, also known as the Solomon Cowles House, is a historic house at 130 Main Street in Farmington, Connecticut. Built in 1803, it is a prominent local example of Federal style architecture in brick, built for a promin ...

– 130 Main St. (added 1982) *

Gridley-Parsons-Staples Homestead The Gridley-Parson-Staples House is a historic house museum at 1554 Farmington Avenue in Farmington, Connecticut. Probably built about 1760, it is the oldest surviving house in northwestern Farmington, and a fine example of 18th century Georgian ...

– 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

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. Now a museum, its 19 rooms hold a nationally recognized collection of

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paintings by such masters as Manet, Monet, Whistler, Degas and Cassatt. It is the site of the annual Sunken Garden Poetry Festival and is a

National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places liste ...

. *

Pequabuck Bridge The Pequabuck Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge, carrying a paved multiuse trail across the Pequabuck River in Farmington, Connecticut. Built in 1833, the bridge formerly carried the adjacent Meadow Road. It is one of the state's only surviv ...

– Meadow Rd. at Pequabuck River (added 1984) *

Shade Swamp Shelter The Shade Swamp Shelter is a historic rustic shelter on the north side United States Route 6, just east of New Britain Avenue in Farmington, Connecticut. Built in 1934 by a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), it is one of the state's ...

– US 6 E of New Britain Ave. (added 1986) *

Stanley-Whitman House The Stanley-Whitman House is a historic house museum at 37 High Street in Farmington, Connecticut. Built ca 1720, it is one of the oldest houses in Farmington. A well-preserved saltbox with post-medieval construction features, it was designat ...

– 37 High St. (added November 15, 1966) *

West End Library The West End Library, now the Unionville Museum, is a historic library and museum building at 15 School Street in the Unionville village of Farmington, Connecticut. The Renaissance style building was designed by New York City architect Edwa ...

– 15 School St., Unionville (added 2000)

Education

Farmington Public Schools operates public schools. Farmington's seven public schools are highly regarded rank among the top in the state and nationally. 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 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 ir was ranked 269,and in 2007, 298. Miss Porter's School, a 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 Sarah Porter (August 16, 1813 – February 18, 1900) was the American educator who founded Miss Porter's School, a private college preparatory school for girls. Biography She was born in Farmington, Connecticut, to Rev. Noah Porter (1781 & ...

, the school has played a significant part in Farmington's history since its founding. As of the mid-2010's, 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. Famous alumni include

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, Princess Anastasia of Greece & Denmark, Lee Bouvier Radziwill, Lilly Pulitzer and members of the Bush, Vanderbilt, and

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families.

Tunxis Community College Tunxis Community College is a public community college in Farmington, Connecticut Farmington is a town in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The population was 26,712 at the 2020 ce ...

is in the southwest part of the town.

Infrastructure

The University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington employs approximately 4,600 full-time employees as of 2021. 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

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(NICU), one of only two in Connecticut. Connecticut's first

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opened in Farmington in 2016.

Transportation

Connecticut Transit Hartford provides local bus service.

Notable people

* Tim Abromaitis, professional basketball player *

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, college football coach *

Richard M. Bissell Jr. Richard Mervin Bissell Jr. (September 18, 1909 – February 7, 1994) was an American Central Intelligence Agency officer responsible for major projects such as the U-2 spy plane and the Bay of Pigs Invasion. He is seen as one of the most im ...

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officer responsible for the U-2 spy plane project and the

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* Nick Bonino, NHL hockey player *

Anna Roosevelt Cowles Anna Roosevelt Cowles (January 18, 1855 – August 25, 1931) was the older sister of United States President Theodore Roosevelt and an aunt of Eleanor Roosevelt. Her childhood nickname was Bamie (), a derivative of ''bambina'' (Italian for "baby ...

, eldest sister of President

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and aunt of

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Ron Francis Ronald Michael Francis Jr. (born March 1, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He is the general manager of the Seattle Kraken that inaugurated its first season in 2021. Drafted fourth overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, ...

, NHL hockey player, former Farmington resident *

Kevin Galvin Kevin Galvin (born August 22, 1953) is a Connecticut-based business activist. He is the founding chair of the Small Business for Health Care Reform advisory committee and is best known for his efforts as an advocate for the interests of small ...

, business and health care advocate * Michael Gladis, actor, raised in Farmington and graduated from Farmington High School * George Gleason, Wisconsin state assemblyman * Joab Hoisington, one of the founders of

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, militia leader on the Patriot side in the

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Orville Hungerford Orville Hungerford (October 29, 1790 – April 6, 1851) was a two-term United States Representative for the 19th District in New York. He was also a prominent merchant, banker, industrialist, freemason, philanthropist, and railroad president in ...

, U.S. congressman *

Curtis Jackson Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and businessman. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 2000, when he produced ...

, hip hop rapper and entrepreneur, more commonly known as

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* Tebucky Jones, former

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football player *

Chauncey Langdon Chauncey Langdon (November 8, 1763July 23, 1830) was an American politician, lawyer and judge. He served as a United States Representative from Vermont. Early life Langdon was born to Ebenezer and Katherine (Green) Langdon in Farmington in th ...

, U.S. congressman from

, born in Farmington *

Timothy Merrill Timothy Merrill (March 16, 1781 – July 27, 1836) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of State of Vermont. Biography Timothy Merrill was born in Farmington, Connecticut on March 16, 1781, the son of James Merrill and Je ...

, Secretary of State of Vermont * Erin Pac, U.S. Olympic Women's

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team and two-woman bobsled event bronze medalist at the 2010 Winter Olympics * Alfred Atmore Pope, industrialist and art collector, resided at Hill-Stead from 1901 to 1913; father of Theodate Pope Riddle * Theodate Pope Riddle, noted architect and founder of Hill–Stead Museum *

Aric Rindfleisch Aric Rindfleisch (born 28 October 1965), is an American marketing author and professor. He is the Executive Director of the Illinois MakerLab at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, and John M. Jones Professor of Marketing. He was include ...

, professor of

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and department head at the College of Business at Illinois * Kathleen Rubins, NASA astronaut and 60th woman in space; born in Farmington *

Pawel Szajda Pawel B. Szajda ( pl, Paweł Szajda ; born January 13, 1982) is an American screen and stage actor. He is best known for his roles in '' Under the Tuscan Sun'', ''Generation Kill'', '' Tatarak,'' and as Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Poletov in the thi ...

, actor, born and raised in Farmington, graduated from Farmington High School *

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, model and cast member of '' The Real Housewives of New York City'', born and raised in Farmington *

Eli Todd Dr. Eli Todd (July 22, 1769 – November 17, 1833)
was a

, pioneer in the treatment of mental disorders *

John Treadwell John Treadwell (November 23, 1745 – August 18, 1823) was an American politician and the 21st Governor of Connecticut. Biography Treadwell was born in Farmington, Connecticut the only son of Ephraim and Mary (Porter) Treadwell, on November 2 ...

, fourth governor of the state of Connecticut *

Mike Tyson Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is con ...

, former resident. In 2004, 50 Cent bought Tyson's compound, which is located about southeast from the town center *

Suzy Whaley Suzy Whaley (born November 10, 1966) is a professional golfer, from Connecticut, who in November 2018 became the first woman president of the PGA of America. In 2003, she became the first woman in 58 years to qualify for a PGA Tour event when sh ...

, the first female golfer to qualify for a PGA event; currently the president of the LPGA * Wilford Woodruff, fourth

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(LDS Church), born in Farmington

References

External links

Town of Farmington official website

Farmington Chamber of Commerce
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