Farmington is a city in Fulton County &

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, United States. It is north of

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, west of Peoria, southeast of Galesburg, and northeast of Macomb. The population was 2,389 at the 2020 census. The public school system is Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265, which includes Farmington Central High School. Because it is in Fulton County & Peoria County, it is a part of the Canton Micropolitan Area and the wider Peoria Consolidated Statistical Area.

History

Farmington was founded ''circa'' 1827. The area was first inhabited by members of the

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tribe. The city is named after

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. Before and during the

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, the city was involved in the

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, and there are several remaining homes that were safehouses. In the early 1900s, many

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settled in Farmington.

Geography

Farmington is located in the northeast corner of Fulton County. Illinois Routes 78 and 116 pass through the center of the city. IL 116 enters from the north as North Main Street, and IL 78 enters from the south as South Main Street. The two highways leave the city to the east on East Fort Street. IL 78 leads north to Kewanee and south to

, the largest city in Fulton County, while IL 116 leads east to Peoria and west 22 miles to

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. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Farmington has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 2,389 people, 827 households, and 517 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,119 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.94%

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, 0.17%

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, 0.21% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.08%

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, 0.59% from other races, and 4.02% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.84% of the population. There were 827 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.56% were married couples living together, 12.94% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.48% were non-families. 32.41% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.03% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 2.34. The city's age distribution consisted of 25.8% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $51,335, and the median income for a family was $59,181. Males had a median income of $44,464 versus $31,548 for females. The

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for the city was $26,332. About 6.0% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the

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, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Lewis Russell, actor born in Farmington *

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, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, and the Minnesota Twins * Fred Venturelli, placekicker for the Chicago Bears, born in Farmington

References

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